Volume 94 - Winter 2006	Download

Dr. NAACLS Advice for Accredited and Approved Programs

Dear Dr. NAACLS,
I just received notification from NAACLS on the makeup of my site visit team, and I am concerned! My site visit team is composed of NAACLS review committee members - does this mean that our program is in trouble?
Sincerely,
Concerned Program Director

Dear Concerned:
Not at all! Any NAACLS Board or Committee member is eligible to go on a NAACLS site visit, and they are often are called upon to do so! Many of our most experienced site visitors also serve as members on either the Board or the Committee and often find their experience filling the site visitor role enhances their roles in these positions - these roles are often complimentary! They are also distinct. A NAACLS Board or Committee member who is serving as a site visitor is filling the role of a site visitor, and is not performing Committee roles, such as citing Standards or awarding accreditation! In fact, a NAACLS Board or Committee member is to abstain from voting on the accreditation or approval of a program they have site visited.

The general requirements for a NAACLS site visitor are:
Current or experienced program director, faculty member, clinical laboratory professional, physician or dean with knowledge of the clinical laboratory sciences.

• Current or prior association with a NAACLS accredited program.
  
• Currently licensed and/or credentialed and in good standing with the licensing/accrediting body, as appropriate.
  
• Familiarity with NAACLS' Standards.
  
• Familiarity with current practices in:
  
  A. Clinical laboratory procedures.
  B. Staffing, space, equipment,
  budgeting for clinical services
  and educational purposes.
  C. Health professions education.
  
  
• Familiarity with the purposes of accreditation and the protocol for conducting a site visit and reporting the outcome.
  
• Ability to conduct interviews and perform observational functions with discretion.
  
• Capacity for making objective assessments based upon established criteria.
  
• Ability to respect and maintain confidentiality of privileged information.
  
• Experience as a site visit team member is necessary to qualify as team coordinator.
  

• A commitment to the goals of the organization.
  
• A willingness to participate in the accreditation process using his/her expertise.
  
• An understanding of the educational process and the role accreditation plays in its success.
  
• Knowledge of the Standards for the disciplines accredited or approved.
  
• Honesty in all dealings with other volunteers, members of the staff and professionals in the disciplines.
  
• An appreciation for the need for confidentiality in all matters related to NAACLS' business.
  

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