Discussion on Standardization ISO 15189 quality management system as the teaching content for laboratory medicine

ISO 15189 standard quality management system developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) embodies the international medical laboratory's latest quality management concept, and puts forward the quality improvement method of the standard. In this research, ISO 15189, as an important content in practice teaching for laboratory medicine, was designed according to the elements of this system. Students were requested to participate in every linkage of laboratory quality management by writing system document, taking part in quality activity, and practicing the key and difficult points of tech-nique in quality system in order not only to cultivate their basic idea of ISO 15189 standard, but also to make them familiar with the basic patterns of laboratory accreditation system and process, which could make them be-come the backbone of the laboratory quality management quickly in their vocational positions in the future. Key words: The International Organization for Standardization 15189 Standard; Laboratory medicine; Practice teaching