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| Medical Laboratory Technology |
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 Career Pathway – Health Sciences The medical laboratory technician works under the direct supervision of the medical technologist and/or a pathologist or other qualified scientist, performing routine laboratory procedures in microbiology, blood banking, chemistry, hematology, immunology, and urinalysis. Specific tasks might include collecting blood specimens; grouping and typing blood; preparing, staining, and identifying microorganisms; analyzing blood and body fluids for chemical components; and microscopic examination of urine, blood, and body fluids. Positions are available in all parts of the country in hospitals, clinics, physicians’ offices, public health agencies, the armed services, industrial and pharmaceutical laboratories, and public and private medical research programs. This program is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences, 8410 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Suite 670, Chicago, IL 60631, 773-714-8880. Graduates are encouraged to seek professionally recognized credentials, such as those provided by the National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel or the American Society for Clinical Pathology. Graduates receive the Associate in Applied Science. Prerequisites Recommended high school units of study are shown at the end of this catalog. Graduation from an accredited high school, ability and interest in laboratory sciences (especially chemistry or biology), and three years of mathematics are recommended for admission to the program. In order to register for Chemistry 100 (which must be completed by the end of the fall semester of the first year), the student must achieve one of the following:
Admission to the Medical Laboratory Technology Program is selective. See page 12 of the KCC Catalog for the admission process. The following factors are considered in the selection process:
Students are expected to have some experience working with computers. Students who did not take computer science in high school or whose personal experiences do not include computer usage are encouraged to take a computer class. OIT 160, Applications Software, is recommended.
° For options to fulfill the Creativity, Global Awareness, and Healthy Living Electives, see page 33 of the College Catalog. All general education and pre-professional courses can be taken either before admission to the program or concurrently. These courses can be taken at KCC or at one of the community colleges working jointly with the KCC MLT program (Glen Oaks Community College, Jackson Community College, Kalamazoo Valley Community College, or Lake Michigan College). Equivalent course work taken at other accredited transfer institutions will also be considered. Medical Laboratory Technology Major Formal admission to the Medical Laboratory Technology program is required prior to enrolling in any medical laboratory course.
The four-semester plus summer sequence of courses recommended below will permit the full-time student to complete the program in two years:
(1) Students with clinical laboratory work experience may qualify for a shortened clinical training period. See program coordinator for permission to take MELA 265, Advanced Clinical Practicum, instead of MELA 260, Coordinated Clinical Practicum. Fast-Track Option The Fast-Track option of the Medical Laboratory Technology Program allows students with significant prior course work to complete the program in 14-16 months. This option is designed as a post-baccalaureate occupational program. The Fast-Track still results in an Associate of Applied Science being granted by the College. It allows students to enter the program at three different times (August, January, and May) if positions are available. To qualify for the Fast-Track option, students would have to have completed the following minimum course equivalents:
° For options to fulfill the Creativity, Global Awareness, and Healthy Living Electives, see page 33 of the College Catalog. Students beginning in August or January would follow the previously described sequence of professional courses. Fast-Track students beginning in May start their clinical training on a part-time basis in the following spring semester and complete their training during the first eight weeks of the second summer semester. A typical sequence of courses for a Fast-Track student would be:
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