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Clinical Experience 1

Class Number: MEDLAB 10513151-1 - Clinical Experience 1
Offering Status: Open
Academic Level: Post_Secondary
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Course Description

10-513-151 CLINICAL EXPERIENCE 1 ...practice the principles and procedures of laboratory medicine as an entry level Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) in a clinical laboratory setting. Working alongside laboratory professionals, you will collect and process specimens, operate laboratory analyzers and instruments and report results in a Laboratory Information Systems (Prerequisite: 10-513-133, Clinical Microbiology ; Corequisites: 10-513-152, Clinical Experience 2; 10-513-156, Clinical Experience 3)

Course Typically Offered

  • Spring

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What will I learn?

  1. Adhere to safety/infection control procedures
  2. Investigate the use of Laboratory Information Systems (LIS)
  3. Perform blood and other specimen collection
  4. Operate laboratory equipment and instrumentation
  5. Perform coagulation procedures
  6. Perform immunological testing
  7. Perform chemistry procedures
  8. Perform urinalysis
  9. Perform immunohematological techniques
  10. Perform hematology procedures
  11. Perform microbiology procedures
  12. Perform body fluid analysis
  13. Correlate results of laboratory testing with diseases and conditions
  14. Prepare for employment as a Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT)

Class Details

Class Number:
MEDLAB 10513151-1 - Clinical Experience 1
Date:
-
Delivery:
In-Person
Term:
2026 Spring

Class Notes

Instructor will provide the course meeting schedule and your specific clinical schedule.

Meetings Times

Dates Day(s) / Time Location
1/5/2026 - 5/19/2026 Clinical Monday through Friday
5:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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