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Calibration and Verification

This Medical Laboratory Science lesson in Molecular Diagnostics supports laboratory science learning and laboratory interpretation for medical laboratory students and professionals.

Distinguish calibration and verification at an introductory molecular laboratory level.

Advanced8 min read15 sectionsMolecular Diagnostics
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Learning Objectives

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Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

Section: Learning Objectives

Each objective is an everyday molecular laboratory quality skill, not a full accreditation curriculum.

  • Define calibration as aligning instrument/measurement response to a known standard or reference material
  • Define verification (in this context) as confirming performance still meets expected criteria after calibration or at defined intervals
  • Distinguish calibration/verification from routine QC, method verification, and method validation at an introductory level

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