MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY COURSES

101 Introduction to Medical Laboratory Science
3 semester hours.
Offered first semester. Two hours lecture and four hours laboratory a week. Fee: $77.00.
Medical ethics and conduct, curriculum goals and objectives, job opportunities, and employment trends are discussed. Instruction in basic techniques in urinalysis and clinical microscopy, including a discussion of the anatomy and physiology of the urinary system and body fluids are included. Guest lectures, films and field trips. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

102 Hematology
4 semester hours.
Offered second semester. Two hours lecture and four hours laboratory a week. Fee: $77.00.
This course is designed to provide theory in normal blood cell production or hematopoiesis, and blood dyscrasias such as leukemia/anemia. In addition, the coagulation of blood is discussed. Practical experience in performing the complete blood count and coagulation tests is provided. Prerequisite: Medical Laboratory Technology 101 and Biological Science 101.

104 Applied Immunology
3 semester hours.
Offered second semester. Three hours lecture and application a week. Fee: $77.00.
Analyze the basic principles of human immunity system. Role of the immune system in health and disease. Evaluation of the parameters affecting the specific and nonspecific reactions in cells immunity system. Examine and evaluate techniques and applications of immunochemistry to medical diagnostics and biotechnology.

114 Medical Laboratory Techniques
2 semester hours.
Offered first semester. Two hours lecture/laboratory a week. Fee: $77.00.
Designed to provide the student with instruction in essential laboratory skills such as pipet techniques, proper safety and protective equipment procedures, operating a centrifuge, preparing reagents and solutions, laboratory mathematics and measurement, identification of glassware, infectious disease precautions, and isolation techniques. An introduction to medical terminology is included. In addition, students will receive instruction and operate a balance, autoclave, spectrophotometer, and microscope. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

200 Clinical Microbiology I
2 semester hours.
Offered summer only. Five hours lecture and ten hours laboratory a week for three weeks. Fee: $77.00.
A study of the principles and methods in medical microbiology, including techniques for handling and inoculating pathogenic specimens. Etiologic agents recovered from clinical materials and methods for identification of these etiologic agents of infectious disease are discussed. The student receives practical experience in identifying microorganisms by use of differential media and biochemical determinations. Prerequisite: Biological Science 204, MLT 101, 102, 114, and concurrent registration in MLT 201, or consent of instructor.

201 Immunohematology
4 semester hours.
Offered summer session. Five hours lecture and ten hours laboratory a week. Fee: $77.00.
A thorough investigation into the nature of antigens and antibodies is undertaken before applying the techniques required for studying their formation, behavior, and reaction properties. Blood banking procedures, including ABO grouping, Rh-Hr typing, detection and identification of antibodies, antiglobulin testing, and compatibility testing are performed. Serological tests for syphilis, C reactive protein, Streptococcus antistreptolysin 0, febrile disease, infectious mononucleosis, and rheumatoid arthritis are studied and performed. Prerequisite: Medical Laboratory Technology 101, 102, 114, and concurrent registration in MLT 200.

203 Clinical Biochemistry
4 semester hours Offered first semester.
Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory a week. Fee: $77.00.
The chemistry that deals with the chemical components and processes occurring in man will be studied. Clinical application of the methods used to measure these chemical compounds in body fluids is investigated. Automated methodology is included. Prerequisite: Medical Laboratory Technology 104, 114, 101, 102, 200, 201, concurrent registration in MLT 207, or consent of instructor.

205 Clinical Microbiology II
4 semester hours. Offered second semester. Fee: $77.00.
A study of the medically important fungi and parasites. Miscellaneous and unclassified bacteria, mycobacterium and virology studies are included. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing, anaerobic bacteria studies and automated techniques utilized in microbiology are included. Parasitic identification is studied by observing prepared slides of ova, cysts proglottias and mature parasites. Prerequisite: Medical Laboratory Technology 104, 114, 101, 102, 200, 201, 203, 207. Concurrent registration in Medical Laboratory Technology 208.

206 Biotechnology (Biological Science 206)
4 semester hours. Offered first semester.
Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory a week. Fee: $77.00.
Theory and techniques commonly used in biotechnology will be explored. Theory topics include structure, function, and synthesis of DNA, RNA, and protein and the conceptual bases of molecular biology techniques, including gel electrophoresis, plasmid preparation, transformation of cells, nucleic acid manipulation, blotting and probing techniques, polymerase chain reaction, and protein purification. Prerequisite: Medical Laboratory Technology 114, Biological Science 101, Chemistry 100 or 101, and Mathematics 102 or 119, or consent of instructor.

207 Clinical Practice I
6 semester hours. Offered first semester.
Sixteen hours clinical practice a week. Fee: $77.00.
Study and supervised practice in affiliated clinical pathology laboratories. Pass-fail grading. Prerequisite: Medical Laboratory Technology 104, 114, 101, 102, 200, 201, and concurrent registration in MLT 203. List of Clinical Affiliates.

208 Clinical Practice II
6 semester hours. Offered second semester.
Sixteen hours clinical practice a week. Fee: $77.00.
Study and supervised practice in affiliated clinical pathology laboratories. Pass-fail grading. Prerequisite: Medical Laboratory Technology 104, 114, 101, 102, 200, 201, 203, 207, and concurrent registration in MLT 205. List of Clinical Affiliates.

209 Clinical Practice III
3 semester hours. Offered summer sessions demand warrants. The Medical Laboratory Technology student will obtain practical experience in an 8-week clinical rotation in a histology laboratory. Staining procedures, specimen preparation, tissue embedding and tissue preparation techniques are studied. Clinical practice will be performed under the direct supervision of a histologic technician or cytotechnologist. Prerequisite: Associate in Applied Science degree in Medical Laboratory Technology, and an overall GPA of 2.5.

210 Clinical Practice IV
12 semester hours. Offered summer session as demand warrants.
448 hours of clinic/practicum. Fee: $77.00.
Study and supervised practice in affiliated clinical pathology laboratories. Pass-fail grading. Prerequisite: Medical Laboratory Technology 101, 102, 104, 114, 200, 201, 203, and 205. List of Clinical Affiliates.

220 Biotechnology Internship
11 semester hours. Offered second semester and summer session as demand warrants.
Two internship sites of two hundred clock hours each and one internship site of one hundred twenty clock hours. Fee: $77.00.
There will be three internship rotations in MLT 220. Two of the three rotations will consist of supervised scientific experiences in a biotechnology production, manufacturing or research. The third internship will consist of an environmental rotation in which the student will learn to apply the scientific method as a means of understanding environmental issues and do water, soil, and environmental testing. List of Affiliates.

For more information or to make an appointment, please contact:

Molly Saunders-Bloom, Program Director and Professor
301-784-5548
msaunders@allegany.edu

Stacey Rohrbaugh, Associate Professor
301-784-5547
srohrbaugh@allegany.edu