title: Clinical chemistry education in the United States.
abstract: Entrance into a clinical chemistry career in the US can be obtained through a variety of avenues, ranging from very formal to no formal training requirements. A frequent starting point is through a formal medical technology program at the baccalaureate level. Nonphysicians, interested in an advanced career, have also the option to choose their point of entrance through a formal graduate or postdoctoral program. The main source for obtaining a Master of Science or Doctoral degree with a major in the clinical laboratory sciences, is through Departments of Pathology. Physicians desiring to subspecialize in clinical chemistry can obtain some of the training through a residency program in Pathology. Clinical chemistry is an essential component of both the clinical pathology (CP) residency and the combined residencies in anatomic and clinical pathology (AP/CP). In addition, fellowships in clinical chemistry are available for graduates with doctorate degrees in the chemical and biological sciences as well as for physicians with laboratory experience.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Tetrault
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Gruemer
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D002624:Chemistry, Clinical / Q000193:education*; D004500:Education, Graduate; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D010336:Pathology / Q000193:education; D014116:Toxicology / Q000193:education; D014481:United States