Diane Deutsch-Keahey

Ph.D, MT(ASCP), SH(ASCP)

York College CUNY, CLS Program

https://public.tableau.com/profile/american.society.for.clinical.pathology#!/vizhome/VacancyRatesbyState2016-17ASCPVacancySurvey/VR_state

PARTNERSHIPS ARE REQUIRED Addressing workforce shortage of Medical Lab Professionals

requires a coordinated commitment from all stakeholders

Laboratory Professional Organizations

Clinical Laboratory and Hospital Administrations

Educational Institutions

Laboratory Industry

Federal and State Government Agencies

Proposed Solutions REACH and RECRUIT qualified students

Engage in Outreach to Middle Schools, High Schools, Colleges

Include Science Teachers, Guidance Counselors

Partner in STEM event activities

Ideas: Produce and disseminate:

Assembly or classroom video presentations about lab science careers

Highlight value of MLS professions, salary, benefits, job availability

Let Medical Professionals tell why they love their career

Interview diverse professionals

Recruit Under-represented Minorities

Design easy, hands-on Lab experiments highlighting clinical lab work

Mock urine test diagnosis of diabetes

This Prize-Winning Poster was made by the Students at Richmond Hill High School

(Northwell Health SPARK Challenge)

Once we Recruit Students, Promote Their Success and Retention in the Profession

Once we recruit them, mentor them to Foster their Success and Retention

Provide tutoring, advisement in college programs

Provide mentorship in clinical labs

Train the Trainers: Move them up the Career Ladder

Partner with education program partners

Offer a wage differential when training an intern or new trainee

Ensure training; maintain boundaries between roles of intern and lab professional

Sample Lab Preceptor Program highlighted in CAP Todayhttps://www.captodayonline.com/not-a-fan-of-training-new-hires-lab-finds-a-fix/

Limiting Factors Preventing Increasing the Workforce Capacity at the Educational/Training

Opportunity Level

QNS Education Programs

QNS Clinical Laboratory Affiliate Training (Internship) Sites

Need more clinical laboratory training sites

To partner with College and University CLS/MLS Programs

More Hospital-based Programs (4+1)

QNS Students

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2014 2014 2015 2016 2017

MLS 222 230 228 226 227 223 223 229 233 234

MLT 205 216 216 223 231 241 241 250 249 244

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

MLS 2,141 2,381 2,706 2,922 2,934 3,251 3,226 3,293 3,757 3,561 3,932 3,997 3,894

MLT 2,500 2,580 2,416 2,515 2,583 2,874 3,262 3,029 3,410 3,218 2,886 2,903 2,453

NAACLS Accredited MLS & MLT Programs, 2008 - 2017

Graduates of NAACLS Accredited Programs

Reference: Coordinating Council on the Clinical Laboratory Workforce (CCCLW) Presentation to CLIAC April 2018

https://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/CLIAC_meeting_presentations/pdf/.../11_Morris_CCCLW.pdf

NAACLS CEO’s report: https://naaclsnews.org/2018/03/01/ceos-corner-findings-from-the-2017-annual-survey/

NY STATE has 16 NAACLS AccreditedMLS Programs

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Science

College of Staten Island CUNY

Farmingdale State College SUNY

Long Island University CW Post (Brookville)

Marist College (Poughkeepsie)

Mercy College (Dobbs Ferry)

Nazareth College of Rochester

New York Presbyterian- Brooklyn Methodist Hospital* ….

NY STATE has 16 NAACLS AccreditedMLS Programs

Rochester General Hospital*

St. John’s University (Fresh Meadows, NYC)

SUNY Buffalo

SUNY Stony Brook

SUNY Upstate Medical University (Syracuse)

UPMC Chatauqua MLS Program* (Jamestown)

York College CUNY (Jamaica, NYC)

Programs denoted with * are hospital-based https://www.naacls.org/Find-a-Program.aspx?state=New+York&program=MLS

9 Non-NAACLS accredited MLS Programs approved for Licensure by NYSED

http://www.nysed.gov/COMS/RP090/IRPS2C

College of St. Rose (Albany)

Hunter College CUNY (Manhattan)

Elmira College (Accredited by the AMA)

NY Medical College (Valhalla)

Roberts Wesleyan College (Rochester)

St. Joseph’s College-Main&Suffolk (Brooklyn&Patchogue)

SUNY Brockport and SUNY Fredonia

University of Rochester

NY STATE has 8 NAACLS AccreditedMLT Programs

Bronx Community College CUNY

Dutchess Community College (Poughkeepsie)

Erie Community College North (Williamsville)

