What it is UMass Dartmouth offers a Bachelor of Science Degree in medical laboratory science.
All graduates meet requirements for national certification or state licensure.
Clinical laboratory scientists analyze blood and other body fluids to evaluate health status, diagnose disease, and aid in the proper management and treatment of disease. The program focuses on the standard clinical laboratory disciplines of Clinical Chemistry, Hematology, Urinalysis, Microbiology, Immunology, and Blood Banking. Increasing emphasis is placed on laboratory instrumentation, computers and quality control. Cytotechnologists use the microscope to detect changes in the body's cells which might indicate cancer or other diseases. The UMass Dartmouth clinical laboratory science program and the hospital-based cytotechnology programs are accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences.