What are the credential requirements acceptable by CLIA to be a Clinical Laboratory Director in Public Health?
Asked by ethomas99@sbcglobal.net
Is a PhD necessary for CLIA certification?

Best Answer:
What do you mean by Director in Public Health, do you mean public health microbiology? In general you need to have a PhD degree in the field you want to direct (clinical chemistry, toxicology, molecular genetic, cytogenetic, microbiology) and have appropriate post-doc training in your field before hospital/lab will let you direct that section. For clinical chemistry the most common board is the American Board of Clinical Chemistry http://apps.aacc.org/abcc/ Or the National Registry of Certified Chemists http://members.aol.com/nrcc6/cc.htm For toxicology it is the American Board of Toxicology http://www.abtox.org/ For genetic, cytogenetic, it is the American Board of Medical Genetic http://www.abmg.org/ For microbiology it is the American Board of Medical Microbiology http://www.asm.org/Academy/index.asp?bid=2247 For immunology it is the American Board of Medical Laboratory Immunology http://www.asm.org/Academy/index.asp?bid=3949 Or the American Board of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics http://www.ashi-hla.org/abhi/ You can also check out the American Board of Bioanalysis http://www.aab.org/abb%20home%20page.htm All the above agency offer certification exam at a doctorate level which might allow you to direct a laboratory under CLIA.