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Agency for Clinical
Laboratory Sciences
5600 N River Rd
Suite 720
Rosemont, IL 60018

773.714.8880
773.714.8886 (FAX)

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QUALIFICATIONS:

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.
Satisfactory completion of NAACLS' Accreditation Process Workshop or Site Visitor Training Workshop is helpful but not mandatory to qualify as a team member.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Team Members & Team Coordinators		Team Coordinators Only
Read the program's Self-Study Report in the context of its Paper Review and the Standards.		Conduct all communications with the program director to arrange the site visit and with the team member(s) to finalize schedule.
2. Note questions to be asked and particular observations to be made during the site visit per the comments made in the Self-Study Report and Self Study Review.		Communicate with the program director to set up interview schedules for program and affiliate(s) personnel, students, etc.
3. Assist the team coordinator in scheduling the site visit.		Prepare a draft of the Site Visit Report, and Circulate the draft to team member(s) for review and signature.
4. Conduct the site visit according to NAACLS protocol and in a professional manner.		4. Assure that all site visitors review and sign the Site Visit Report.
5. Assist in preparing the Site Visit Report.		5. Submit final Site Visit Report to the NAACLS office within the prescribed allotted time (usually three weeks after the site visit date).
6. Submit a NAACLS Expense Form and Site Visit Evaluation Form (according to instructions).		6. Submit the Paper Review Evaluation Form.

TIME REQUIRED:
The times provided below represent estimates for completion of the tasks listed.

Activity	Estimated Time
Travel	Varies
Site visit: Hospital based program	1 day
Academic based program	2 days
Reading Self-Study Reports	4-5 hours
Identifying questions, observations, etc.	2 hours
Scheduling site visit	2 hours
Drafting the Site Visit Report	1-3 hours
Typing and proofreading the Site Visit Report	1-3 hours

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