Additional Information
Level of Instruction: Basic
Intended Audience: Medical laboratory scientists, medical laboratory technicians, laboratory supervisors, and laboratory managers. This course is also appropriate for MLS and MLT students and pathology residents.
Author Information: Dr. Carlee McClintock joined Lighthouse Lab Services after a
decade of clinical lab experience, starting up, managing, and then directing operations
for a high-complexity physician-owned CLIA laboratory serving providers for a pain
medicine practice recognized as a Center of Excellence by the American Pain
Society. Dr. McClintock is board-certified in Toxicological Chemistry by the
National Registry of Certified Chemists (NRCC) and holds a Medical Laboratory
Director of Toxicology license from the Tennessee Department of Health. She
earned her Ph.D. in Life Sciences from the Genome Science & Technology
Program at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, conducting research on
peptides and intact proteins using LC-MS analysis at Oak Ridge National
Laboratory. Prior to this, she earned B.S. degrees from the University of Texas
at Austin in Neurobiology and Communications. She has written and/or contributed
to research articles published in peer-reviewed journals spanning analytical
chemistry, biochemistry, and systems biology of microbiomes in the context of
chronic opioid exposure. She oversees five clinical labs in three
states, fulfilling CLIA roles of Clinical Consultant, Technical Supervisor, and
Lab Director.
The author has no
conflict of interest to disclose.
Reviewer Information: Laurie Bjerklie, MA, MLS(ASCP)CM, is
a Lead Education Developer. She earned a B.S. in Medical Laboratory Science
from the University of North Dakota and an M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction
from Saint Xavier University. She has over 15 years of experience in higher
education and has held program director and faculty positions in both MLT and
MLS programs.
