CLS/MT and CLT/MLT
The program director must be a clinical laboratory scientist/medical
technologist who:
a. holds nationally recognized CLS/MT generalist certification from an
agency that performs job/practice analysis with generally accepted
psychometric principles, documents psychometric procedures used in the
scoring, interpretation and reporting of assessment results, and
requires recertification to measure or enhance individual competence;
b. has a master's or doctoral degree from an accredited institution,
with at least a baccalaureate degree in a laboratory science or a post
baccalaureate certificate in CLS/MT;
c. has completed a NAACLS accredited education program or has three
years experience, including chemistry/urinalysis, hematology/hemostasis,
immunohematology and microbiology in a full service laboratory;
d. has three years of experience in clinical laboratory science
education. Within this experience, there must be exposure to each of
the following areas: teaching courses, conducting and managing learning
experiences, evaluating student achievement, providing input into
curriculum development, policy and procedure formulation, and evaluation
of program effectiveness;
e. have knowledge of education methods, certification procedures and
administration, and;
f.
have knowledge of current NAACLS accreditation.
HT/HTL
The program director must:
a. hold nationally recognized HT certification from an
agency that performs job/practice analysis with generally accepted
psychometric principles, documents psychometric procedures used in the
scoring, interpretation and reporting of assessment results, and
requires recertification to measure or enhance individual competence; OR, if the
program director is not certified in histotechnology, a qualified education
coordinator must be an employee of the sponsoring institution or a contractual
relationship between the parties must be documented;
b. have at least a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution;
c. have three years of experience in clinical laboratory science
education. Within this experience, there must be exposure to each of
the following areas: teaching courses, conducting and managing learning
experiences, evaluating student achievement, providing input into
curriculum development, policy and procedure formulation, and evaluation
of program effectiveness;
d. have knowledge of education methods, certification procedures and
administration, and;
e.
have knowledge of current NAACLS accreditation.
PATH A
The program director must:
a. be a graduate of a NAACLS accredited or AAPA approved education
program with a masters or doctoral degree and hold nationally recognized
Pathologist Assistant certification from an agency that performs job/practice
analysis with generally accepted psychometric principles, documents
psychometric procedures used in the scoring, interpretation and reporting of
assessment results, and requires recertification to measure or enhance individual
competence; OR, be a Board certified anatomic pathologist; OR, hold a doctoral
degree in a basic medical science and have three years of experience in a
clinical laboratory.
b. has three years of experience in anatomic or clinical laboratory science
education. Within this experience, there must be exposure to each of
the following areas: teaching courses, conducting and managing learning
experiences, evaluating student achievement, providing input into
curriculum development, policy and procedure formulation, and evaluation
of program effectiveness;
c. have knowledge of education methods, certification procedures and
administration, and;
d.
have knowledge of current NAACLS accreditation.
DMS
The program director must:
a. Holds a nationally recognized clinical laboratory specialist certification
including categorical in molecular biology, molecular pathology, or equivalent; Or,
Has completed a NAACLS accredited education program in diagnostic molecular
science and holds a nationally recognized clinical laboratory specialist
certification including categorical in molecular biology or molecular pathology; Or,
Holds a nationally recognized CLS/MT generalist certification from an agency
that performs job/practice analysis with generally accepted psychometric
principles, document psychometric procedures used in the scoring, interpretation
and reporting of assessment results, and requires recertification to measure or
enhance individual competence AND three years of experience in a diagnostic
molecular science laboratory AND holds a nationally recognized clinical
laboratory specialist certification including categorical in molecular biology or
molecular pathology;
b. has a master's or doctoral degree from an accredited institution;
c. has three years of experience in diagnostic molecular science
education. Within this experience, there must be exposure to each of
the following areas: teaching courses, conducting and managing learning
experiences, evaluating student achievement, providing input into
curriculum development, policy and procedure formulation, and evaluation
of program effectiveness;
d. have knowledge of education methods, certification procedures and
administration, and;
e.
have knowledge of current NAACLS accreditation.
CG
The program director must:
a. maintain current national certification in cytogenetic technology, medical
genetics, or another human genetics area from an agency that documents
psychometric procedures used in the scoring, interpretation and reporting of
assessment results, and requires recertification to measure or enhance
individual competence.
b. have a minimum of a master's degree
c. have at least three years of experience in Cytogenetics education. Within this
experience, there must be exposure to each of the following areas: teaching
courses, conducting and managing laboratory sciences learning experiences,
evaluating student achievement, providing input into curriculum development,
policy/procedure formulation and evaluation of program effectiveness.
d. be a cytogeneticist, medical geneticist, or other human geneticist with three
years of clinical cytogenetic experience.
e. have knowledge of current NAACLS accreditation.
f.
demonstrate relevant continuing education hours (3.6 CEUs or 36 hours)
within the previous three years.
PHLEB
The program director must:
a. hold nationally recognized certification in Phlebotomy or another clinical
laboratory field from an agency that performs job/practice analysis with generally
accepted psychometric principles, documents psychometric procedures used in
the scoring, interpretation and reporting of assessment results, and requires
recertification to measure or enhance individual competence;
b. have a baccalaureate degree or higher from an accredited institution;
c. have completed a NAACLS approved education program or has three
years experience in phlebotomy or a clinical laboratory science;
d. have three years of experience in phlebotomy or clinical laboratory science
education. Within this experience, there must be exposure to each of
the following areas: teaching courses, conducting and managing learning
experiences, evaluating student achievement, providing input into
curriculum development, policy and procedure formulation, and evaluation
of program effectiveness;
e. have knowledge of education methods, certification procedures and
administration, and;
f.
have knowledge of current NAACLS approval.
CA
The program director must be a clinical laboratory scientist/medical
technologist who:
a. holds nationally recognized CLS/MT generalist certification from an
agency that performs job/practice analysis with generally accepted
psychometric principles, documents psychometric procedures used in the
scoring, interpretation and reporting of assessment results, and
requires recertification to measure or enhance individual competence;
b. has a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution;
c. has completed a NAACLS accredited education program or has three
years experience in a clinical laboratory science;
d. has three years of experience in clinical laboratory science
education. Within this experience, there must be exposure to each of
the following areas: teaching courses, conducting and managing learning
experiences, evaluating student achievement, providing input into
curriculum development, policy and procedure formulation, and evaluation
of program effectiveness;
e. have knowledge of education methods, certification procedures and
administration, and;
f.
have knowledge of current NAACLS approval.