TY - JOUR
T1 - Certification in molecular pathology in the united states
T2 - An update from the association for molecular pathology training and education committee
AU - MacKinnon, Alexander C.
AU - Wang, Y. Lynn
AU - Sahota, Amrik
AU - Yeung, Cecilia C.
AU - Weck, Karen E.
N1 - Copyright © 2012 American Society for Investigative Pathology and the Association for Molecular Pathology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
PY - 2012/11
Y1 - 2012/11
N2 - The past 25 years have witnessed the field of molecular pathology evolving from an imprecisely defined discipline to a firmly established medical subspecialty that plays an essential role in patient care. During this time, the training, certification, and licensure requirements for directing and performing testing in a molecular pathology or molecular diagnostics laboratory have become better defined. The purpose of this document is to describe the various board certifications available to individuals seeking certification in molecular diagnostics at the level of laboratory director, supervisor, or technologist. Several national organizations offer certification in molecular pathology or molecular diagnostics for doctoral-level clinical scientists to function as the director of a molecular diagnostics laboratory. Furthermore, 12 states and Puerto Rico require licensing of medical technologists, including those working in molecular diagnostic laboratories. The information provided here updates a 2002 document by the Training and Education Committee of the Association for Molecular Pathology and has been expanded to include certification and licensing requirements for laboratory technologists.
AB - The past 25 years have witnessed the field of molecular pathology evolving from an imprecisely defined discipline to a firmly established medical subspecialty that plays an essential role in patient care. During this time, the training, certification, and licensure requirements for directing and performing testing in a molecular pathology or molecular diagnostics laboratory have become better defined. The purpose of this document is to describe the various board certifications available to individuals seeking certification in molecular diagnostics at the level of laboratory director, supervisor, or technologist. Several national organizations offer certification in molecular pathology or molecular diagnostics for doctoral-level clinical scientists to function as the director of a molecular diagnostics laboratory. Furthermore, 12 states and Puerto Rico require licensing of medical technologists, including those working in molecular diagnostic laboratories. The information provided here updates a 2002 document by the Training and Education Committee of the Association for Molecular Pathology and has been expanded to include certification and licensing requirements for laboratory technologists.
KW - Certification
KW - Humans
KW - Licensure
KW - Pathology, Molecular/education
KW - Specialty Boards
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jmoldx.2012.05.004
DO - 10.1016/j.jmoldx.2012.05.004
M3 - Article
C2 - 22925695
SN - 1525-1578
VL - 14
SP - 541
EP - 549
JO - Journal of Molecular Diagnostics
JF - Journal of Molecular Diagnostics
IS - 6
ER -