MDLB235 Medical Lab Clinical II
Department of Health Sciences: Medical Laboratory
- I. Course Number and Title
- MDLB235 Medical Lab Clinical II
- II. Number of Credits
- 2 credits
- III. Number of Instructional Minutes
- 4500
- IV. Prerequisites
- MDLB220 (C or better), MDLB225 (C or better), MDLB230 (C or better)
- Corequisites
- None
- V. Other Pertinent Information
- Students are required to travel to assigned site for clinical rotation.
- VI. Catalog Course Description
- Medical Laboratory students apply theory and classroom materials to the clinical laboratory setting. Students participate in the supervised clinical setting while developing the skills of an entry-level laboratory professional.
- VII. Required Course Content and Direction
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Course Learning Goals
Students will:
- communicate effectively using verbal, written, oral and electronic modalities for a diverse population of patients and health care professionals;
- model effective teamwork skills in the laboratory setting;
- demonstrate competency in processing, analyzing and reporting biological specimens in the clinical laboratory; and
- employ standard precautions when handling, processing and analyzing body fluid samples.
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Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities
- Downtime management
- Case Study presentation to clinical staff
- Program approved professionalism rubric
- Program approved checklists covering preanalytical, analytical, and post analytical in the following clinical areas:
- Clinical Chemistry
- Hematology/Hemostasis
- Immunology
- Immunohematology/Transfusion medicine
- Microbiology
- Urine and Body Fluid Analysis
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Assessment Methods for Course Learning Goals
Students satisfy the course learning goals via laboratory-based assignments and correct execution and identification of laboratory case history/unknown samples as assessed by clinical supervisor. -
Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Student:
See course syllabus.
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Approval date- 6/2018; Rev: 10/1/2025