The National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) is committed to being the premier international agency for accreditation and approval of educational programs in the clinical laboratory sciences and related health professions through the involvement of expert volunteers and its dedication to public service.
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NAACLS will offer "Preparing for Accreditation: Process, Standards, and Resources " in Rosemont, Illinois (near Chicago) on Friday, October 22, 2010. Click the header for more information.
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NAACLS Programs undergoing the Accreditation process can now complete their Self-Studies using a pdf template. The Self-Study Template can be completed using the free version of Adobe Reader. Simply download the file and follow the instructions within. Completed Self-Studies can be submitted to NAACLS via flash drive. Please note that you must save the file, not work on it online.
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The new Guide to Approval has been updated.
All programs that have a Self-Study due date after September 1, 2009 are required to follow the guidelines and Standards within the new Guide to Approval when assembling the Self-Study.
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The new Guide to Accreditation has been updated to contain the NAACLS Standards and the details of the Programmatic Accreditation Process for all but Doctoral level NAACLS Accredited Programs.
All programs that have a Self-Study due date after September 1, 2009 are required to follow the guidelines and Standards within the new Guide to Accreditation when assembling the Self-Study and preparing for the Spring 2010 site visit.
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The Guide to Accreditation for Doctoral Clinical Laboratory Science programs is on the web. If you have questions or comments, please send them here.
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A task force chaired by Donna Spannaus-Martin has been charged to review and update the NAACLS Program Revitalization: Strategies for Survival document. Other task force members include Linda Ross, Debbie Wisenor, Randy Vandervander, Fred Rodriguez (board liaison), and Gwen James-Oriaikhi (staff liaison).
The Program Revitalization Task force would appreciate any ideas/strategies that you might have to include in the updated document. These can be sent directly to Donna Spannaus-Martin.
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The linked pdf shows citation data from 2003-2009. This should be useful to programs preparing for initial and continuing accreditation reviews.
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At its April 2009 Board of Directors meeting, NAACLS made new changes to its consortia policy, effective immediately. Click on the above link for more information.
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The NAACLS Business Office will now accept credit card payments.
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Welcome! This site is designed to familiarize you with the important aspects of NAACLS accreditation process. If you have any questions or comments, please contact us at info@naacls.org.
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