| MAJOR SUBJECTS: |
Range of Semester
Hour Credits |
| 1. CLINICAL MICROSCOPY/URINALYSIS |
2-3 sem. hrs. |
| Lecture, supervised laboratory instruction, quality
control, instrumentation, computer applications and experience
in body fluids and urine in regard to chemical and cellular
composition. Anatomy and physiology, theory of renal function
in health and disease. |
| 2. CLINICAL HEMATOLOGY/COAGULATION |
5-8 sem. hrs. |
| Lecture, supervised laboratory instruction, quality
control, instrumentation, computer applications and experience
in the analysis of cellular elements of the blood and bone marrow,
both normal and abnormal, and on the hemostatic mechanisms of
the blood. |
| 3. CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY |
8-12 sem. hrs. |
| Lecture, supervised laboratory instruction, quality
control, instrumentation, computer applications and experience
in the isolation and identification of pathogenic organisms
and their susceptibility to anti-microbial agents. Includes
bacteriology, mycology, parasitology and virology. |
| 4. CLINICAL SEROLOGY/IMMUNOLOGY |
2-3 sem. hrs. |
| Lecture on antigen/antibody structure-function-interaction,
supervised laboratory instruction, quality control, instrumentation,
computer applications and experience in applying the principles
of immunology to serologic diagnosis. |
| 5. CLINICAL CHEMISTRY |
8-12 sem. hrs. |
| Lecture, supervised laboratory instruction, quality
control, computer applications, instrumentation, and experience
in medically oriented biochemistry as applied to normal and
abnormal physiology and analyses of body constituents. Includes
analyses of special body fluids such as amniotic, synovial,
cerebrospinal and pleural fluids. Includes special procedures
utilized for toxicology, endocrinology and immunoassay. |
| 6. CLINICAL IMMUNOHEMATOLOGY |
4-6 sem. hrs. |
| Lecture, supervised laboratory instruction, quality
control, instrumentation, computer applications and experience
in theory and practice of immunohematology as applied to blood
transfusion, component therapy, autoimmune diseases, immunologic
diagnostic procedures and blood component preparation and administration. |
| SPECIALIZED UNITS (SPECIALIZED
TOPICS) |
| 7. ORIENTATION TO MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY |
0-1 sem. hrs. |
| a. Introduction: Introduction to basic
techniques, principles of safety, infection control, professional
ethics, personal and professional responsibilities in the clinical
laboratory. Review of program's rules and regulations. Introduction
to clinical significance of laboratory procedures in diagnosis
and treatment. |
| b. Phlebotomy: Anatomy and physiology of
the arm, blood collection techniques from vein, capillary, artery
and difficult draw sites. Specimen variables and handling techniques.
Interactive communication skills with patients and para-professionals. |
| c. Computer Applications in the Clinical Lab:
An introduction to techniques, principles and concept common
in laboratory data processing systems. Utilization of mini-computers
in the laboratory and within instruments. |
| d. Laboratory Mathematics/Quality Assurance:
Laboratory oriented mathematics with emphasis on performing
calculations related to units of measure, pH, Beer's law and
calibration curves, Henderson-Hasselbach equation, enzyme activity,
renal clearance, hematology calculation. Principles and practice
of quality assurance. Includes statistical techniques, method
evaluation and pipette calibration. |
| 8. MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISION |
0-4 sem. hrs. |
| Lectures and/or seminars on theory and techniques
of laboratory oriented management practices utilized in planning,
organizing, directing, controlling and supervising a clinical
laboratory facility. |
| 9. EDUCATION METHODOLOGIES |
0-4 sem. hrs. |
| Lecture and/or seminars on the principles of education.
Includes methods of instruction, writing objectives and evaluation
devices for didactic and clinical practice. |
| 10. INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH |
0-1 sem. hrs. |
| Faculty guided study, research, scientific writing,
case study presentations and/or projects in specialty area(s)
of medical technology. |
|
| TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS CREDIT = |
40 |
