NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE - CANCER.GOV

Contact Information

Primary Contact

Karen M Frank
Chief

Location

10 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892

Overview

The Department of Laboratory Medicine provides state-of-the-art laboratory testing in support of Clinical Center patient care and will serve as a center of excellence in research and training in laboratory medicine, particularly in areas which utilize the unique strengths of the National Institutes of Health.
Goals
  • We are committed to the following goals:
  • Respectful, compassionate, and high-quality patient care
  • High standards of clinical laboratory practice and efficiency
  • Optimal support of clinical research protocols
  • Excellence in applied and medical research
  • Professional and career growth of staff and trainees
  • Excellence in training in the disciplines of laboratory medicine
  • A workplace characterized by mutual respect, teamwork, and open communication
  • Good stewardship of our environment
Objectives within each goal
  • Respectful, compassionate, and high-quality patient care
    • Training in improved customer service
    • Monitoring of environment of patient care areas
    • Monitor patient waiting time and satisfaction
  • High standards of clinical laboratory practice and efficiency
    • Development and refinement of effective performance measurement systems
    • Ensuring the highest level of patient safety
    • Quality assurance for total testing process
    • Staying at the leading edge of technology to improve clinical care and lab efficiency
    • Providing consultative services for patient care
  • Optimal support of clinical research protocols
    • Interface with principal investigators regarding protocols relying extensively on laboratory testing
    • Customization of sample collection, processing, and testing to meet the needs of protocols
    • Excellence in applied and basic medical research
  • Support of research as a central part of our mission
    • Measurement of research performance and linkage of resources to performance
    • Development of collaborations with governmental and non-governmental entities
    • Identification of areas of research emphasis and opportunity
  • Professional growth and career growth of staff and trainees
    • Encourage and support continuing education
    • Monitor continuing education of staff
    • Develop an environment that encourages life-long learning
  • Excellence in training in the disciplines of laboratory medicine
    • Accreditation of training programs
    • Recruitment of high-caliber trainees
    • Development of information resources
    • Mentoring of trainees
  • A workplace characterized by mutual respect, teamwork, and open communication
    • Maintains forums and channels for communication and discussion among staff
  • Good stewardship of our environment
    • Minimize waste generation, use of hazardous materials, and radionuclides
    • Encourage recycling efforts

User Guidelines

Open to CC investigators. DLM currently offers postdoctoral fellowships in  Chemistry  and  Microbiology. Each fellowship is an accredited, two-year postdoctoral training program designed to develop clinical and research skills at the NIH Clinical Center, the world’s largest hospital totally dedicated to clinical research.

Keywords

cc-coreclinical chemistryclinical hematologyclinical immunologyclinical laboratoryClinical Research Supportmicrobiologynih-corephlebotomy