The medical technology program is a two-year professional program based on the completion of two years of prerequisite study. The freshman and sophomore years, which are taken at any accredited college or university, afford the fundamentals of a liberal arts education. Entry is in the fall quarter at the junior-year level. After satisfactory completion of the program, the student is awarded a bachelor of science degree and is eligible to take the state and national board examinations and to become a registered clinical laboratory technologist or medical technologist. The junior year is a nine-month program of lecture and laboratory.
Emphasis is on the basic clinical science courses necessary to medical technology.
The senior year is a nine-month clinical rotation that provides professional clinical experience in the hospital laboratory environment. Emphasis is on technical proficiency, organization, and the laboratory's relationship to patient care. Senior students must coordinate their time with the operation of the Loma Linda University Medical Center clinical laboratory and with supplemental training laboratories in the community. Students are required to provide their own transportation to the rotation sites. On occasion, days or times outside of this typical schedule may be necessary to allow students exposure to unique procedures.