Medical Laboratory Technology Program
 Description
This course of studies is designed to prepare the graduate
to work as a member of a clinical laboratory staff. As
part of a clinical lab team, graduates will perform scientific
laboratory testing to aid in the detection, diagnosis and
treatment of disease. The program is accredited by the
National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory
Sciences.
Often graduates will seek career opportunities in clinical,
research reference laboratory or veterinary labs.
Students obtain a background in the basic sciences
and an understanding of medical laboratory procedures.
The first year of the program is spent in classrooms and
in college campus laboratories. The second year is spent
on campus in lectures and student laboratories and in
participating clinical laboratories under the combined
direction of hospital and college personnel. This year
covers 4-5 quarters depending upon clinical assignment training schedule (Spring or Fall).
Upon completion of the second year of the program
with a GPA of 2.0 or better, the student is awarded an
Associate in Applied Arts and Sciences Degree in Medical
Laboratory Technology (AAAS) and is eligible to write national
examinations for Medical Laboratory Technicians and
Clinical Laboratory technicians. The Medical Laboratory
Technician (MLT) student may go through graduation
exercises in June and will receive a degree upon completion
of the year of clinical training at the end of Summer
Quarter. Certificate of Proficiency (CP) is awarded to students already having an associate degree or higher.
MLT Webpage will review the following:
- Academic requirements
- Essential functions
- First year academic requirements
- Program advising
- Program application process
- Acceptance
- Second year of the professional program
- Certification
- Program accreditation.
- Professional organization/ continuing education
MLT Web Site: FAQs and MLT Program
Information Meetings
1. ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS
Students planning to pursue a MLT career should meet the following academic requirements:
1. All entering freshmen must comply with established college entrance testing and requirements.
2. College level credit earned in areas of the physical and biological sciences will have been completed with a 2.0 grade or higher in the past ten years. Exceptions may be made on an individual basis.
3. Certificate of Proficiency (CP) pathway is open to students with an associate degree or higher. Science prerequisites must be met with a grade of 2.0 or higher.
4. General Education requirements can be waived if an equivalent course meets course description and requirements. Core science requirements must be met with a 2.0 grade or higher.
5. First year academic courses are completed with a 2.5 GPA or higher.
2. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Candidates for admission into the clinical laboratory technician program must possess abilities and skills in these areas including:
1) observation 2) communication 3) motor function 4) intellectual, conceptual, integrative and quantitative abilities and 5) behavioral and social skills. Reasonable accommodation can be made for some disabilities in these areas, but a candidate must be able to perform in a reasonably independent manner. Each applicant to the program must attest that they can meet the abilities and skills listed below before entry into the program.
1. Observation - An applicant must have the ability to participate actively in classroom demonstrations, lectures, student laboratory, and clinical practicum sessions. He/she must have the ability to see projected images and discriminate color variations in slide and computer format, as well as under a microscope.
2. Communication - The applicant must be able to communicate in English with instructors, fellow students, patients, and other members of the health care team. He/she must be able to write and transmit information clearly, accurately, and efficiently.
3. Motor Function - The applicant must have sufficient motor function to perform a variety of basic and advanced laboratory testing. These may include manipulation of a variety of pipettes, microscopes, phlebotomy equipment, laboratory equipment, and supplies.
4. Intellectual, Conceptual, Integrative and Quantitative Abilities
- The applicant must be able to master basic science and clinical laboratory information presented in lecture and laboratory curriculum. He/she must also be able to measure, calculate, reason, analyze, evaluate and synthesize laboratory information / data. Problem solving and interpretation of patient laboratory data is critical to all laboratory practitioners. The applicant must be able to decide when to seek supervisory help in a clinical setting.
5. Behavioral and Social Skills - The applicant must be able to exercise good judgment in the lecture, laboratory, and clinical settings. He/she must be able to complete tasks on time in a mature, sensitive, and effective manner with instructors, co-workers, patients, and other members of the health care team. He/she must be able to work under both relaxed and stressful emergency situations, prioritize tasks, and be able to make correct judgments with regards to patient results. Applicants must be able to be flexible with scheduling and be able to adapt to changing environments in the laboratory. Other professional attributes may include dependability, self-motivation and initiative, maturity, confidentiality and concern for others.
