A Look at Preceptor Challenges within Organizations: The Case for Medical Laboratory Scientists.

The clinical phase of health professions programs encounters certain challenges that need to be dealt with to achieve desired competencies. It is beneficial to both students and clinical educators, or preceptors, when these challenges are identified and addressed. A 48-question survey was deployed by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) to thousands of clinical educators in the laboratory professions over a 6-week period.

Clinical Educators' Teaching Approaches and Attributes in Laboratory Medicine.

The quality of clinical experiences for students in health care professions relies heavily on clinical educators. Hence the quest to be informed on qualities that make great clinical educators in medical laboratory professions as well as teaching methods. A 48-question survey was developed, validated, and distributed to laboratory professionals in the American Society for Clinical Pathology database.

The Impact of COVID-19 on the Laboratory Professionals' Clinical Education: a Qualitative Study.

A 48-question survey was developed and disseminated to laboratory professionals. This survey sought the perspective of clinical educators on a variety of topics, including two open-ended questions on the impact COVID-19 had on student clinical rotations and the ensuing policy changes. Of 207 clinical sites that participated in the survey.

Establishing the Need for Standardized Clinical Educator Training Programs for Medical Laboratory Professionals.

Backround: There is minimal, if any, training for clinical educators in medical laboratory professions. This leads to challenges with teaching, assessment and workload/training balance. Hence, the need for standardized clinical educator training.