May 17, 2019 New NAACLS Office Emails – Working
As you may have noticed in a post earlier this week, the NAACLS Staff email addresses were down. We have resolved the issue, and you can contact staff through email.
Thank you for your patience.
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March 29, 2019 President’s Report
By Bill Hunt, MBA, MLS(ASCP)CM
Greetings! Now that we are leaving winter behind and moving into spring it’s time for some updates of the activities at NAACLS. Of the 614 programs that are Approved and Accredited by NAACLS, there are 80 new program directors which equates to a 13% turnover. Welcome aboard!
This turnover is bringing multiple issues to the fore. As many program directors move into retirement, NAACLS is in need of volunteers as Self-Study Reviewers and Site Visitors. The recruitment of new volunteers is being led by Mark Spence, the Program Approval Coordinator and Volunteer Services Manager. If you are not currently a volunteer please go to the NAACLS website https://naacls.org/Volunteers/Sign-Up-(1).aspx and fill in the form. It is the goal of NAACLS to respond and try to utilize those who fill out the application. One of the benefits of volunteering is learning how others have created their top notch programs, which are accredited or approved by NAACLS.
NAACLS continues to offer timely workshops and to plan for new ones based on frequently asked questions including the recent workshop at the Clinical Laboratory Educators Conference (CLEC), “The Secrets to a Super Self-Study.” The NAACLS booth at CLEC was a great success. Not only did it allow us to recruit new volunteers, the questions asked showed us of the need to support the new and current program directors. The next NAACLS workshop will be held on November 8, 2019 in Chicago. It is aimed at new program directors, experienced program directors with programs scheduled for review, and new volunteers to assist in their acclimation to the accreditation and approval processes. Information on this workshop will be featured on the NAACLS website (www.naacls.org) after May 15th.
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February 27, 2019 Spring/Summer 2019 Site Visit Schedule
The summer 2019 cycle includes programs that will have site visits during spring 2019 and will be placed on the agenda for the summer 2019 meeting of the review committees. Recommendations from the committees will be acted upon by the Board in fall 2019.
MLS:
Albany College of Pharmacy, Albany, NY
Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN
Carolinas College of Health Sciences, Charlotte, NC
Franciscan Health Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA
Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls, Church, VA
Inter-American University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR
Lake Charles Memorial Hospital, Lake Charles, LA
Louisiana State University, New Orleans, LA
Louisiana State University, Shreveport, LA
Mercy Integrated CLS Program, Toledo, OH
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February 13, 2019 NAACLS Workshop Materials Sent
If you have signed up for the NAACLS Workshop preceding next week’s Clinical Laboratory Educators Conference, and have not received an email confirmation, or an email containing information on how to download accompanying materials, please contact the NAACLS office ASAP.
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December 17, 2018 NAACLS is Seeking Nominations for Board and Committee Roles
NAACLS is seeking candidates for our Programs Review Committees. The following positions will be open for nomination in 2019:
BOARD of DIRECTORS
Four Year Educator (must be employed by a four year college but not primarily involved with clinical laboratory sciences)
AAPA Representative
REVIEW COMMITTEE FOR ACCREDITED PROGRAMS (RCAP)
Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) Educator – 1
Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) Educator – 2
Histotechnician/Histotechnologist (HT/HTL) Educator– 1
PROGRAM APPROVAL REVIEW COMMITTEE (PARC)
Clinical Assistant Educator – 1
Information on eligibility and responsibilities for the positions, along with Candidate Fact Sheets for those seeking nominations, are available here – Committee Membership Information.
Nominations, which should include completed Candidate Fact Sheets and CV’s, need to be sent to the NAACLS office by FEBRUARY 1st, 2019. Nominations may be faxed to (773) 714-8886, emailed to NOMINATIONS@NAACLS.ORG, or sent via mail to 5600 N. River Road, Suite 720, Rosemont, Illinois, 60018. Submitted nominations will be forwarded for a vote to the NAACLS Board of Directors in April 2019.
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December 4, 2018 Proposed Changes to Standards Submitted for Public Comment
The NAACLS Board of Directors is requesting public comment for proposed Standards changes. To view the potential Standards changes, as well as the process to submit your comments, please download the files linked below.
Standard I.A.3. Proposed Standard Change PDF
Standard VII.A.2.c Proposed Standard Change PDF
DCLS Standard I.C.2 Proposed Standard Change PDF
All of the current standards are available on the NAACLS website.
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December 3, 2018 Introducing New NAACLS Members
We are pleased to introduce the following new members of the NAACLS Review Committee for Accredited Programs (RCAP) and Programs Approval Review Committee (PARC):
Candice Grayson, MS, MA, MT(ASCP), is the Program Coordinator of the Medical Laboratory Technology Program at the Community College of Baltimore County in Baltimore, MD. She is a MLT Educator on the Review Committee for Accredited Programs (RCAP).
Michelle M. Costas, MHS, PA(ASCP), is the Program Director, Department of Pathology, at West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV. She is a Pathologists’ Assistant Educator on the Review Committee for Accredited Programs (RCAP).
Edwin M. Beitz, MHA, MLS(ASCP)CM, is the Program Director of the Medical Laboratory Science Program at York Hospital in York, PA. He is a MLS Educator on the Review Committee for Accredited Programs (RCAP).
Ericka Hendrix, PhD, MB(ASCP)CM, is the Program Director, Department of Lab Sciences and Primary Care at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, TX. She is a DMS Educator on the Review Committee for Accredited Programs (RCAP).
Frankie Harris-Lyne, MS, MLS(ASCP) CM, is a Professor Emeritus at Northern Virginia Community College in the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, DC. She is a MLT Educator on the Review Committee for Accredited Programs (RCAP).
Keri Brophy-Martinez, MHA, MT(ASCP), is the Program Director of the Phlebotomy Program at Austin Community College in Austin, TX. She is a Phlebotomy Educator on the Programs Approval Review Committee (PARC).
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