Li R C, Bigler W N, Blackwood L L, Venable C, Fenn J P, Lambrecht R S, Miller L E, Summers S H
Center for Biomedical Laboratory Science, San Francisco State University, CA 94132, USA.
Clin Lab Sci. 1998 Jan-Feb;11(1):21-7.
Determine whether recipients of clinical laboratory science (CLS) advanced degrees (MS) experience greater career achievements than their baccalaureate level (BS) colleagues.
Two similar questionnaires were used-one for certified or licensed CLS professionals who had earned advanced CLS degrees (MS); the other for matched BS CLS colleagues.
Five academic programs that conduct both National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences accredited CLS education and CLS MS degree programs participated.
The number of survey respondents was 220, 117 with advanced CLS degrees and 103 BS level controls. There were 99 matched pairs, i.e., 198 individuals were matched for gender, residence region, and years of experience.
Careers of BS vs. MS respondents were statistically compared, e.g., fractions with managerial level jobs, relative earnings increases per year, numbers of publications and reports, and other professional contributions.
Compared to their BS degree controls, MS degree respondents had more managerial level jobs (62% MS; 36% BS), a higher frequency of job change (once per 4.3 years MS; once per 5.9 years BS), and a higher increase per year of earnings (9.1% MS; 8.1% BS). A greater percentage of the MS degree graduates (77%) than the BS level controls (33%) had authored external publications; the responses related to authorship of institutional reports and procedures were less different-84% MS and 64% BS. Professional contributions to their institutions or profession were cited slightly more frequently by the MS graduates (65%) than by the BS level controls (55%).
Compared to their matched BS level CLS colleagues, CLS MS degree recipients had greater job mobility, greater management authority, higher salary, and more numerous professional contributions.
确定临床检验科学（CLS）高级学位（硕士）获得者是否比其学士学位（学士）水平的同事取得更大的职业成就。
使用了两份相似的调查问卷——一份针对获得CLS高级学位（硕士）的认证或持牌CLS专业人员；另一份针对匹配的学士水平CLS同事。
五个同时开展经国家临床检验科学认证机构认证的CLS教育和CLS硕士学位项目的学术项目参与了研究。
调查对象有220人，其中117人拥有CLS高级学位，103人为学士水平的对照者。有99对匹配对象，即198人在性别、居住地区和工作经验年限方面进行了匹配。
对学士和硕士受访者的职业情况进行统计学比较，例如担任管理级工作的比例、每年相对收入增长、发表的文章和报告数量以及其他专业贡献。
与学士学位对照者相比，硕士学位受访者担任管理级工作的比例更高（硕士为62%；学士为36%），换工作的频率更高（硕士每4.3年换一次工作；学士每5.9年换一次工作），且年收入增长更高（硕士为9.1%；学士为8.1%）。拥有外部出版物的硕士学位毕业生比例（77%）高于学士水平对照者（33%）；与机构报告和程序撰写相关的回答差异较小——硕士为84%，学士为64%。硕士毕业生（65%）比学士水平对照者（55%）更频繁地提到对所在机构或专业的专业贡献。
与匹配的学士水平CLS同事相比，CLS硕士学位获得者具有更大的工作流动性、更大的管理权限、更高的薪资以及更多的专业贡献。
