Certified Laboratory Consultant (CLC)

Independent Consultant – Formalized business (business recorded on some form of public record).

Copy of current business license/permit with expiration date and copies of renewal, if applicable

• The business must have been registered with one of the above entities at least three years prior to the date of submission.

Independent Consultant – No formalized business

Three (3) signed letters of endorsement from current or past clients on their letterhead, of which one (1) letter verifies services provided at least three years prior to your submission.

Internal Consultant – within a consulting firm, reference laboratory, or medical laboratory

Employer’s official job description indicating consulting duties (i.e., with home care patients; with the Pediatric Service for POCT; with affiliated physicians for their POLs, etc.).

• The official job description must either be signed by the employer (HR or immediate supervisor) or accompanied by a signed letter from the employer on company letterhead.

Your CV or other authenticated document listing dates and places of consulting employment covering the requisite timeframe (3 out of the last 5 years)

Education

• Copy of your college transcripts showing completion of a baccalaureate degree or higher in science or an allied health field

Degrees from Foreign Institutions:

• Evaluation report of foreign transcript. The evaluation must be a course-by-course evaluation by one of the evaluation services listed on our website. List of evaluation services

Professional Certifications

• Proof of valid certification or licensure.

Laboratory-Related Experience

Your detailed resume/CV demonstrating 6 years of relevant clinical experience indicating dates and places of employment as proof of experience.

• Relevant clinical experience must be in a laboratory that performs the chemical, physical, or biological examination of human fluids and tissues and that uses clinical laboratory techniques and methodologies.

Continuing Education

• Proof of your CE activities (certificates of completion, proof of presentations or books authored, organizational participation, etc.)

Professional Development

Active Membership:

• Proof of current (active) membership in one or more professional societies.

Development and Utilization of Consulting Resource Materials:

• Provide resource material references used in consulting practice (books, periodicals, audio and videotapes, newsletters, government publications, and all other resources).