NEW YORK (360Dx) – Faced with increases in lab testing and a shortage of lab personnel, the professional association for Canada's medical lab workers is turning to simulation as a means of training more students for laboratory employment.

The Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science is looking to build a library of simulation tools, techniques, and best practices that academic laboratory training programs across the country can use to supplement their curriculums, particularly in areas of laboratory science where training resources are stretched thin.