TRAINING CENTER PROGRAMS
The Medical Laboratory Technology curriculum is a two-year Associate of Applied Science degree program of study that prepares individuals to work in a medical laboratory. As members of the health care delivery team, clinical laboratory personnel are responsible for assuring reliable and accurate laboratory test results that contribute to the diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, and prevention of physiological and pathological conditions. This program is designed to meet the standards and requirements for careers in clinical laboratory science. At career entry, the medical laboratory technician/clinical laboratory technician will be able to perform routine clinical laboratory tests (such as hematology, clinical chemistry, immunohematology, microbiology, serology/immunology, coagulation, and urinalysis) as the primary analyst making specimen-oriented decisions on pre-determined criteria. Upon successful completion of the technical program, the student will be eligible to take a national certification examination. Outcome measures for the MLT program include: Board of Certification (BOC) pass rate for graduates from 2016 2018 is 95%, the job placement rate for graduates from 2016 2018 is 100%, the program graduation rate for 2016 2018 is 96% and the program attrition rate for 2015 2017 is 4%.
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Pre-requisites required: 2 years Summary of Program Requirements There are no prerequisites for the program. Qualified students may seek program admission immediately after graduation from high school. Skills Needed Critical thinking, interpersonal skills, good verbal and written communication skills, auditory ability, visual ability, tactile ability, gross and fine motor abilities, punctuality, ability to be mobile |
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Meridian Community College
Meridian Campus Contact Sheila Johnson 601.484.8755 sjohns29@meridiancc.edu |
The Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT) program prepares individuals to work in a medical laboratory under the supervision of a medical technologist or pathologist and/or other physicians. If you want to work in the healthcare field but without much direct patient contact, you may be a great fit for a career in MLT. Lab professionals work behind the scenes but contribute up to 70% of the information physicians use to make diagnostic decisions.
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Pre-requisites required: 4 semesters Summary of Program Requirements Skills Needed |
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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Jackson County Campus Contact Lisa Dickson 228-497-7641 lisa.dickson@mgccc.edu |
Highly trained, skilled Scientists who perform complex laboratory testing to aid the Physician in the patients diagnosis of illness/disease.
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Pearl River Community College
Forrest County Center Contact Lee Byrd 601.554.5523 clbyrd@prcc.edu |