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Title

Student Motivations in Medical Laboratory Science Job Selection

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Department: Medical Laboratory Science

University: Idaho State University College: Health Professions Department: Medical Laboratory Science 31

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City

Pocatello

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Unknown to Unknown

Creator

Matthew M. Jones

Publisher

Idaho State University

Type

Thesis

Is Complete

No

Date Published

1/31/2018

Archive

digital

City: Pocatello

Degree

Master

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Abstracts

The purpose of this study is to determine the motivations behind job selection of the students in the Medical Laboratory Sciences program at Idaho State University. This is a replicate study of work previously done by researchers at the University of Utah in 2004 which examined job selection criteria of MLS students. Survey data of recently graduated students was gathered through convenience sampling and analyzed using SPSS to measure the importance of different job selection criteria to Medical Laboratory Science students. A significant difference was found between these factors leading to a selection of most favorable and least favorable clinical rotation sites attended by the students. Students appeared to value ‘work environment’ the most in potential employers, followed by ‘pay.’ As potential future employees in a high-demand career, it is increasingly important for potential employers to understand what students value in the workplace. This work is designed to aid employers to better recruit and fill the increasing need for highly skilled workers in the MLS field.