title: It takes a community to resurrect a CLS program.
abstract: Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) revised and reactivated its former 2+2 NAACLS accredited program in 2006, by instituting an innovative 3+1 approach. With the efforts of the community laboratories, FGCU instituted an innovative structure which made its CLS program more viable by greatly reducing expenses of operation without sacrificing the quality of education.
authors.affiliation: College of Health Professions, Florida Gulf Coast University, Ft. Myers, FL 33965, USA. jhammerl@fgcu.edu
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hammerling
authors.forename: Brenda
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Van Der Heyden
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D003479:Curriculum; D005431:Florida; D006801:Humans; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards; D015397:Program Evaluation; D014495:Universities