Professional Certification in Point-of-Care Testing

T Scott Isbell; Elaine Colwell; Elizabeth L Frank; Brad S Karon; Veronica Luzzi; Lou Ann Wyer

Professional Certification in Point-of-Care Testing

EJIFCC. 2021 Oct 18;32(3):303-310. eCollection 2021 Oct.

Authors

T Scott Isbell¹, Elaine Colwell², Elizabeth L Frank³, Brad S Karon⁴, Veronica Luzzi⁵, Lou Ann Wyer⁶

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology, Division of Laboratory Medicine, Saint Louis University, U.S.A.
² Department of Professional Education, American Association for Clinical Chemistry, U.S.A.
³ Department of Pathology, University of Utah Health, U.S.A.
⁴ Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, U.S.A.
⁵ TriCore Research Institute, U.S.A.
⁶ Sentara Healthcare, U.S.A.

PMID: 34819820
PMCID: PMC8592634

Abstract

Professional certification is affirmation and documentation that the certified individual has the knowledge, training, and skills necessary to practice some aspect of medicine or other profession. Herein is a description of the genesis of a professional certification in point of care testing (POCT), inclusive of rationale and goals. A distinction between professional certification and certificate training programs is made. Details regarding eligibility to sit for the board exam are provided along with a list exam content areas. Finally, successes of this professional certification program are highlighted.

Keywords: professional certification; professionalism; quality assurance; standards.

Publication types

Review