MLS Program Outcomes
In addition to meeting the University Learning Outcomes, a graduate of the Bachelor of Science completion program in Medical Laboratory Science at NWHSU will be proficient in the following areas:
1. Communication
- Effectively present healthcare concepts, both written and oral, appropriate to the audience
2. 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.
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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 services
- Given a medical environment, demonstrate the ability to provide orientation to new employees and update requisite knowledge and skills of other laboratory professionals
6. 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