Through the affiliated program, students have the option of obtaining their education at Nebraska Methodist Hospital , or at UNMC facilities in the Nebraska Health System. UNMC also has clinical affiliate sites outside the Omaha area. This option gives students the opportunity to obtain the senior year of their clinical laboratory education near their home communities. The Division of Medical Technology provides patient-centered educational opportunities, with theoretical knowledge and practical experience in hematology, clinical chemistry, microbiology, immunohematology, immunology, endocrinology, biotechnology and research. The program emphasizes laboratory principles and procedures, clinical significance and application, principles and practice of quality assurance, principles of laboratory management and supervision, safety, instructional methods, and computer applications.
Graduates are eligible for national certification as medical technologists.
In addition, graduate education programs for medical technologists are available. UNMC offers a program leading to the master's or doctoral degree in pathology and microbiology.