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Diane Deutsch-KeaheyPh.D, MT(ASCP), SH(ASCP)York College CUNY, CLS Program
tate2016-17ASCPVacancySurvey/VR state
PARTNERSHIPS ARE REQUIRED Addressing workforce shortage of Medical Lab Professionals requires a coordinated commitment from all stakeholdersLaboratory Professional OrganizationsClinical Laboratory and Hospital AdministrationsEducational InstitutionsLaboratory IndustryFederal and State Government Agencies
Proposed Solutions REACH and RECRUIT qualified students Engage in Outreach to Middle Schools, High Schools, Colleges Include Science Teachers, Guidance CounselorsPartner in STEM event activities Ideas: Produce and disseminate: Assembly or classroom video presentations about lab science careers Highlight value of MLS professions, salary, benefits, jobavailability Let Medical Professionals tell why they love their careerInterview diverse professionals Recruit Under-represented MinoritiesDesign easy, hands-on Lab experiments highlighting clinical lab work Mock urine test diagnosis of diabetes
This Prize-Winning Poster was made by theStudents at Richmond Hill High School(Northwell Health SPARK Challenge)
Once we Recruit Students, Promote TheirSuccess and Retention in the Profession Once we recruit them, mentor them to Foster their Successand Retention Provide tutoring, advisement in college programs Provide mentorship in clinical labs Train the Trainers: Move them up the Career Ladder Partner with education program partners Offer a wage differential when training an intern or new trainee Ensure training; maintain boundaries between roles of internand lab professional Sample Lab Preceptor Program highlighted in CAP raining-new-hires-lab-finds-a-fix/
Limiting Factors Preventing Increasing theWorkforce Capacity at the Educational/TrainingOpportunity Level QNS Education Programs QNS Clinical Laboratory Affiliate Training(Internship) Sites Need more clinical laboratory training sitesTo partner with College and University CLS/MLSPrograms More Hospital-based Programs (4 1) QNS Students
NAACLS Accredited MLS & MLT Programs, 2008 - 1250249244Graduates of NAACLS Accredited LS CEO’s report: ings-from-the-2017-annual-survey/Reference: Coordinating Council on the Clinical Laboratory Workforce (CCCLW)Presentation to CLIAC April 2018https://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/CLIAC meeting presentations/pdf/./11 Morris CCCLW.pdf
NY STATE has 16 NAACLS AccreditedMLS Programs Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Science College of Staten Island CUNY Farmingdale State College SUNY Long Island University CW Post (Brookville) Marist College (Poughkeepsie) Mercy College (Dobbs Ferry) Nazareth College of Rochester New York Presbyterian- Brooklyn MethodistHospital* .
NY STATE has 16 NAACLS AccreditedMLS Programs Rochester General Hospital* St. John’s University (Fresh Meadows, NYC) SUNY Buffalo SUNY Stony Brook SUNY Upstate Medical University (Syracuse) UPMC Chatauqua MLS Program* (Jamestown) York College CUNY (Jamaica, NYC) Programs denoted with * are hospital-based https://www.naacls.org/Find-a-Program.aspx?state New York&program MLS
9 Non-NAACLS accredited MLS Programsapproved for Licensure by NYSED http://www.nysed.gov/COMS/RP090/IRPS2C College of St. Rose (Albany) Hunter College CUNY (Manhattan) Elmira College (Accredited by the AMA) NY Medical College (Valhalla) Roberts Wesleyan College (Rochester) St. Joseph’s College-Main&Suffolk (Brooklyn&Patchogue) SUNY Brockport and SUNY Fredonia University of Rochester
NY STATE has 8 NAACLS AccreditedMLT Programs Bronx Community College CUNY Dutchess Community College (Poughkeepsie) Erie Community College North (Williamsville) SUNY Farmingdale Monroe Community College (Rochester) Nassau Community College (Garden City) Orange County Community College (Middletown) SUNY Broome Community College (Binghamton) https://naacls.org/Find-a-Program.aspx?state New%20York&program MLT