3. FIRST YEAR REQUIREMENTS
Selection to the second year of the program is based on successful completion of the academic requirements of the first year and an evaluation of certain personal attributes. Positions may be limited by the number of clinical spaces.
Students must have completed the first year academic requirements with a grade point average of at least 2.5. These academic requirements include:
General Education Requirements:
1. ENG& 101 (previously Eng 101)
2. Quantitative Reasoning (CIS 105 or approved alternate)
3. PE 284 (previously PE 292) or three credits of Physical
Education & current Red Cross First Aid & Adult CPR
cards
4. IASTU 105 (previously IASTU 102) Multicultural Issues
or approved alternate
5. BUS 104 or 105 (previously BusAd 110 or BusAd 112)
Core Science Prerequisites (minimum 2.0 grade point for each course):
6. BIOL& 170, 211, 260 (previously BioSc 201, 108, 215)
7. CHEM& 121, 131 (previously Chem 101 and 220)
8. MLT 180 (previously MLT 197)
MLT Check list AAAS and Certificate of
Proficiency .pdf
4. MLT ADVISING
Plan to attend an MLT Program Information meeting. They are scheduled monthly and review education requirements, courses in the MLT Program, the application process, clinical practicum training, certification and job opportunities.
MLT Web Site: FAQs and MLT Program Information Meetings
Individual advising appointments can be scheduled with MLT faculty. We strongly recommend that you have attended an MLT Program information meeting prior to scheduling an advising appointment. Please bring copies of your transcripts for evaluation.
MLT Faculty and Advisors:
Molly Morse, MLT Program Director
mmorse@shoreline.edu , 206-546-6947
Sue Seegers, MLT Faculty
sseegers@shoreline.edu , 206-546-4710
5. MLT
PROGRAM APPLICATION
Students entering the MLT program will be expected to enroll in and satisfactorily complete MLT 197 in Spring Quarter before beginning the second year of study. MLT Program application is updated and posted on this webpage February 15th and MLT applications are due May 10th. Review the MLT application form and carefully fill out requested information. Acceptance is based on points given for courses, essay and work experience.
MLT Application for 2008-2009.pdf
Notice:
: MLT Program Full for 2008-2009.
6. MLT PROGRAM ACCEPTANCE
*Following acceptance into the MLT Program, each individual will be required to submit a health assessment report completed at the student’s expense. Should this report reveal health problems which would interfere with successful completion of the program, admission may be reviewed.
All students accepted into the 2nd year Medical Laboratory Technology program will be required to have medical insurance coverage and to purchase malpractice insurance from the College any quarter they are in a clinical practicum rotation. Liability insurance is included in the tuition for practicum training courses. Vaccinations and TB skin test will be required.
7. MLT PROGRAM SECOND PROFESSIONAL YEAR
Medical Laboratory lecture, laboratory and practicum training courses are taken during the second year. Students complete the program either in August or December of the following year. Students are assigned to practicum training in Spring or Fall quarter.
MLT courses are included on the planning sheets below:
Degrees and
Certificates
AAAS
Degree
Certificate
of Proficiency
8. MLT OR CLT CERTIFICATION
Upon completion of the MLT Program, graduates are eligible to take national certification examinations. For more information concerning certification agencies or qualifications go to American Society for Clinical Pathology at
www.ascp.org for MLT (ASCP) and National Credentialing Agency CLT (NCA) at
www.nca-info.org.
9. MLT PROGRAM ACCREDITATION
This
Program is Accredited by:
National
Accrediting Agency for
Clinical
Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS)
8410 W Bryn Mawr Ave
Suite 670
Chicago, IL 60631
773.714.8880
www.naacls.org
Medical Advisor ---
Richard Patton, MD, Northwest Hospital, Seattle, WA
11. PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Continuing education is a requirement for recertification ofr laboratory medicine professionals. Professional organizations that support continuing education for medical laboratory technicians or clinical laboratory technicians are the following:
1. American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
www.ascls.org and ASCLS- Washington at
www.asclswa.org
2. American Society for Clinical Pathology at
www.ascp.org
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