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ADVICE Qualifications
CELEBRATING SUCCESS IN 2021 The individuals listed here have all been awarded an IBMS Diploma of Expert Practice, Higher Specialist Diploma or Advanced Specialist Diploma in recent months.
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eriodically we rightly take a moment to reflect and celebrate the achievements of members. In July 2021 we published details of those who passed the Higher Specialist Diploma (HSD) exams held in February 2021 and we are now pleased to congratulate those who have obtained various IBMS qualifications since then. In addition to the names stated below, 192 individuals were successful in achieving the Certificate of Expert Practice (CEP) in Leadership and Management, Molecular Pathology, Quality Management, Pointof-Care Testing or Training during 2021. The qualifications encourage critical thinking, questioning attitude, reflective practice and the development of greater autonomy, all of which are essential skills for leaders. They are both developed and assessed by IBMS expert practitioners and academics from IBMS-accredited universities in collaboration with, where appropriate, colleagues from the Royal College of Pathologists (RCPath). The qualifications provide value for money, helping organisations to support their staff with qualifications that are specifically designed for those who are working in laboratory settings. They represent a considerable commitment of both time and effort by
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“The qualifications encourage critical thinking, questioning attitude, reflective practice and greater autonomy” the individual concerned. Those who pass will have demonstrated to the examiners a comprehensive understanding of complex scientific, technical and managerial subjects and that they can apply their knowledge, competence and personal autonomy, as well as transferable skills and qualities in their chosen discipline. Successful individuals will find that their
new qualification provides both peer and wider professional recognition and that it puts them in a strong position to obtain senior positions. Achievement of the HSD, or any Advanced Specialist Diploma (ASD) qualification, enables individuals who do not already have it eligibility for upgrade to the highest level of IBMS membership, Fellowship (FIBMS) status.
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