Medical Laboratory Technician - Montgomery County Community College - Central Campus - Blue Bell PA

Medical Laboratory Technician from Montgomery County Community College - Central Campus - Blue Bell PA is a Campus Associate Clinical Laboratory degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Purpose The nationally accredited Medical Laboratory Technician program is designed to prepare graduates for employment in hospitals, commercial laboratories, physician office laboratories and pharmaceutical companies. Upon program completion, students are eligible to take national certification examinations. Medical laboratory technicians follow specific procedures to perform a variety of routine diagnostic tests on blood and other body fluids in chemistry, hematology, urinalysis, immunohematology, microbiology and immunology. Thus, MLTs, in cooperation with other laboratory personnel, provide physicians with valuable information needed to care for patients. The curriculum combines traditional college courses in the humanities and sciences with clinical courses. Campus facilities and area hospital and commercial laboratories provide an authentic environment where students practice basic procedures, learn interpersonal skills, study diseases, and relate laboratory medicine to other aspects of health care. Program Outcomes A graduate should be able to: collect and prepare clinical specimens for analysis. operate laboratory instruments. perform a variety of diagnostic analyses according to prescribed methodology. monitor and assess the quality of data generated. recognized problems which may occur during testing. describe principles, reactions and reagents for each method studied. relate test results to other patient information to the extent required for understanding the analyses. demonstrate behavior and attitudes consistent with those of laboratory professionals. View more details on Montgomery County Community College - Central Campus . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Clinical Laboratory courses.