Program faculty includes pathologists, a medical microbiologist and experienced medical technologists, many of who are specialists in their field. At present, the school accepts two students each year. The 12-month training program begins in September, with 40 hours of instruction per week. The curriculum includes intensive bench training, formal and informal lectures and case studies. During the course of the program, students receive over 200 hours of formal lecture covering the various areas of clinical laboratory science.
Students also participate in various field trips during their training.
During the 8-week rotation, students practice Blood Banking tests, work with blood donors and process blood components. Problem solving skills are challenged by practical exams. Chemistry The Chemistry section includes a 16-week rotation spent in Automated and Special Chemistry, Immunochemistry, Toxicology, Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Urinalysis. The student performs a wide range of analytical procedures and learns to correlate laboratory data with clinical findings. Students are also introduced to flow cytometry and hemoglobin electrophoresis.