Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the B.S. Medical Laboratory Science Completion Program, students will be able to:

Communication

• Effectively present healthcare concepts, both written and oral, appropriate to the audience

Information Management

• Given a lab environment, operate lab equipment to evaluate, correlate, and ensure accuracy and validity of laboratory information
• Correlate test results with specific disease states
• Using medical information, manage data to enable effective, timely, accurate, and cost-effective reporting

Performance Proficiency

• Given professional standards:
  • Develop and establish procedures to collect and process biological specimens and other substances
  • Recognize and follow established laboratory safety policies

  Analysis and Decision Making

  • Utilizing knowledge of the field, perform pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical processes within the clinical laboratory
  • Evaluate possible solutions to determine and institute proper procedures to maintain accuracy and precision within a lab environment

  Managing Resources

  • Given a lab environment, direct and manage financial resources in a way that promotes cost-effective laboratory services
  • Recognize and apply effective leadership skills in collaboration with laboratory professionals to offer value-added service
  • Given a medical environment, demonstrate the ability to provide orientation to new employees and update requisite knowledge and skills of other laboratory professionals

  Quality Assessment and Ethics

  • Given a lab environment, monitor the research and testing of biological specimens, body fluids, cells and other substances, to meet quality control standards
  • Given a medical environment, identify appropriate regulations to ensure policies and procedures are in compliance
  • Identify the issues and challenges related to ethics and professional conduct within the medical field