We Need to Maximize ourWorkforce Production at theEducational Level Clinical laboratory training is an essential part of educatingmedical laboratory professionals RECRUIT NEW CLINICAL TRAINING SITES Innovative ways to provide this clinical laboratory experienceshould be explored Example: Adding off-shift internship opportunities Build novel partnerships between Clinical Laboratories withtraining needs and Accredited Education Programs to createnew program pathways to Licensure and Workforce capacity: Sloan Kettering and Marist College training partnership ts-labs-take-inventive-steps/
We Need to Maximize ourWorkforce Production at theEducational Level FULL SEATING FULL CAPACITY Max Workforce Production EMPTY SEATS WASTED CAPACITY Sub-max workforceproduction GOAL: Fill all COLLEGE CLS Program Seats Solutions: OUTREACH and RECRUITMENT Investigate Title VII federal funding for healthcare programs withworkforce shortages and other grants GOAL: MAXIMIZE # of INTERNSHIP SITES Fill all Clinical Internship Sites Solutions: Add clinical affiliate training sites across the state Develop a MATCHING PROGRAM to fill all available clinical sites
What are the challenges to hiring andretaining Laboratory Personnel?
2019 MLO Annual Salary Survey professionals#&gid 1&pid 1
Identify and RemoveObstacles to Licensure Offer more pathways to licensure Streamline and standardize process Facilitate mechanisms to allow ASCP certified labprofessionals from other states to achieve licensure
Professional Credentials:ASCP National Certification comparedwith State Licensure ASCP Certification is a National Certification REQUIRED to work in Clinical Laboratories nationwide 12 States & Territory of Puerto Rico require a License NY, CA, FL, RI, WV, ND, TN, LA, NV, MN, GA, HI ASCLS Supports Licensure (Position Paper 2006) censure ASCP Supports Licensure as well as Certification(s) 4/718/1777878?redirectedFrom PDF (1978) Institute for Credentialing Excellence https://www.standardsportal.org/usa en/sdo/ice.aspx 2019 Survey about value of ASCP Certification
Summary Profession Specialized Knowledge and Skills Professional Credentials and Recognition Licensure Certification Value BOTH! Increase Visibility of Clinical Lab Science Professions Work Together to Promote and Safeguard our Profession Recruit Retain Value Lab workers: Salary, Growth, Professional Status
References 2019 MLO Annual Salary Survey rofessionals#&gid 1&pid 1 ASCLS Position Paper on Addressing the Clinical Laboratory Workforce al-laboratory-workforce-shortage b19468614c9cf5ba07cd3de3.pdf Building a Laboratory Workforce to Meet the Future. ASCP Task Force on the LaboratoryProfessionals Workforce. Am J Clin Pathol 506/14e2b586f30ab19468614c9cf5ba07cd3de3.pdf NAACLS MLS Programs in NY https://www.naacls.org/Find-a-Program.aspx?state New%20York&program MLS NAACLS MLT Programs in NY https://www.naacls.org/Find-a-Program.aspx?state New%20York&program MLT ASCP 2016-2017 Vacancy Survey GIS sbyState201617ASCPVacancySurvey/VR state Coordinating Council on the Clinical Laboratory Workforce (CCCLW) Presentation toCLIAC April 2018 https://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/CLIAC meeting presentations/pdf/./11 Morris CCCLW.pdf ory-technologist-20692.html NYSED.gov Office of College and University Evaluation.http://www.nysed.gov/COMS/RP090/IRPS2C
Engage in Outreach to Middle Schools, High Schools, Colleges . NAACLS Accredited MLS & MLT Programs, 2008 - 2017 Graduates of NAACLS Accredited Programs Reference: Coordinating Council on the Clinical Laboratory Workforce (CCCLW) Presentation to CLIAC April 2018
