Clinical molecular testing: subspecialty, entry-level or specialist certification?

Alan Lennon, Peter Hu

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Abstract

Some clinical laboratories require workers who have basic knowledge in molecular techniques (such as fluorescent in situ hybridization and polymerase chain reaction). Exclusively molecular diagnostic laboratories need workers to be competent in a variety of cutting edge molecular technologies, such as DNA sequencing, array-based comparative genomic hybridization, quantitative polymerase chain reaction, and many other techniques. Having only one certification for molecular biology at the entry level, as newly prescribed by the Board of Certification, doesn't accurately define the two very differently trained types of people these differing types of laboratories require. Creating a second molecular certification, at the specialist level, would address this issue positively.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)208-211
Number of pages4
JournalClinical laboratory science : journal of the American Society for Medical Technology
Volume24
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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