Student Handbook
Affiliates and Disclaimers
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The CLS programs send students to a number of affiliated laboratories throughout Michigan (plus one in Indiana. Each laboratory offers a wide menu of laboratory testing, and uses up to date instrumentation. Experienced medical technologists teach student interns how to organize a workload, assess specimen quality, maintain and calibrate instruments, run procedures, validate test results, report results, and consult with physicians and nurses. Although no two sites are exactly alike, each provides a high-quality internship experience.
The MLT program (AAS) currently uses six clinical affiliates:
| Laboratory | Location | Effective Date | # of Students |
| Bronson Methodist Hospital | Kalamazoo, MI | 1995 | 2 |
| Gerber Memorial Health Services | Fremont, MI | 1998 | 1 |
| Huron Memorial Hospital | Bad Axe, MI | 1994 | 1-2 |
| St. Mary's Hospital | Grand Rapids, MI | 1994 | 2 |
| United Memorial Hospital | Greenville, MI | 1994 | 1 |
The MT program (BS) currently sends students to eleven laboratories: | |||
| Laboratory | Location | Effective Date | # of Students |
| Alpena General Hospital | Alpena, MI | 1994 | 1-2 |
| Bay Medical Center | Bay City, MI | 2002 | 1-2 |
| Bronson Methodist Hospital | Kalamazoo, MI | 1994 | 2 |
| Central Michigan Community Hospital | Mt. Pleasant, MI | 1994 | 1-2 |
| Covenant Health Care | Saginaw, MI | 2001 | 1-2 |
| Gratiot Community Hospital | Alma, MI | 1995 | 1-2 |
| Mecosta County Medical Center | Big Rapids, MI | 1997 | 1 |
| Mercy General Health Partners | Muskegon, MI | 2000 | 2 |
| Metropolitan Hospital | Grand Rapids, MI | 1994 | 2-3 |
| Munson Medical Center | Traverse City, MI | 1998 | 2-4 |
| South Bend Medical Foundation | South Bend, IN | 2000 | 1-2 |
| Spectrum Health, East Campus | Grand Rapids, MI | 1998 | 2 |
| West Michigan Clinical Laboratory | Holland, MI | 1994 | 1 |
Disclaimer: These are the affiliated laboratories as of the date of publication of this handbook. While you may already have a "favorite" laboratory where you hope to be assigned for your clinical experience, be aware that the CLS programs cannot guarantee that you will be assigned to your first choice of site. The laboratories have the right to accept or reject any student. In addition, the ever-changing structure of health care organizations is beyond the control of the CLS programs. If laboratories merge, or go out of business, or choose to remodel their facilities, they may not be able to accept students when you want to go there. Every effort will be made to place every eligible student in a clinical site when he/she is ready to go. Since the beginning of the CLS programs at Ferris State University, there have always been enough clinical sites for the students eligible for clinical experience. | |||