The Clinical Laboratory Science Program is a two-year professional program. The freshman and sophomore years, which are taken at any accredited college or university, afford the fundamentals of a liberal education. 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 scientist. The junior year is a ten-month program of lecture and laboratory.
Emphasis is on the basic clinical science courses necessary for clinical laboratory science.
The senior year is a ten-month clinical practicum that provides professional clinical experience in the hospital laboratory environment. Emphasis is on technical proficiency, organization, the laboratory s relationship to patient care, financial management, and laboratory operations. Senior students must coordinate their time with the operation of Loma Linda University Medical Center s clinical laboratory and with supplemental training laboratories in the community. Transpor-tation to supplemental training laboratories is the responsibility of the student. On occasion, days or times outside of this typical schedule may be necessary to allow students exposure to unique procedures.