Upon completion of the program, graduates will be prepared to:
- Provide patient-centered, customized consultation services on appropriate test selection and interpretation for the purpose of collaborative clinical decision making among the interprofessional health care team and for the patient.
- Monitor laboratory data, test utilization, and diagnostic testing processes in individual patients and populations using informatics and analytics to reduce diagnostic errors, improve efficiency, and reduce costs.
- Conduct research and apply evidence to demonstrate clinical utility of laboratory tests and algorithms and to improve the quality, efficiency, and safety of the overall diagnostic testing process.
- Educate health care providers, patients, their families, and the general public about the indications, best evidence, patient preparation, and interpretation of clinical laboratory testing, including home self-testing.
- Contribute to laboratory operations to comply with all state and federal laws and regulations, as well as guidelines determined by professional boards of licensure, and certification/accreditation agencies.
- Participate in health policy decision making at all institutional levels using best evidence.
- Demonstrate exemplary professional and ethical behaviors in practice, education, and scholarly activities.
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Clinical Laboratory and Medical Imaging Sciences 
