Medical Laboratory Science

As a Medical Laboratory Science major at Wilkes, you’ll use the analytical skills of a researcher and the inquisitive mind of a detective, to help solve medical mysteries and find clues that allow health care teams to provide appropriate treatment.

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项目类型 格式 学分
主要 3+1 120

Why Study Medical Laboratory Science at Wilkes?

At Wilkes, you’ll develop your talent for biology, chemistry and mathematics into problem-solving and laboratory skills to solve medical mysteries and help health care teams provide appropriate treatment.

In the unique 3+1 program, you’ll receive a solid science background through rigorous coursework in three years on campus. The fourth year of study provides hands-on training 在临床现场.

You may apply to any clinical program approved by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences 外部网站. 澳门赌场在线娱乐 has affiliation agreements with the following hospitals:

  • Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, Pennsylvania
  • New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, New York
  • Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
  • Penn Medicine Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia
  • St. Christopher's Hospital for Children – Tower Health, Philadelphia
  • UPMC Susquehanna, Williamsport, Pennsylvania

What Will You Learn as a Medical Laboratory Science 主要?

  • Following requirements recommended by the American Society for Clinical Pathology, you’ll take general education requirements plus courses including Principles of Modern 生物学, Elements and Compounds, Organic Chemistry, Cellular and Molecular 生物学 和生物化学.
  • At your hospital clinical site, you’ll gain hands-on training and knowledge in phlebotomy, parasitology and immunology.
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项目的亮点

3 + 1项目

You’ll study for three years on the Wilkes campus and then complete a hands-on clinical year at a hospital approved by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences 外部网站. Wilkes has affiliation agreements with numerous programs, but you may apply to any 认证程序.

建议

The director of Health Sciences and 学生的成功 will guide you through the application process for clinical training. This ensures that you meet academic and extracurricular requirements, have a complete application packet, and are ready for personal interviews.

健康科学学会

Grow professionally, get to know fellow students, and have fun outside the classroom in the Health Sciences Preprofessional Society. The group sponsors activities such as blood drives and fundraisers for cancer and Alzheimer’s research.

2020 Grad Works Two Jobs to Help Fight Against COVID-19

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职业生涯 & 结果

根据美国.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, career opportunities for medical laboratory scientists are expected to increase faster than average. 由于老化 population and an increased need to diagnose medical conditions through lab work, employment is projected to grow 7% through 2029. The median annual salary for medical laboratory scientists is $53,120.

受欢迎的职业

  • 医学技术专家
  • 实验室经理
  • Microbiology Technician
  • 加入
  • 细胞学技士
  • Histotechnologist
  • Clinical Laboratory Scientist

最近的雇主

  • 正欲
  • Centrex Clinical Laboratories
  • 伊斯顿医院
  • 盖辛格卫生系统
  • Health Network Laboratories
  • National Institutes of Health
  • New Jersey Department of Health
  • 探索诊断
  • 退伍军人医疗中心
  • University of Pennsylvania

澳门赌场在线娱乐 provided me with unique opportunities that set me up for success in my career as a medical laboratory scientist. 

Emily Kamieniecki, 20岁

Wilkes is a relatively small school, so you can really connect with your professors 去了解他们. 

麦迪·普卢姆霍夫,21届

Clinical Site Preceptors

卡罗尔·邦德,医学博士(ASCP)

Program Director, Medical Laboratory Science
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences, Lancaster, PA

Jean Buchenhorst, MS, MLS(ASCP)

Program Director, Medical Laboratory Science
Penn Medicine Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Susanne Dannert, MS, WT (ASCP)

Program Director, School of Medical Laboratory Science
St. Christopher's Hospital for Children - Tower Health, Philadelphia, PA

Lynn Jones, MSEd, MT (ASCP)

Program Director, Clinical Laboratory Science Program
New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY

Stacy Pond, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM

Program Director, Medical Laboratory Science
Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA

Sherry Soost BS, MT (ASCP), CHO (NRCC)

Faculty/Clinical Coordinator, Medical Laboratory Science
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences, Lancaster, PA

克里斯汀•米. Wheary, MS, MT (ASCP)

Program Director, Clinical Laboratory Science
UPMC Susquehanna, Williamsport, PA