Table 2.
Overview of U.S. Medical School’s Laboratory Medicine Curricula and Competency Assessments, 2013–2014
| Survey item | No. (% of 98) respondents | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |
| Does your school periodically have a formal review of the overall laboratory medicine curriculum by laboratory medicine/pathology physicians? | 41 (42) | 57 (58) |
| Does your school periodically have a formal review of the overall laboratory medicine curriculum by a committee whose task is to evaluate the adequacy of the curriculum in this area? | 26 (27) | 72 (73) |
| Is competency in clinical laboratory medicine formally evaluated as a distinct curriculum component? | 8 (8) | 90 (92) |
| Are you aware of nationally published curricula in laboratory medicine, such as that proposed by the Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists (ACLPS)? | 50 (51) | 48 (49) |
| Do you utilize nationally published curricular guidelines in the formulation of your school’s medical student curriculum? | 46 (47) | 52 (53) |