Increased Skills and Student Retention After Additional Clinical Chemistry Laboratory Implementation: An Intervention of an Enrichment Pilot Program in Medical Laboratory Science.

The Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) Department was awarded a grant to create a pilot program for sophomores to increase retention in the junior year clinical chemistry course, MLS 342. Assessment was performed using 2-sample t-test to compare the averages of laboratory practical grades and final co...

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Publicado en:Clinical Laboratory Science Vol. 36; no. 2; pp. 41 - 48
Autores principales: MIRAGLIA, CATERINA M., MARCH MISTLER, JAMES A.
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science Spring2023
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          MIRAGLIA, CATERINA M.
          MARCH MISTLER, JAMES A.
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          Medical Laboratory Science Education
          Chemistry, Clinical Education
          Education, Medical Laboratory Technology
          Students, Medical Technology Education
          Student Retention
          Clinical Laboratories
          Skill Acquisition
          Curriculum
          Academic Achievement
          Clinical Competence
          Program Evaluation
          Human
          Funding Source
          Descriptive Statistics
          T-Tests
          Confidence Intervals
          Learning Environment
          Course Content
          Diagnostic Tests, Routine
          Student Assistance Programs
      ab: The Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) Department was awarded a grant to create a pilot program for sophomores to increase retention in the junior year clinical chemistry course, MLS 342. Assessment was performed using 2-sample t-test to compare the averages of laboratory practical grades and final course grades between students who took the program and those who did not and additionally compared them to the previous 3-year average. Students who took the program did statistically significantly better [86.669%, P = 0.0156, 95% confidence interval (CI) -9.3547, -1.0206] compared to the previous 3-year average (81.481%) for the MLS 342 final course grade than those who did not participate in the program (82.996%, P = .5388, 95% CI -6.4593, 3.4313). Retention within MLS 342 was 100% for those who took the program. Within the same cohort, MLS 444 senior clinical chemistry course grade average for the entire class was higher than the course average for the previous 3 years, (87.001 and 81.365, respectively), which was statistically significant (P = .000012, 95% CI -7.9023, -3.3679). After assessment of the program, a degree-required course, MLS 242: Clinical Chemistry Applied Diagnostic Technique Laboratory, was added to the curriculum. The attrition rate in MLS 342 has been 0% since implementation of MLS 242.
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