Welcome to the Clinical Laboratory Science Programs! 

 

You're considering an interesting and exciting career.   More than 70% of the decisions made by doctors are based on the results of laboratory testing.  You’ll be doing important work, whether you are employed by a hospital laboratory, a blood donor center, a research laboratory, or in industry. 

 

Even better news: it’s estimated that there will be about 9000 jobs in clinical laboratories each year for the next ten years, and about 4000 – 5000 graudates to take up those jobs.  Salaries are increasing, and opportunities are boundless. 

 

In the Phlebotomy certificate program, you’ll learn how to collect, transport, and process the blood specimens and other samples that are needed to perform laboratory tests.  In as little as one semester plus four weeks, you can be eligible for employment and national certification as a phlebotomy technician. 

 

In the Medical Laboratory Technician and Medical Technology programs, you’ll learn how to perform and interpret the results of tests on the samples that were collected by phlebotomists and others.  You’ll learn how to provide blood products for patients needing transfusion, how to identify which bacteria are causing infection, how to identify the blood cells that cause leukemia, and how to detect and measure chemicals in the blood such as cholesterol, drugs, and hormones.  Then you’ll be assigned to a clinical affiliate for more practice in an actual clinical laboratory.

 

These are not an easy programs – you’ll spend long hours in classes and labs.  But you’ll be joining some of the best and nicest students in the university.  You’ll make friends among both students and faculty.  We all work together to help you succeed.

 

Although you’ll be assigned to one academic advisor is and when you enter the program, please feel free to ask any of the program faculty for help or information.  We all want you to learn, prosper, and thrive at Ferris and in the clinical laboratory.