title: Scholarly activities of the most productive CLS faculty and schools in the U.S.A.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the research and scholarship of the most productive clinical laboratory science faculty and schools in the United States.
  
  
  METHODS
  In 2008 a national study involving 106 college and university CLS programs was conducted to determine which faculty members were most productive in research activities. A questionnaire was sent electronically to all faculty (n=448) of 106 NAACLS accredited programs. Data from 275 respondents (61%), from 93 programs (89%) were analyzed.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study took place at The Ohio State University with collaboration from the University of Minnesota.
  
  
  METHODS
  Clinical laboratory science faculty within a four-year university or college sponsoring a NAACLS-accredited CLS program, were invited to participate.
  
  
  METHODS
  To quantitate faculty scholarly productivity by point assessment, to assess the top 10% of faculty based on funding, publications, abstracts, presentations, books and chapters, and to identify the 15 highest ranking institutions in terms of their collective faculty research contributions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The top 10% of clinical laboratory science faculty (n=28) are performing almost 50% of scholarship in the profession, with major contributions in funding garnered and international presentations. These individuals also generally hold a doctorate, are full professors and tenured. Among the 15 highest ranked colleges and universities with CLS programs, and by cumulative faculty contributions, most are classified as research institutions.
authors.affiliation: The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. Waller.1@osu.edu
authors.forename: Kathy V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Waller
authors.forename: Karen R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Karni
mesh_terms: D017598:Efficiency, Organizational / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005178:Faculty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science / Q000193:education* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012106:Research; D012576:Schools, Health Occupations / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States