Table 1 Representation of specific learning objectives of “Clinical lab shadowing” elective session

A. To know the types of vacutainers and mechanism of actions of anticoagulants

B. To understand and observe the different phases of the sample testing process with emphasis on laboratory errors.

C. To demonstrate the processing of the sample in the clinical laboratory

D. Hands-on experience in Biomedical waste disposal

E. To understand the basics of total quality management

F. To infer the results of common biochemical tests that aid in the identification of diseases in a supervised environment.

G. To understand and observe the reporting of critical values and amendments of reports.

H. To understand the importance of Lab accreditation

I. To function effectively as a team leader in a multi-disciplinary team managing a hospital-based laboratory

J. To learn communication with effective biochemical reasoning with peers and the health care team in the hospital

K. To know the ethical issues in laboratory management

L. To visit and observe the processing of the sample in the STAT lab.