Course Description
The Medical Laboratory Technology Program prepares students to function as Clinical Laboratory Technicians or Medical Laboratory Technicians in a wide variety of settings from physician office laboratories to modern tertiary care hospitals through classroom study and supervised clinical experience. The curriculum includes study of the formed elements of blood, coagulation mechanisms, analysis of body fluids, blood typing and cross-matching, techniques of sterilization and disinfections, bacterial descriptions and classifications, characteristics of pathogenic fungi and parasites, clinical introistry analysis, and other aspects of medical laboratory technology.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course the student should be able to:
A. Demonstrate an understanding of the history of the clinical laboratory and the professionalism desired in clinical laboratory personnel.
B. Exhibit behavior consistent with the ethical practice of clinical laboratory medicine.
C. Maintain confidentiality of all patients and test results.
D. Demonstrate an appreciation for the special knowledge and talent of other members of the health care team.
E. Explain the impact of federal and state regulatory agencies on the clinical laboratory.
F. Explain the transmission of the AIDS (HIV) virus and state how the virus affects the immune system.
G. In addition to the HIV virus, name other pathogens that could be transmitted by blood or body fluids.
H. Exhibit an understanding of safety hazards in the laboratory and discuss the proper techniques to avoid accidents.
I. Use basic metric systems for laboratory procedures and use formulas to calculate strengths of dilutions and solutions.
J. Discuss processing clinical specimens according to established procedures.
K. Exhibit an understanding of the basic laboratory procedures in clinical chemistry, hematology, coagulation, urinalysis, immunology/serology.
L. Evaluate quality control values.