proficiency testing

proficiency testing

a program in which specimens of quality control material are periodically sent to members of a group of laboratories for analysis, with each laboratory's results compared with those of its peers.
See also: proficiency samples.

pro·fi·cien·cy test·ing

(prō-fish'ĕn-sē test'ing) A program in which specimens of quality control material are periodically sent to members of a group of laboratories for analysis, with each laboratory's results compared with those of its peers.
See also: proficiency samples