SUNY Farmingdale

Monroe Community College (Rochester)

Nassau Community College (Garden City)

Orange County Community College (Middletown)

SUNY Broome Community College (Binghamton) https://naacls.org/Find-a-Program.aspx?state=New%20York&program=MLT

We Need to Maximize our Workforce Production at the

Educational Level Clinical laboratory training is an essential part of educating

medical laboratory professionals

RECRUIT NEW CLINICAL TRAINING SITES

Innovative ways to provide this clinical laboratory experience should be explored

Example: Adding off-shift internship opportunities

Build novel partnerships between Clinical Laboratories with training needs and Accredited Education Programs to create new program pathways to Licensure and Workforce capacity:

Sloan Kettering and Marist College training partnership https://www.captodayonline.com/too-few-technologists-labs-take-inventive-steps/

We Need to Maximize our Workforce Production at the

Educational Level FULL SEATING=FULL CAPACITY = Max Workforce Production

EMPTY SEATS=WASTED CAPACITY=Sub-max workforce production

GOAL: Fill all COLLEGE CLS Program Seats

Solutions: OUTREACH and RECRUITMENT

Investigate Title VII federal funding for healthcare programs with workforce shortages and other grants

GOAL: MAXIMIZE # of INTERNSHIP SITES

Fill all Clinical Internship Sites

Solutions:

Add clinical affiliate training sites across the state

Develop a MATCHING PROGRAM to fill all available clinical sites

What are the challenges to hiring and retaining Laboratory Personnel?

2019 MLO Annual Salary Survey https://www.mlo-online.com/management/article/21076556/mlos-2019-

annual-salary-survey-of-laboratory-professionals#&gid=1&pid=1

Identify and Remove Obstacles to Licensure

Offer more pathways to licensure

Streamline and standardize process

Facilitate mechanisms to allow ASCP certified lab professionals from other states to achieve licensure

Professional Credentials: ASCP National Certification compared

with State Licensure ASCP Certification is a National Certification

REQUIRED to work in Clinical Laboratories nationwide

12 States & Territory of Puerto Rico require a License

NY, CA, FL, RI, WV, ND, TN, LA, NV, MN, GA, HI

ASCLS Supports Licensure (Position Paper 2006) https://www.ascls.org/position-papers/176-laboratory-personnel-licensure/152-laboratory-personnel-licensure

ASCP Supports Licensure as well as Certification(s) https://academic.oup.com/ajcp/article-abstract/70/4/718/1777878?redirectedFrom=PDF (1978)

Institute for Credentialing Excellence https://www.standardsportal.org/usa_en/sdo/ice.aspx

2019 Survey about value of ASCP Certification

Summary Profession = Specialized Knowledge and Skills

Professional Credentials and Recognition

Licensure

Certification

Value BOTH!

Increase Visibility of Clinical Lab Science Professions

Work Together to Promote and Safeguard our Profession

Recruit

Retain

Value Lab workers: Salary, Growth, Professional Status

References 2019 MLO Annual Salary Survey https://www.mlo-

online.com/management/article/21076556/mlos-2019-annual-salary-survey-of-laboratory-professionals#&gid=1&pid=1

ASCLS Position Paper on Addressing the Clinical Laboratory Workforce Shortage.2018https://www.ascls.org/position-papers/321-laboratory-workforce/440-addressing-the-clinical-laboratory-workforce-shortage

https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/c506/14e2b586f30ab19468614c9cf5ba07cd3de3.pdf

Building a Laboratory Workforce to Meet the Future. ASCP Task Force on the Laboratory

Professionals Workforce. Am J Clin Pathol 2014;141:154-167https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/c506/14e2b586f30ab19468614c9cf5ba07cd3de3.pdf

NAACLS MLS Programs in NY https://www.naacls.org/Find-a-Program.aspx?state=New%20York&program=MLS

NAACLS MLT Programs in NY https://www.naacls.org/Find-a-Program.aspx?state=New%20York&program=MLT

ASCP 2016-2017 Vacancy Survey GIS Map. https://public.tableau.com/profile/american.society.for.clinical.pathology#!/vizhome/VacancyRatesbyState2016-17ASCPVacancySurvey/VR_state

Coordinating Council on the Clinical Laboratory Workforce (CCCLW) Presentation to CLIAC April 2018 https://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/CLIAC_meeting_presentations/pdf/.../11_Morris_CCCLW.pdf

https://work.chron.com/need-become-medical-laboratory-technologist-20692.html

NYSED.gov Office of College and University Evaluation. http://www.nysed.gov/COMS/RP090/IRPS2C