Increasing Awareness of Medical Laboratory Science through Summer Outreach Programs.
A common challenge in the medical laboratory science (MLS) profession is that it does not often receive the attention it deserves. In an effort to overcome this issue, increase awareness of MLS as a career, and expand recruitment efforts to high school students, the Department of Laboratory Sciences...
| Publicado en: | Clinical Laboratory Science Vol. 33; no. 1; pp. 2 - 3 |
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| Formato: | Journal Article |
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American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
Winter2020
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=190956580&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 190956580 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 0894959X IKL jtl: Clinical Laboratory Science issn: 0894959X maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Winter2020 vid: 33 iid: 1 pid: 13703 pub: American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science place: Dundee, Michigan artinfo: ui: 190956580 190956580 ppf: 2 ppct: 1 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Increasing Awareness of Medical Laboratory Science through Summer Outreach Programs. aug: au: CLARK, LINDSEY affil: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences sug: subj: Medical Laboratory Science Education Students, High School Student Knowledge Careers in Allied Health Student Recruitment Schools, Medical Arkansas Arkansas Student Experiences Program Implementation Laboratory Personnel Economics Salaries and Fringe Benefits ab: A common challenge in the medical laboratory science (MLS) profession is that it does not often receive the attention it deserves. In an effort to overcome this issue, increase awareness of MLS as a career, and expand recruitment efforts to high school students, the Department of Laboratory Sciences faculty developed a hands-on laboratory experience to be implemented into existing summer outreach programs on the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences campus. Participants in the outreach program included 175 high school students fromrural areas of the state. This experience involved participants completing a process of DNA extraction using the Bio-Rad Genes in a Bottle™ Kit and viewing a presentation highlighting the MLS profession, program prerequisites, laboratory career opportunities, and salary outlook. A post-experience survey was given to the participants with a 77% response rate. Results showed the overwhelming majority of participants enjoyed the laboratory activity. A total of 53% of survey participants indicated they did not have knowledge of the MLS profession prior to the activity, with 93% indicating the presentation and activity provided a better understanding of the field. While 24% of respondents indicated they were interested in pursuing a career in laboratory sciences, 48% would consider MLS as a steppingstone into another health care-related field. Implementing a laboratory component into existing summer programs proved to be an effective method for program outreach and recruitment among high school students. The department plans to continue offering this experience for future summer outreach opportunities. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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