Mundt Lillian, Vanik Janet
Clinical Laboratory Sciences Program, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, 3333 Green Bay Road, North Chicago, IL 60064, USA.
Clin Lab Sci. 2007 Spring;20(2):72-9.
The Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (RFUMS) experienced a steady decline in the number of applicants for the Clinical Laboratory Sciences (CLS) Program, even though the department regularly received inquiries from qualified students. The faculty recognized the undergraduate-degreed prospects' desires for both an advanced degree and the procurement of entry-level clinical laboratory knowledge and skills. To address this perceived need, the CLS department developed and implemented a new degree option, the entry-level master's. The new curriculum resulted from a transformational process incorporated into the normal developmental process of curriculum change. This article explores various change theories that were manifested during this transformation process, along with barriers to change and how to overcome them. In addition, the authors demonstrate the need for creation of this entry-level program and provide a curriculum outline.
罗莎琳德·富兰克林医科大学（RFUMS）临床检验科学系的临床检验科学（CLS）项目申请者数量持续下降，尽管该系经常收到合格学生的咨询。教师们认识到本科毕业生既渴望获得高级学位，又希望掌握入门级临床检验知识和技能。为满足这一明显需求，CLS系开发并实施了一种新的学位选项——入门级硕士学位。新课程源于融入课程变革正常发展过程的转型过程。本文探讨了这一转型过程中体现的各种变革理论，以及变革的障碍和克服这些障碍的方法。此外，作者阐述了设立这个入门级项目的必要性，并提供了课程大纲。
