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The Laboratory Medical Direction (LMD) Program is a CME program designed for pathologists who are current or potential medical directors and who have operational responsibilities for one or more units of a laboratory as well as individuals with laboratory management responsibilities. The program also helps advance the careers of pathologists who want to move into the laboratory medical director roles, and those already in such roles who seek to improve their skills.

The focus is on equipping pathologists with practical skills, tools, and techniques that they can implement in their laboratories to ensure more effective and efficient operations and more effective patient care.

The curriculum consists of seven online CME activities (18.0 CME hours) and a 1.5-day in-person workshop (12 CME hours). The in-person educational experience will be led by a team of expert faculty. This curriculum should be completed prior to attending the in-person Laboratory Medical Direction Workshop. All online activities are prerequisites to attending the workshop and will be made available to participants no later than March 25, 2024.

As a result of completing the LMD program, qualified program participants will be able to:
• Integrate lab data and their own medical knowledge to interpret operational trends and determine the implications
• Identify the steps, tools, and monitors required to implement a quality management program
• Apply a risk management process to identify risk factors and develop action plans
• Use communication strategies to clearly express ideas and positions, manage resistance, and create an open dialogue
• Identify and use team building skills to enable effective and efficient laboratory operations
• Discuss compliance scenarios and ways to stay in compliance
• Execute the necessary tasks to obtain laboratory accreditation