Clinical laboratory immunology: an indispensable player in laboratory medicine. 2014

Anne E Tebo, and Barbara Detrick, and Robert G Hamilton, and Aaruni Khanolkar, and Maurice R G O'Gorman, and John L Schmitz, and Roshini S Abraham
From the Department of Pathology, University of Utah School of Medicine and ARUP Laboratories, Salt Lake City; anne.tebo@hsc.utah.edu.

OBJECTIVE Clinical laboratory immunology affects practically every aspect of medicine. Accordingly, appropriately trained, board-certified clinical laboratory immunologists are key contributors to the diagnosis and management of patients with various immune-mediated conditions. This review highlights the availability of postdoctoral level training programs for clinical laboratory immunology and identifies possible career tracks. METHODS Fundamental elements for doctoral level clinical laboratory immunologists are identified and the critical components of diagnostic immunology training as well as career opportunities in and out of academia are described. RESULTS Relative to other disciplines in laboratory medicine, little emphasis has been given to clinical laboratory immunology in medical, graduate, and postgraduate training. Formal postgraduate fellowship programs and board certification examinations are available, yet there remains a significant lack of awareness in the medical education community about the value and necessity of training in this field. CONCLUSIONS It is anticipated that sharing this knowledge will increase awareness of the discipline of clinical laboratory immunology at the postdoctoral level with implications for the practice of laboratory medicine.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007158 Immunologic Techniques Techniques used to demonstrate or measure an immune response, and to identify or measure antigens using antibodies. Antibody Dissociation,Immunologic Technic,Immunologic Technics,Immunologic Technique,Immunological Technics,Immunological Techniques,Technic, Immunologic,Technics, Immunologic,Technique, Immunologic,Techniques, Immunologic,Antibody Dissociations,Dissociation, Antibody,Dissociations, Antibody,Immunological Technic,Immunological Technique,Technic, Immunological,Technics, Immunological,Technique, Immunological,Techniques, Immunological
D007753 Laboratories Facilities equipped to carry out investigative procedures. Laboratory
D002568 Certification Compliance with a set of standards defined by non-governmental organizations. Certification is applied for by individuals on a voluntary basis and represents a professional status when achieved, e.g., certification for a medical specialty. Certification Level,Certification Levels,Certifications,Level, Certification,Levels, Certification
D003479 Curriculum A course of study offered by an educational institution. Curricula,Short-Term Courses,Course, Short-Term,Courses, Short-Term,Short Term Courses,Short-Term Course
D004503 Education, Medical, Graduate Educational programs for medical graduates entering a specialty. They include formal specialty training as well as academic work in the clinical and basic medical sciences, and may lead to board certification or an advanced medical degree. Medical Education, Graduate,Education, Graduate Medical,Graduate Medical Education
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000486 Allergy and Immunology A medical specialty concerned with the hypersensitivity of the individual to foreign substances and protection from the resultant infection or disorder. Immunology,Allergy Specialty,Allergy, Immunology,Immunology and Allergy,Immunology, Allergy,Specialty, Allergy
D013677 Medical Laboratory Science The specialty related to the performance of techniques in clinical pathology such as those in hematology, microbiology, and other general clinical laboratory applications. Medical Laboratory Technology,Technology, Medical Laboratory,Clinical Laboratory Science,Clinical Laboratory Sciences,Laboratory Science, Clinical,Laboratory Science, Medical,Laboratory Sciences, Clinical,Laboratory Sciences, Medical,Laboratory Technologies, Medical,Laboratory Technology, Medical,Medical Laboratory Sciences,Medical Laboratory Technologies,Science, Clinical Laboratory,Science, Medical Laboratory,Sciences, Clinical Laboratory,Sciences, Medical Laboratory,Technologies, Medical Laboratory
D064790 Clinical Laboratory Services Organized services provided by MEDICAL LABORATORY PERSONNEL for the purpose of carrying out CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES used for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. Laboratory Services, Clinical,Clinical Laboratory Service,Laboratory Service, Clinical,Service, Clinical Laboratory,Services, Clinical Laboratory

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