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Online Graduates In Clinical Laboratory Sciences: Are They Prepared For The Workplace?, Jennifer D. Perry
Online Graduates In Clinical Laboratory Sciences: Are They Prepared For The Workplace?, Jennifer D. Perry
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Online programs are increasing in the field of clinical laboratory sciences (CLS), however there is limited research regarding how well prepared online CLS program graduates are for the workplace, given that the field is highly hands-on skills based. Prior research suggests that online CLS graduates perform as well as their traditional graduate counterparts on national registry examinations, however, there is no information on their job preparedness and performance in the workplace. A qualitative multi-site case study was performed exploring the job preparedness of clinical laboratory science (CLS) professionals with online degrees in both the Associate in Applied Science in Medical …