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MLT 1010 - Medical Laboratory Techniques


3 credits

Focuses on introducing students to the professional and technical responsibilities of the medical laboratory technician. Topics include laboratory organization, instrumentation, legal and ethical issues, certification and licensure, communication and computational skills, and quality control. In addition, technical areas of laboratory science (hematology, immunology and serology, urinalysis, clinical chemistry, clinical microbiology and parasitology) will be explore in a laboratory setting. Basic instruction in phlebotomy, specimen collection and processing, and laboratory instrumentation will also be part of the course.

Prerequisite/Restriction: Admission to the MLT program or instructor permission

Campus: Blanding, Moab, and Price campuses