CU 10.0: Career Entry Competencies
PURPOSE
To describe career entry competencies expected of our Medical Laboratory Science graduates.
COMPETENCIES
After successful completion of the curriculum in all major clinical laboratory areas*, the graduates are able to:
- Develop clinical procedures for pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical test phases
- Process specimens, evaluate specimen suitability, and resolve pre-analytical problems.
- Perform clinical laboratory tests accurately and efficiently.
- Perform quality control, troubleshoot quality control problems, and take appropriate corrective action if indicated.
- Interpret clinical laboratory data, correlate results to available patient information, confirm result validity, recognize discrepancies, and take appropriate corrective action if indicated.
- Participate in equipment and instrument preventive maintenance and minor troubleshooting.
- Communicate complete, concise, and understandable test results to appropriate parties, including application of current laboratory information systems (LIS).
- Apply principles of research and method evaluation to develop, evaluate, and select new test methods for implementation within the laboratory.
- Follow safety and governmental regulations/standards as applied to the clinical laboratory.
- Exercise professional behaviors and ethical conduct.
- Communicate effectively to serve the needs of patients, laboratory professionals, healthcare team members, and the community.
- Demonstrate life-long learning to foster expertise in MLS theory and application.
- Apply principles of educational methodology in educating healthcare personnel and the community regarding clinical laboratory topics.
- Apply basic principles of clinical laboratory management and leadership.
- Apply quality assurance and performance improvement initiatives.
- Actively advocate for the profession.
*Core laboratory (clinical chemistry, hematology, hemostasis), immunohematology, microbiology, urinalysis and body fluids, molecular, parasitology, mycology