- To prepare graduates for employment in a variety of settings at career entry level.
- To define clearly what is expected of students at all levels of the program, to make these expectations clear to all students, and to help students fulfill those expectations.
- To incorporate appropriate liberal arts, science, and Allied Health core courses into the curriculum and to educate professionals aware of the needs and values of a changing world.
- To provide evaluation mechanisms which recognize individual competencies and allow for advanced placement where appropriate.
- To provide the opportunity for worthwhile clinical experiences for all qualified students.
- To offer appropriate continuing education opportunities to medical laboratory professionals.
An additional program goal is to prepare graduates for employment in a variety of clinical laboratory settings at career entry level, with the following general entry level competencies:* to follow all safety policies of the laboratory, and to recognize and correct unsafe conditions.
* to be able to work as members of the health care team.
* to be capable of professional advancement.
* to be able to maintain their technical competence under the normally stressful conditions of a clinical laboratory.
* to be able to integrate theory and practice effectively in campus laboratories as well as at clinical affiliates.
* to be able to generate data to be used in patient care, evaluate the validity of those data and assure reliability before reporting test results.
* to recognize the importance of quality control and quality assurance programs in the production of laboratory results.
* to collect and process samples of blood and other body fluids, and evaluate the suitability of those samples for analysis.
* to perform routine tests and suggest appropriate additional follow-up or problem solving tests where needed.
* to maintain instruments and identify malfunctioning systems.
* to communicate effectively with other members of the health care team and with patients
and their families.
* to correlate results from all areas of the laboratory and relate these results to the clinical condition of the patient.
* to perform as laboratory professionals by respecting the confidentiality of patient data; maintaining neatness in personal habits, work areas, and laboratory reports; performing to the best of their abilities; following established employment policies; and assuming responsibility of their conduct as well as their work.
* to recognize the need for lifelong learning, within the field of laboratory practice and in life.
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