Curriculum
Students will spend 40 hours a week, Monday through Friday, receiving lecture, demonstration, observation and/or hands-on practice at a student laboratory or live clinical bench. Under the supervision of faculty or teaching technologists, students will have opportunities to work with state-of-the-art biomedical instrumentation and a diverse collection of clinical specimens.
The program curriculum includes lectures, activities, and clinical rotations in:
- Clinical chemistry
- Clinical hematology
- Clinical hemostasis
- Clinical immunology
- Flow cytometry
- Immunohematology
- Medical microbiology
- Mycology and parasitology
- Molecular diagnostics
- Point of care (ancillary) testing
- Topics in clinical education and laboratory operations
- Urinalysis
Lectures will include synchronous and asynchronous delivery with expected after-hours study to complete homework assignments and prepare for exams.
Clinical rotations will be hosted at various hospital campuses in the Corewell Health East or West regions with primary residency at one of the larger medical centers - the William Beaumont University Hospital in Royal Oak (East region students) or the Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids (West region students). Students will also be scheduled for short one-to-four-day rotations at nearby regional campuses when possible. Students will be given the opportunity to indicate their hospital campus preferences for these shorter rotations based on city of residence.
Student: Instructor ratios are 16:1 in lecture; 4:1 in student lab taught by MLS program faculty; and 1:1 on live benches with staff teaching technologists.
Student progress will be evaluated via assignments, written and/or practical exams, competency checklists and performance evaluations. Students must successfully complete each lecture course and laboratory rotation to satisfy the requirements of the program. Upon successful completion of the clinical program, graduates will receive a certificate of completion.
NOTE: Lecture and laboratory schedules and curriculum descriptions plus other program details will be provided at the interview. The interview will also provide ample time for answering additional questions from the applicant.
National certification examinations
Upon successful completion of the clinical program, graduates are eligible to take a national certification examination for Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS).
The following organization administers the MLS certification examination
American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Board of Certification
33 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1600
Chicago, Il 60603
Phone: 312.541.4999