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The National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel (NCA) was a professional association for medical laboratory professionals. It was founded 1978 by members of American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science to enable members of the medical laboratory profession to control the certification process.
The Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) is the agency charged with licensing and regulating more than 1.6 million businesses and professionals in the State of Florida, such as alcohol, beverage & tobacco, barbers/cosmetologists, condominiums, spas, hotels and restaurants, real estate agents and appraisers, and veterinarians, among many other industries.
NAACLS is the primary accrediting body for clinical laboratory programs in the US, though the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools(ABHES) also accredits a handful of programs. [1] Graduates of the ABHES are not eligible for the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) certification, but are eligible for the American Medical ...
Clinical laboratories in the US that perform high complexity testing require a high complexity laboratory director (HCLD) that has earned doctoral degree in a chemical, physical, biological or clinical laboratory science from an accredited institution and be certified and continue to be certified by a board approved by HHS.
A laboratory manager (alternatively laboratory supervisor) is an individual who supervises personnel and operations in a laboratory environment; the position is senior to that of a laboratory technician or laboratory technologist, [1] and is considered a middle-management occupation.
A Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) or Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) or Medical Technologist (MT) is a licensed Healthcare professional who performs diagnostic testing of body fluids, blood and other body tissue. The Medical Technologist is tasked with releasing the patient results to aid in further treatment.
The Doctor of Clinical Laboratory Science (DCLS) is a professional degree in clinical laboratory science in the United States for medical laboratory scientists. [1] [2] The DCLS is board eligible and qualifies as a CLIA high complexity laboratory director (HCLD). There are three programs: [2] Rutgers, New Jersey
The program replaced the multiple examinations, including the NBME Part Examination program and the FSMB's Federation Licensing Examination (FLEX) program, that offered paths to medical licensing in the medical profession. [14] The examination was originally imparted using pencil and paper. In 1999, computerized examination delivery was ...