Volume 84 - Spring/Summer 2003	Download

Board of Directors Update (From the April 10, 2003 Meeting)

At it's Spring 2003 teleconference, in addition to accreditation and approval awards, the following actions took place:

• Approved the retention and associated timelines related to the Document Management plan proposed by staff.
  
  
• Approved the proposed NAACLS Budget for FY 2004.
  
  
• Authorized the CEO to sign a five-year building lease.
  
  
• Acted on the report of the Nominations Committee and held elections for the Board and review committee positions. (See the discussion of election results on page 10.)
  
  
• Approved an additional quality check of program awards as recommended by the Quality Assurance Committee.
  
  
• Approved revision to the Policy on Aborting a Site Visit as recommended by the Site Visit Process Committee. Also approved changes to the Post Site Visit Evaluation Form as recommended by the committee.
  
  
• Accepted the working documents submitted by the Task Force on CLS/MT Entry Level, commended the committee for it work and authorized the committee to disseminate the information.
  
  
• Accepted the recommendations of the Volunteer Recognition Task Force
  
  
• Approved edited 2001 Standards of Accredited Educational Programs for the Cytogenetic Technologist.
  
  
• Approved new 2002 Standards of Accredited Educational Programs for the Histotechnican.
  
  
• Approved revisions to the Inactivity Policy to limit inactivity to two, two-year periods or a total of four years.
  
  
• Reviewed a spring update of the NAACLS Strategic Plan, which will be discussed at length at the September meeting.
  
  
• Reaffirmed the policy of having three site visitors on initial visits.
  
  
• Approved the meeting schedule for 2003-2004.
  

Top of the News
			CEO's Corner by Olive M. Kimball, PhD, EdD NAACLS Chief Executive Officer
			Credentialing, Accreditation, Certification, Licensure Their Importance to the Practice of Clinical Laboratory Science by Dr. Kathy V. Waller President, NAACLS Board of Directors
			New Policy for Inactive Programs by Dan Tice Administrative Liaison
			Programs to be Site Visited Fall 2003/Winter 2004 Cycle
Features
			Annual Report From Programs is a NAACLS Requirement
			Board of Directors Update (From the April 10, 2003 Meeting)
			Dr. NAACLS Advice for Accredited and Approved Programs
			Including a Research Component in the CLS/MT and DMS Curricula by Karen Madsen Myers, MA, MT(ASCP)SC, CLS(NCA) Member, PARC Committee
			Information Services Update by Elizabeth Everson Information Services Coordinator
			NAACLS Elections Held by Olive M. Kimball, EdD, PhD Chief Executive Officer
			NAACLS Meeting Dates
			NAACLS to Conduct Workshop in Chicago
			Newly Accredited NAACLS Programs

	Select an Issue   Vol 109 - Fall 2011 Vol 108 - Summer 2011 Vol 107 - Spring 2011 Vol 106 - Volume 106 - Fall NAACLS News Vol 105 - Summer 2010 Vol 104 - Spring 2010 NAACLS News Vol 103 - Fall 2009 NAACLS News Vol 102 - Summer 2009 Vol 101 - Spring 2009 Vol 100 - Winter 2008 Vol 99 - Summer 2008 Vol 98 - Spring 2008 Vol 97 - Winter 2007 Vol 96 - Summer 2007 Vol 95 - Spring 2007 Vol 94 - Winter 2006 Vol 93 - Spring/Summer 2006 Vol 92 - Special Edition Vol 91 - Winter 2005 Vol 90 - Fall 2005 Vol 89 - Spring/Summer 2005 Vol 87 - Fall 2004 Vol 86 - Spring/Summer 2004 Vol 85 - Fall 2003 Vol 84 - Spring/Summer 2003 Vol 83 - Winter 2003 Vol 82 - Fall 2002 Vol 81 - Spring / Summer 2002 Vol 80 - Winter 2002 Vol 79 - Fall 2001 Vol 78 - Spring / Summer 2001 Vol 77 - Winter 2001 Vol 76 - Fall 2000 Vol 75 - Spring / Summer 2000 Vol 74 - Winter 2000 Vol 73 - Fall 1999 Vol 72 - Spring / Summer 1999 Vol 71 - Winter 1999 Vol 70 - Fall 1998 Vol 69 - Spring / Summer 1998 Vol 68 - Winter 1998 Vol 67 - Fall 1997 Vol 66 - Spring 1997 Vol 65 - Winter 1996 Vol 64 - Summer 1996 Vol 63 - Spring 1996 Vol 62 - Winter 1996 Vol 61 - Summer 1995 Vol 60 - Spring 1995 Vol 59 - Fall 1994 Vol 58 - Summer 1994 Vol 57 - Spring 1994 Vol 56 - Fall 1993 Vol 55 - Summer 1993 Vol 54 - Spring 1993 Vol 53 - Fall 1992 Vol 52 - Summer 1992 Vol 51 - Spring 1992 Vol 50 - Fall 1991 Vol 49 - Summer 1991 Vol 48 - Spring 1991 Vol 47 - Fall 1990 Vol 46 - Summer 1990 Vol 45 - Spring 1990 Vol 44 - Fall 1989 Vol 43 - Summer 1989 Vol 42 - Winter 1989 Vol 41 - Fall 1988 Vol 40 - April 1988 Vol 39 - December 1987 Vol 38 - September 1987 Vol 37 - Spring 1987 Vol 36 - Winter 1987 Vol 35 - October 1986 Vol 34 - November 1985 Vol 33 - November 1984 Vol 32 - July 1984 Vol 31 - November 1983 Vol 30 - November 1982 Vol 29 - November 1981 Vol 28 - December 1980 Vol 27 - August 1980 Vol 26 - September 1979 Vol 25 - August 1979 Vol 24 - June 1979 Vol 23 - February 1979 Vol 22 - October 1978 Vol 21 - July 1978 Vol 20 - April 1978 Vol 19 - October 1977 Vol 18 - July 1977 Vol 17 - April 1977 Vol 16 - February 1977 Vol 15 - November 1976 Vol 14 - September 1976 Vol 13 - June 1976 Vol 12 - December 1975 Vol 11 - October 1975 Vol 10 - August 1975 Vol 9 - July 1975 Vol 8 - June 1975 Vol 7 - April 1975 Vol 6 - February 1975 Vol 5 - December 1974 Vol 4 - November 1974 Vol 3 - September 1974 Vol 2 - August 1974 Vol 1 - June 1974