Diane Deutsch-Keahey
Ph.D, MT(ASCP), SH(ASCP)
York College CUNY, CLS Program
https://public.tableau.com/profile/american.society.for.clinical.pathology#!/vizhome/VacancyRatesbyState2016-17ASCPVacancySurvey/VR_state
PARTNERSHIPS ARE REQUIRED Addressing workforce shortage of Medical Lab Professionals
requires a coordinated commitment from all stakeholders
Laboratory Professional Organizations
Clinical Laboratory and Hospital Administrations
Educational Institutions
Laboratory Industry
Federal and State Government Agencies
Proposed Solutions REACH and RECRUIT qualified students
Engage in Outreach to Middle Schools, High Schools, Colleges
Include Science Teachers, Guidance Counselors
Partner in STEM event activities
Ideas: Produce and disseminate:
Assembly or classroom video presentations about lab science careers
Highlight value of MLS professions, salary, benefits, job availability
Let Medical Professionals tell why they love their career
Interview diverse professionals
Recruit Under-represented Minorities
Design easy, hands-on Lab experiments highlighting clinical lab work
Mock urine test diagnosis of diabetes
This Prize-Winning Poster was made by the Students at Richmond Hill High School
(Northwell Health SPARK Challenge)
Once we Recruit Students, Promote Their Success and Retention in the Profession
Once we recruit them, mentor them to Foster their Success and 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 intern and lab professional
Sample Lab Preceptor Program highlighted in CAP Todayhttps://www.captodayonline.com/not-a-fan-of-training-new-hires-lab-finds-a-fix/
Limiting Factors Preventing Increasing the Workforce Capacity at the Educational/Training
Opportunity Level
QNS Education Programs
QNS Clinical Laboratory Affiliate Training (Internship) Sites
Need more clinical laboratory training sites
To partner with College and University CLS/MLS Programs
More Hospital-based Programs (4+1)
QNS Students
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2014 2014 2015 2016 2017
MLS 222 230 228 226 227 223 223 229 233 234
MLT 205 216 216 223 231 241 241 250 249 244
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
MLS 2,141 2,381 2,706 2,922 2,934 3,251 3,226 3,293 3,757 3,561 3,932 3,997 3,894
MLT 2,500 2,580 2,416 2,515 2,583 2,874 3,262 3,029 3,410 3,218 2,886 2,903 2,453
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
https://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/CLIAC_meeting_presentations/pdf/.../11_Morris_CCCLW.pdf
NAACLS CEO’s report: https://naaclsnews.org/2018/03/01/ceos-corner-findings-from-the-2017-annual-survey/
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 Methodist Hospital* ….
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 Programs approved 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 our Workforce Production at the
Educational Level Clinical laboratory training is an essential part of educating
medical laboratory professionals
RECRUIT NEW CLINICAL TRAINING SITES
Innovative ways to provide this clinical laboratory experience should be explored
Example: Adding off-shift internship opportunities
Build novel partnerships between Clinical Laboratories with training needs and Accredited Education Programs to create new program pathways to Licensure and Workforce capacity:
Sloan Kettering and Marist College training partnership https://www.captodayonline.com/too-few-technologists-labs-take-inventive-steps/
We Need to Maximize our Workforce Production at the
Educational Level FULL SEATING=FULL CAPACITY = Max Workforce Production
EMPTY SEATS=WASTED CAPACITY=Sub-max workforce production
GOAL: Fill all COLLEGE CLS Program Seats
Solutions: OUTREACH and RECRUITMENT
Investigate Title VII federal funding for healthcare programs with workforce 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 and retaining Laboratory Personnel?
2019 MLO Annual Salary Survey https://www.mlo-online.com/management/article/21076556/mlos-2019-
annual-salary-survey-of-laboratory-professionals#&gid=1&pid=1
Identify and Remove Obstacles to Licensure
Offer more pathways to licensure
Streamline and standardize process
Facilitate mechanisms to allow ASCP certified lab professionals from other states to achieve licensure
Professional Credentials: ASCP National Certification compared
with 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) https://www.ascls.org/position-papers/176-laboratory-personnel-licensure/152-laboratory-personnel-licensure
ASCP Supports Licensure as well as Certification(s) https://academic.oup.com/ajcp/article-abstract/70/4/718/1777878?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 https://www.mlo-
online.com/management/article/21076556/mlos-2019-annual-salary-survey-of-laboratory-professionals#&gid=1&pid=1
ASCLS Position Paper on Addressing the Clinical Laboratory Workforce Shortage.2018https://www.ascls.org/position-papers/321-laboratory-workforce/440-addressing-the-clinical-laboratory-workforce-shortage
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/c506/14e2b586f30ab19468614c9cf5ba07cd3de3.pdf
Building a Laboratory Workforce to Meet the Future. ASCP Task Force on the Laboratory
Professionals Workforce. Am J Clin Pathol 2014;141:154-167https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/c506/14e2b586f30ab19468614c9cf5ba07cd3de3.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 Map. https://public.tableau.com/profile/american.society.for.clinical.pathology#!/vizhome/VacancyRatesbyState2016-17ASCPVacancySurvey/VR_state
Coordinating Council on the Clinical Laboratory Workforce (CCCLW) Presentation to CLIAC April 2018 https://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/CLIAC_meeting_presentations/pdf/.../11_Morris_CCCLW.pdf
https://work.chron.com/need-become-medical-laboratory-technologist-20692.html
NYSED.gov Office of College and University Evaluation. http://www.nysed.gov/COMS/RP090/IRPS2C