Learning and Utilization of Generic Skills by Practitioners in the Field of Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology

Clinical Laboratory Science, Spring 2006 by Guiles, H Jesse, Ward-Cook, Kory

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

A special thank you goes to Michelle Brown MLT(ASCP), a. student in the UMDNJ-SHRP, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, for her help in the statistical analysis of the data used in the development of a preliminary poster. This report was commissioned by the ASCP BOR Research and Development Committee 2002. Members included: Betty Bergstrom PhD (chair), Gary Blau PhD, H Jesse Guiles EdD, Stephanie H Summers PhD, Rebecca L Johnson MD, and Gail Jones PhD.

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H Jesse Guiles EdD is Professor, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark NJ.

Kory Ward-Cook PhD is Chief Executive Officer, National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, and Past Executive Director, ASCP BOR, Chicago IL.

Address for correspondence: H Jesse Guiles EdD, Professor, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Health Related Professions, 65 Bergen Street, SBB Room 110, Newark New Jersey 07107-3001. (973) 972-5578 or (973) 972-6863, (973) 972-8527 (fax), guiles@umdnj.edu