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
- Insuring 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 principle 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
- Encourage respect for diversity by training and example
- Good stewardship of our environment
- Minimize waste generation, use of hazardous materials and radionuclides
- Encourage recycling efforts
User Guidelines
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.
Contact Information
Name:
Karen M Frank
Title:
Chief
Address:
10 Center DriveBethesda, MD 20892
Phone:
E-Mail: