title: [Education required for next generation of clinical laboratory technicians: from perspective of three-year educational institutions].
abstract: Considering the education required for the next generation of clinical laboratory technicians in terms of elements necessary for the technicians, it is generally important for them to be "needed in the medical field", and the three-year educational institutions for training them are expected to nurture technicians who can work with "skills of immediate use." Herein, the phrase "skills of immediate use" does not simply signify knowledge and techniques, but signifies skills including behavior as medical staff. In addition, "growth potential" permitting continuous growth with self-education and aspiration for improvement after gaining employment is of significance. We refer to the "skills of immediate use" and the "growth potential" integrally as "Genba-ryoku(on-site capabilities)", and have striven for improvement in those capabilities as a basic educational policy of our school. In any period, the medical field needs medical staff who can perform greetings, cleaning, etc., as sound practices and who are well-mannered. It is my belief that educational institutions have to fulfill their mission by nurturing medical staff who possess "toughness to work unaided" as well as a "gentle mind."
authors: Masaru
authors: M
authors: Sando
mesh_terms: D004501:Education, Medical; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D017056:Medical Laboratory Personnel; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration; D013997:Time Factors