An Evidence-Supported Medical Laboratory Science Program Admissions Selection Process.
After a recent enrollment expansion, a Medical Laboratory Science program experienced a higher than desired student attrition rate due to a number of academic and non-academic student readiness factors. In an attempt to address retention and other issues, the program completed a curriculum update an...
| Published in: | Clinical Laboratory Science Vol. 29; no. 4; pp. 227 - 237 |
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American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
Fall2016
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