The quest for professional recognition.
OBJECTIVE
To assess the progress clinical laboratory science has made toward achieving professional status.


METHODS
Books, professional journals.


METHODS
Not applicable.


METHODS
Survey of literature.


RESULTS
Characteristics of clinical laboratory science as a profession were compared to a model of professionalization developed by Houle to assess the extent to which clinical laboratory science has acquired and refined selected attributes of a profession.


CONCLUSIONS
Although clinical laboratory science has attained some of the characteristics associated with a profession, several critical issues must be addressed before it can achieve full professional status and recognition.
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Medical Technology Department, Daemen College, Amherst, NY 14226, USA.
D002568:Certification; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000193:education / Q000639:trends*; D004995:Ethics, Professional; D006801:Humans; D019359:Knowledge; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D011361:Professional Competence; D012958:Societies, Scientific; D014481:United States