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Directions:
Please answer the following questions about you and your facility. This information is confidential and will only be used to analyze the data across groups of respondents (e.g., respondents from varying geographic regions). Provide only one response for each item unless otherwise indicated. The deadline to respond to the survey is February 2, 2015.

Please note: If you are not an employee or supervisor/manager of a clinical or research genetics laboratory engaged in specimen processing and testing, please classify your job title as "other".

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* 1. How did you receive this survey?

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* 2. What is your primary specialty?

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* 3. Are you a certified laboratory professional?

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* 4. If you do have certification, in what area are you certified (check all that apply)?

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* 5. Who provides your certification?

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* 6. Does your facility require diagnostic or testing personnel to be certified?

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* 7. Does your laboratory offer higher salaries or a bonus to employees who are certified?

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* 8. How were you trained?

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* 9. Does the state/province in which you are employed require genetic technologists to be licensed (if yes, please enter your two-letter state abbreviation or three-letter province abbreviation)?

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* 10. Years of genetics laboratory experience (round to a whole year)

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* 11. At how many different labs have you worked (do not include mergers/acquisitions as separate labs)?

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* 12. What educational level have you reached?

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