Clin Chem. 1996 Jan;42(1):96-101.
Given the omnipresent cost-containment environment in which clinical chemists now work, they must adapt to a host of changed conditions and new pressures. Much of the onus of adapting is on the individual who must assume a different attitude to his or her work. The American Association for Clinical Chemistry can, and should, take a leadership role in developing a new type of laboratory director by working with other professional organizations in the clinical laboratory field to create training programs and retraining programs for existing clinical laboratory scientists, which will equip them for broader scientific and managerial responsibilities than hitherto. AACC needs to develop alliances with its sister organizations so that the common issues are addressed collectively rather than competitively. The scope of clinical chemistry must expand into areas other than traditional clinical chemistry, e.g., microbiology, immunology, certain aspects of hematology (including coagulation), and even aspects of blood banking. The former clinical chemist needs to become a clinical laboratory scientist and promote him- or herself as having cross-disciplinary expertise in analytical techniques and automation, which are the common threads linking all branches of clinical laboratory science.
鉴于临床化学家目前所处的无处不在的成本控制环境，他们必须适应一系列变化的条件和新的压力。适应的大部分责任在于个人，个人必须对自己的工作采取不同的态度。美国临床化学协会能够而且应该发挥领导作用，与临床实验室领域的其他专业组织合作，为现有的临床实验室科学家制定培训计划和再培训计划，以培养新型的实验室主任，使他们能够承担比以往更广泛的科学和管理责任。美国临床化学协会需要与其姊妹组织建立联盟，以便共同解决共同问题，而不是相互竞争。临床化学的范围必须扩展到传统临床化学以外的领域，例如微生物学、免疫学、血液学的某些方面（包括凝血），甚至血库的某些方面。以前的临床化学家需要成为临床实验室科学家，并宣传自己在分析技术和自动化方面具有跨学科专业知识，这些是连接临床实验室科学所有分支的共同主线。
