IQMH is seeking volunteers to sit on its Proficiency Testing Scientific Committees, effective May 2023. Membership on committees consists of a three-year term of office, renewable once. Committees meet an average of four times a year for half-day or full-day meetings.
IQMH considers the following criteria for membership:
- Membership will reflect geography and the laboratory community, including hospital- and community-based representation.
- Members shall be laboratory professionals of stature who have a broad knowledge of laboratory operations, quality assurance practices and their chosen laboratory medicine discipline.
Responsibilities of Proficiency Testing Scientific Committees include:
- Advising on the design and content of Proficiency Testing surveys.
- Reviewing Proficiency Testing survey results and evaluation of laboratory performance.
- Preparing educational committee comments for each Proficiency Testing survey, including a review of the medical and scientific literature, commentary on discordant results, and recommendations for improved practice.
- Reviewing standards of practice in laboratory medicine and recommending guidelines to the Accreditation program.
Expectations of committee members are that they are able to:
- Regularly attend committee meetings and important related activities.
- Make a serious commitment to participate actively in committee work.
- Volunteer for and willingly accept assignments and complete them thoroughly and on time.
- Stay informed about committee matters and prepare well for meetings and review and comment on minutes and reports.
- Build a collegial working relationship with other committee members that contribute to consensus.
- Actively participate in the committees’ annual evaluation and planning efforts.
We are seeking the following member(s) at this time:
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Committee
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Member
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Expertise
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Facility Type
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Chemistry
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Medical Laboratory Technologist (1)
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Clinical Chemistry/Biochemistry
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Hospital or Community Laboratory
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APPLY
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Cytopathology
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Cytotechnologist (1)
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Cytopathology
(gyn and non-gyn)
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Hospital or Community Laboratory
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APPLY
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Genetics
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Medical Laboratory Geneticist (PhD/MD) (1)
Medical Laboratory Technologist (1)
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Cytogenetics
Molecular genetics is considered an asset
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Small Hospital or Tertiary Hospital (Academic)
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APPLY
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Interested parties should complete the application form(s) by clicking on "Apply" in the table above. You must also forward the résumé/curriculum vitae, by April 14, 2023, to applications@iqmh.org.
Direct hyperlink(s) to the application forms can be found here:
Chemistry Committee:
https://qview.ca/qview/DataCollection/Public/HSurveys/PublicView.aspx?proc=YYCrDfAfCzk=
Cytology Committee:
https://qview.ca/qview/DataCollection/Public/HSurveys/PublicView.aspx?proc=P7JjpoC6Ky0=
Genetics Committee: https://qview.ca/qview/DataCollection/Public/HSurveys/PublicView.aspx?proc=q6reVSjiYzM=
You must also forward the résumé/curriculum vitae, by April 14, 2023, to applications@iqmh.org.
For more information, please email applications@iqmh.org.