September 19, 2018 NAACLS Extends its Early Registration Fee Deadline for its Fall 2018 Workshop in Chicago
By Megan Eggert – Meetings and Events Planner
NAACLS is extending its early registration fee deadline for the “Demystifying NAACLS’ Accreditation/Approval Processes Workshop,” to be held on November 2, 2018, from 7:30am-4:00pm in Chicago, Illinois
Register by October 1, 2018 to receive a discount!
Following are the new Registration Fees:
$350/person (EARLY REGISTRATION by 10/1/18)
$375/person (FINAL REGISTRATION BETWEEN 10/2/18 and 10/19/18
NAACLS can only accept 80 registrations for this workshop.
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September 19, 2018 The NAACLS 2018 Survey is Coming
The 2018 NAACLS Annual Survey of Programs is scheduled to be sent to all program directors via email soon. Programs will have one month to complete the Annual Survey, which is required by NAACLS Standards. A preview of the questions to expect on the Annual Survey can be found here: 2018 Survey (for informational purposes only)
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August 6, 2018 Fall 2018 Site Visit Schedule
The fall 2018 cycle includes programs that will have site visits during fall 2018. Those programs will be placed on the agenda for the winter 2019 meeting of the review committees. Recommendations from the committees will be acted upon by the Board in spring 2019.
MLS Programs:
College of Staten Island-CUNY, Staten Island, NY
East Carolina University, Greenville, SC
Heritage University MLS Program, Toppenish, WA
Jersey Shore University Medical Center/Meridian Health, Neptune, NJ
Lake Charles Memorial Hospital, Lake Charles, LA
Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, TN
Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY
Mercy College of Health Sciences MLS Program, Des Moines, IA
Mercy Hospital-St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
Mississippi Baptist Medical Center, Jackson, MS
North Kansas City Hospital, North Kansas City, MO
Overton Brooks VA Medical Center, Shreveport, LA
Saint Francis Health System, Tulsa, OK
St. Vincent Health Center, Erie, PA
Tarleton State University, Ft. Worth, TX
The Houston Methodist Hospital MLS Program, Houston, TX
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY (Initial Accreditation)
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
MLT Programs:
Central New Mexico Community College, Albuquerque, NM
College of Southern Maryland, La Plata, MD
Columbia State Community College, Columbia, TN – (Initial Accreditation)
Eastern Florida State College, Cocoa, FL
El Paso Community College, El Paso, TX
Grayson County College, Van Alstyne, TX
Greenville Technical College, Greenville, SC
Halifax Community College, Weldon, NC
Jefferson Community and Technical College, Louisville, KY
Nassau Community College, Garden City, NY
North Hennepin Community College, Brooklyn Park, MN
North Idaho College, Couer d’ Alene, Idaho – (Initial Accreditation)
Northern Virginia Community College, Springfield, VA
Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ
South Louisiana Community College, Lafayette, LA
Stanly Community College, Locust, NC
Tarleton State University, Fort Worth, TX
University of New Mexico – Gallup, Gallup, NM
Western Dakota Tech, Rapid City, SD – (Initial Accreditation)
HT Programs:
Argosy University, Farmer Branch, TX
Clover Park Technical College, Lakewood, WA
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, Johnstown, PA
OSF Francis Medical Center, Peoria, IL
Tarleton State University, Fort Worth, TX
TPMG Regional Laboratory, Berkeley, CA
Pathologists’ Assistant Programs:
Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA – (Initial Accreditation)
Rosalind Franklin University, North Chicago, IL 60064
CG Programs: none
DMS Programs: none
HTL Programs: none
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July 30, 2018 NAACLS Review Committees Meet – Summer 2018
The NAACLS review committees convened for face to face meetings this summer. The Doctoral Review Committee (DRC) met in the NAACLS office in Rosemont, Illinois on June 14-15. In attendance were the DRC members, staff, and Julie O’Sullivan Maillet, who serves as the Board liaison to the DRC. The DRC focused on developing ancillary materials to the DCLS Standards. These materials will be considered for adoption by the NAACLS Board of Directors in the fall.
The Review Committee on Accredited Programs (RCAP) and the Programs Approval Review Committee (PARC) convened on July 11-13 in Austin TX. In attendance were RCAP and PARC members, several staff members, and NAACLS Board of Directors’ members Bill Hunt (President), Marcia Armstrong (Board Liaison to the RCAP), and Pat Ellinger (Board Liaison to the PARC). The RCAP and PARC reviewed materials from a number of NAACLS accredited and approved programs including self-study reports, site visit reports and progress reports and formulated many recommendations for accreditation and approval awards to be forwarded to the Board for decisions in the fall.
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June 20, 2018 Newly Accredited & Approved Programs, April 2018
MLS
Lake Superior State University, Sault Ste. Marie, MI
Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, NY
University of Wyoming-Casper, Casper, WY
MLT
Virginia Western Community College, Roanoke, VA
Bucks County Community College, Newtown, PA
Maysville Community and Technical College, Maysville, NY
Pathologists’ Assistant
Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA
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June 6, 2018 NAACLS BOARD of DIRECTORS UPDATE – April 2018
At the April 26, 2018 meeting of the NAACLS Board of Directors, in addition to accreditation and approval awards recommended by the Review Committee on Accredited Programs (RCAP) and the Program Approval Review Committee) PARC, the following items were addressed:
- Elections for the review committees were held. Elected for a first term on the RCAP were Candice Grayson (MLT educator), Frankie Harris-Lyne (MLT educator), Michelle Costas (Path A educator), and Ericka Hendrix (DMS educator). Re-elected for a second term were Dale Telgenhoff (HT educator) and Linda Rippii (2-year educator).
- Elected for a first term on the PARC was Keri Brophy-Martinez (Phleb educator).
- Proposed changes to the Pathologist Assistant (PathA) program director standard, previously released to the public for comments, were adopted. The changes require PathA program directors to be graduates of a NAACLS‐accredited (AAPA approved prior to 1995) pathologist assistant educational program with an advanced degree (masters or doctoral). Please access the NAACLS website to review the PathA Standards in greater detail.
- Proposed changes to the DCLS standards, previously released to the public for comments and subsequently amended, were adopted. Also, the Board approved a streamlined process for the DCLS accreditation application and initial self study report processes. Please stay tuned to the NAACLS News for a summary of these changes to be posted soon, to be authored by Randall S. Lambrecht who serves as the DCLS Chair.
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June 5, 2018 NAACLS Workshops Update
By Megan Eggert – Meetings and Events Planner
NAACLS will conduct a workshop titled, “Demystifying NAACLS’ Accreditation/Approval Processes,” on November 2, 2018, from 7:30am-4:00pm in Chicago, IL. The workshop will include a continental breakfast and lunch.
The workshop will be presented by Sally Pestana, MT(ASCP), and Cecelia W. Landin, EdD, MLS(ASCP)CM.
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