title: Meeting the curriculum needs for different career paths in Laboratory Medicine.
abstract: There are a number of career paths in Laboratory Medicine and several clinical practice models for the discipline. This article summarizes the state of current training at the medical student and residency/post-graduate levels, emphasizing practice in the U.S., and the challenges of education in the discipline to meet the needs of diverse career paths. Data regarding effectiveness of current pedagogical approaches are discussed along with a brief review of evolving didactic methodologies. The recently published curriculum in Laboratory Medicine (Clinical Pathology) by the Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists is reviewed, including its major emphases and the importance of competency assessment. Finally, the future of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology and the need to train for that future is expanded upon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street-CB407, PO Box 208035, New Haven, CT 06520-8035, USA. brian.smith@yale.edu
authors.forename: Brian R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D002322:Career Mobility; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D003479:Curriculum; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D017056:Medical Laboratory Personnel / Q000193:education*; D010338:Pathology, Clinical / Q000193:education*; D011361:Professional Competence