Education in Laboratory Medicine, An Issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicine

The medical laboratory requires innovative technologies to provide timely information to increasingly busy physicians. The laboratory may become the most frequently used - and the most important - source of diagnostic information in medicine. At this juncture in laboratory medicine, it is vital to understand the direction of education for the various roles in the field. Contents:: Teaching Medical Students the Discipline of Laboratory Medicine; The Medical Student MD/PhD Pathway to a Career in Laboratory Medicine; The Physician-Scientist Track in Laboratory Medicine; The Goals of Resident Training in Laboratory Medicine:: An Overview; Innovative Didactic Methods in Laboratory Medicine Resident Teaching; Assessing Resident Competency in Laboratory Medicine; The RISE Examination:: A Resident Teaching and Evaluation Tool; Education of the PhD Laboratorian; Training in Microbiology; Training in Hematopathology; Training in Laboratory Management and the MD/MBA in Laboratory Medicine