医学化验学

医学化验学

What is a Medical Laboratory Scientist?

Medical laboratory scientists (MLS) are healthcare investigators, who use laboratory analyses to assist healthcare providers in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment 疾病和失调. MLS professionals use biomedical instruments, information technology and manual techniques to perform tests on body fluid and blood samples. Laboratory testing disciplines include clinical chemistry, hematology, immunology, immunohematology, microbiology and molecular biology. 医学化验专业人员 generate accurate lab results that aid in detecting cancer, diabetes, infections and 毒素.

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罗斯蒙特IL 60018-5119
电话:773.714.8880; fax: 773.714.8886
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医学化验学 students will learn:

• Clinical Bacteriology: The identification of pathogenic microorganisms and susceptibility 抗菌剂.
• Clinical Chemistry: The analysis of body fluids for chemical analytes such as glucose 和胆固醇.
• Clinical Hematology: The study of blood cells including abnormalities, with emphasis on procedures of laboratory examination.
• Clinical Immunohematology: The theory and techniques of donor selection, processing blood for transfusion and resolving incompatibilities due to unexpected antibodies.
• Principals of Clinical Administration and Education: Introduction of basic principles of laboratory administration and education.

This program has three semesters of clinical practicum for a total of 46 semester 小时. The clinical practicum is comprised of two semesters on campus (Practicum Phase I) and twenty weeks at an approved clinical affiliate site (Practicum Phase II).

• Practicum Phase I on campus includes learning didactic theory and developing through hands-on experiences basic laboratory skills.
• Practicum Phase II at a clinical affiliate site provides students with opportunities to apply didactic theory and to use practical laboratory techniques in the daily testing, interpreting and reporting of patient specimen results under the supervision of clinical 实验室专家.

MLS Student Professional Development

The MLS department faculty are continually working to provide our students with the qualifications that they need to be competent certified laboratory professionals. Our department faculty work closely with our students through professional development activities such as the USM MLS Club, the ASCLS-MS Student Forum and the ASCLS-MS Annual 国家会议. The goal of the activities is to train the students with positive habits that will serve them throughout their professional career.

Professional Licensure Disclosure

Completion of The University of Southern Mississippi 医学化验学 degree program does not guarantee employment in the medical/clinical laboratory profession. 之前 to enrollment, students are responsible for confirming all education, certification, and licensing requirements in the medical/clinical laboratory profession as the requirements 可能因州而异.  For accurate requirements for 许可, please check with the appropriate state licensing board where you wish to work for more information.  ASCP provides information about 许可 on their 许可页面. 

并不是所有的州都要求执照.  As of November 2023, the following states require 许可-California, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, Montana, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Puerto Rico, Tennessee, and West Virginia.  然而，状态的数量 许可要求可能会改变. Some employers may also require certification even in states that do not require 许可.  Currently, Mississippi does not require 许可. 

The USM 医学化验学 degree program is designed to meet the ASCP (American Society for Clinical Pathology) certification requirements and may not meet licensing 所有州的要求.

如有疑问，请联系Dr. 塞布丽娜·布莱恩特—— 塞布丽娜.bryantFREEMississippi

For contact information for licensing boards, please see- ascls.org/advocacy-issues/许可

For information about applying for certification, see the ASCP认证委员会页面

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