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· Vincent S. Gallicchio is associate dean    
for Research and Graduate Studies and    
professor of Clinical Science and Internal Q
lVledicine. He holds the endowed Profes- ( ‘_  
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I In 1992 Vincent S. Gallicchio began a quest to bring an international student ex- said Kathy Waller, president of the board Q
if change program to the Division of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (CLS) in the UK of directors for NAACLS, and an associ-  
l College of Allied Health Professions, recently renamed the College of Health Sci- ate professor in the College of Medicine  
_ l ences. Over the last ten years, Gallicchio, professor of medicine and clinical science and Public Health at The Ohio State Uni- ig
  l and associate dean for research in the College of Health Sciences, has seen the in- versity. "The great programs have faculty  
  l tcrnational exchange program blossom into a significant factor helping to contrib- who are professional role models and in- ll
r ute to the overall national ranking of this UK division. In fact, in 1999, an article in volve their students in research and pro- i
l i the Clinical Laboratory Science Journal recognized UK’s CLS program No. 1 fessional service activities? il
I among the top 15 programs in the United States. And, Gallicchio himself was UK’s CLS program trains students to  *
k ranked first for having the highest faculty scholarly productivity in the field when become lab technicians and scientists who  I
( 120 programs in the country were evaluated. perform tests on body fluids and tissues, Xl
 _ All that would be impressive on its own, but now the CLS student exchange pro- helping with the diagnosis of disease and  
  gram is being positioned as the model by which CLS programs at other colleges will the management of health. Last year UK  “
I , be evaluated, based on a recommendation by the National Association for Accredi— received approval from the Kentucky I
· l tation for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS). Council on Postsecondary Education to {
  "There are several factors that make an exceptional CLS program.These include offer master’s and doctoral degrees in L I
E; faculty. students. education. research, service, administrative support and the fi- CLS. The CLS program has five major dis-  
I nances to achieve the programs vision and goals. Excellence in teaching is a given," ciplines: immunohematology (blood bank-  
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