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The 2018 NAACLS Annual Survey of Programs is scheduled to be sent to all program directors via email soon.  Programs will have one month to complete the Annual Survey, which is required by NAACLS Standards.  A preview of the questions to expect on the Annual Survey can be found here: 2018 Survey (for informational purposes only)

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Recently our website vendor performed unscheduled maintenance on the server that hosts NAACLS.org. They have run into some issues during the process. We are working diligently with our vendor to fix these problems as soon as possible. In the meantime, here are some of our most important documents, in case you need them. Students: List […]

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The fall 2018 cycle includes programs that will have site visits during fall 2018. Those programs will be  placed on the agenda for the winter 2019 meeting of the review committees. Recommendations from the committees will be acted upon by the Board in spring 2019. MLS Programs: College of Staten Island-CUNY, Staten Island, NY East […]

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The NAACLS review committees convened for face to face meetings this summer. The Doctoral Review Committee (DRC) met in the NAACLS office in Rosemont, Illinois  on June 14-15. In attendance were the DRC members, staff, and Julie O’Sullivan Maillet, who serves as the Board liaison to the DRC. The DRC focused on developing ancillary materials […]

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MLS Lake Superior State University, Sault Ste. Marie, MI Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, NY University of Wyoming-Casper, Casper, WY MLT Virginia Western Community College, Roanoke, VA Bucks County Community College, Newtown, PA Maysville Community and Technical College, Maysville, NY Pathologists’ Assistant Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA

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At the April 26, 2018 meeting of the NAACLS Board of Directors, in addition to accreditation and approval awards recommended by the Review Committee on Accredited Programs (RCAP) and the Program Approval Review Committee) PARC, the following items were addressed: Elections for the review committees were held. Elected for a first term on the RCAP […]

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By Megan Eggert – Meetings and Events Planner NAACLS will conduct a workshop titled, “Demystifying NAACLS’ Accreditation/Approval Processes,” on November 2, 2018, from 7:30am-4:00pm in Chicago, IL. The workshop will include a continental breakfast and lunch. The workshop will be presented by Sally Pestana, MT(ASCP),  and Cecelia W. Landin, EdD, MLS(ASCP)CM. Ms. Pestana is Director of […]

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By Bill Hunt, MBA, MLS(ASCP)CM NAACLS Needs You!! In the Mission of NAACLS it states that we are, “dedicated to peer review as the foundation of accreditation and approval.” We are an agency that, “strives to prepare volunteer reviewers and to assist them in providing exemplary program analysis, based upon principles of honesty, fairness, objectivity […]

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Dear Dr. NAACLS, I am working on my self study and I have a question about standard I.D.3. The standard states : There must be documented ongoing communication between the sponsor and its affiliates for exchange of information and coordination of the program. Do I need to provide every email to all my affiliates? I’m […]

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By Dianne M. Cearlock, Chief Executive Officer, Elizabeth Swartz, IT Manager The Annual Survey of Programs was disseminated to program directors of 613 NAACLS accredited and approved programs in late 2017. Submission of the completed survey is required annually by the accreditation and approval standards. Presented here are data indicating numbers of NAACLS accredited and […]

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