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The program
provides opportunities for advanced placement based on evaluation of transcripts,
clinical work experience, and/or training in other accredited medical laboratory
education programs. Individuals interested in advanced placement should
confer with the program head. Students may be required to retake all MDL courses if a delay in completion
of the program is encountered. All students must pass a clinical
practicum prior to placement in clinical
rotations. Attendance during one summer session may be required.
Any student who receives a final
grade lower than "C" in any core course (MDL prefix) must repeat the course.
Students may repeat an MDL course only once, and if not successful ("C"
or better), will be removed from the Medical Laboratory Technology
program. Courses with the MDL prefix must be completed successfully before entering
Coordinated Internship.
Malpractice insurance coverage
will be furnished by the college. The student will be required to have appropriate
health insurance and be responsible for securing any required uniforms and
lab coats.
Upon satisfactory completion
of the five-semester program, the graduate will be eligible to take Medical
Laboratory Technology registry examinations (e.g., ASCP, NCA, AMT or equivalent)
for national certification.
The Medical Laboratory Technology
(MDL) classes may be taken for retraining by certified technologists who
have been out of the field for a period of time. Permission of the program
head is required prior to registration.
Progression
through the Program: The college offers this program in
affiliation with the healthcare agencies and practitioners in the
communities the college serves. The college relies on its community
affiliates to provide clinical education opportunities for its students,
expert clinical preceptors, and course instructors for many courses.
The often rapid changes in healthcare law, standards of practice,
technology, and content of credentialing examinations increasingly
necessitate sudden changes in the program’s course content, policies,
procedures and course scheduling. As a result, the college cannot
guarantee every student continuous and uninterrupted clinical and course
instruction as outlined in the printed catalog curriculum for this
program. Circumstances beyond the control of the college may
necessitate the postponement of course offerings or changes in the
sequencing and/or location of scheduled courses or clinical
assignments. Additionally, the college may have to change the instructor
for courses after instruction has started.
Computer Competency Requirement:
Students in this program will meet the college’s computer competency requirement
by successfully completing
ITE 115.
Students can also meet this requirement by passing the college’s computer
competency exam, administered in the testing centers on each campus, in
which case they will receive college credit for
ITE 115.
Students not passing the computer competency exam may retake the exam only
once.
Program Accreditation and Administration:
The Medical Laboratory Technology program is accredited by the National
Accreditation Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS), 8410 West
Bryn Mawr Avenue, Suite 670, Chicago, Illinois 60631 (773-714-8880 and NAACLSinfo@naacls.org).
The program's faculty medical director is Dr. Brad T. Siegmund, M.D., a board
certified Pathologist, also serving as medical director, Southside Regional
Medical Center, Petersburg, Virginia. The program director is Becky M. Clark,
M.Ed., MT (ASCP), an experienced clinical laboratory scientist and certified
Medical Technologist.
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