title: [Clinical Personnel Training in Laboratory Medicine in Chiba University Hospital during the Past 15 Years].
abstract: During the past 15 years, various approaches have been adopted for medical personnel training in the Division of Laboratory Medicine, Chiba University Hospital. Medical personnel have been encouraged to enter the Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University. At present, 14 of them have successfully completed the Ph.D. program and 16 have been awarded a master's degree. In our unit, clinical proteomics is a principal research subject, and we have identified a number of biomarker candidates in collaboration with clinical units. In Chiba University Hospital, all clinical laboratory physicians are certified as medical geneticists and are in charge of the Division of Clinical Genetics as well. We have treated a total of 1,009 patients, including those with hereditary neuromuscular diseases, familial cancers, and prenatal diagnoses. We have also encouraged medical technologists to become certified as genetic counselors, which may be a promising subspecialty for medical technologists. Mass spectrometry (MS) is a powerful analytical tool used in an increasing number of clinical laboratories around the world. Liquid chromatography (LC) coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) has been used for newborn screening, toxicology, therapeutic drug monitoring endocrinology, and, more recently, for the measurement of targeted proteins and peptides. Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight (MALDI-TOF) has proven to be a rapid and reliable tool for identifying microorganisms. The Japanese Society for Medical Mass Spectrometry has started to certify medical mass spectrometrists, which could be another promising subspecialty for medical technologists.
authors.forename: Fumio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nomura
mesh_terms: D005817:Genetic Counseling; D005826:Genetics, Medical / Q000193:education / Q000639:trends; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000639:trends; D017056:Medical Laboratory Personnel / Q000193:education* / Q000639:trends; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science / Q000193:education* / Q000639:trends; D040901:Proteomics / Q000639:trends; D013997:Time Factors