Clinical Laboratory Scientist/Medical Technologist (CLS/MT) Accreditation Information

Discipline Lead Person Cecelia Landin, MS, MT(ASCP) clandin@communityblood.org		Staff Program Coordinator Gwen James-Oriaikhi NAACLS 8410 W Bryn Mawr Ave Suite 670 Chicago, IL  60631- PH: (773) 714-8880 x382 FAX: (773) 714-8886 gjo@naacls.org

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			Standards
			Standards are the minimum national standards used for the development and evaluation of accredited educational programs. They are developed through a process that requires the input and review of peer groups, sponsoring and participating organizations, affiliating organizations and other interested professional groups. The Standards describe the general characteristics of an acceptable accredited program.
			Documents
			Download documents related to CLS/MT accreditation.
			Guide to Accreditation
			The Guide to Accreditation is designed to familiarize and assist you with the programmatic accreditation process. Section I contains an overview of the accreditation process. Section II contains a detailed description of the process. Section III contains the Standards. Section IV contains the Fact Sheets.
			Standard 9B Matrices
			Matrices are provided to assist you in identifying where units of instruction are located in the program’s curriculum.
			Links
			Links for CLS/MT

Highlights

			Education Methodologies Workshop (Workshop) NAACLS will offer an Education Methodologies workshop on Thursday, February 19, 2009, in Denver, Colorado, prior to the ASCLS Clinical Laboratory Educators' Conference (CLEC). Please click the header for more information.
			New Guide to Accreditation The new Guide to Accreditation has been updated to contain the NAACLS Standards and the details of the Programmatic Accreditation Process for all but Doctoral level NAACLS Accredited Programs. All programs that have a Self-Study due date after September 1, 2009 are required to follow the guidelines and Standards within the new Guide to Accreditation when assembling the Self-Study and preparing for the Spring 2010 site visit.
			Fee Changes The Board of Directors has made updates to NAACLS fees.
			Draft CLS Doctorate Guide The Draft Guide to Accreditation for Doctoral Clinical Laboratory Science programs is on the web. If you have questions or comments, please send them here.

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