What is the Clinical L aboratory Department of the hospital where blood and other body specimens are processed for testing Routine wellness testing Urinalysis Screening for diseases Cardiac Risk Profile ID: 1040847
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1. Ever wonder what happens to your blood tubes after you’ve had your blood drawn?
2. What is the Clinical Laboratory?Department of the hospital where blood and other body specimens are processed for testingRoutine wellness testingUrinalysis Screening for diseasesCardiac Risk ProfileDiagnosing diseasesGlucose Tolerance Test
3. Specific DepartmentsChemistryHematologyCoagulationMicrobiologyImmunology/SerologyUrinalysisBlood bank
4. Medical Laboratory TechnicianAlso known as clinical laboratory technician2 year associates degreePerforms wide range of laboratory testsNationally certified
5. Job Outlook – US Bureau of Labor StatisticsPhlebotomists – expected to grow by 25% from 2014-2024Median annual salary $31,000 ($15/hr)Medical Laboratory Technician – expected to grow 16% from 2014-2024Median annual salary $50,550 ($24.30/hr)Clinical Laboratory Scientists – expected to grow by 16%Median annual salary $65,000 ($31/hr)
6. CurriculumGeneral Education Courses/Pre-requisitesEnglish CompositionIntermediate Algebra or higherMedical TerminologyChemistryHuman BiologyMedical Law & EthicsHumanities electiveSocial Science elective
7. CurriculumCore CoursesIntro to Clinical LabTechniques of PhlebotomyUrinalysis and Body FluidsClinical Hematology & CoagulationClinical ChemistryClinical Immunohematology & SerologyClinical MicrobiologyInternships – 400 hours
8. Students Interested in health care but not necessarily a lot of patient care/interactionAn affinity for science/biologyA pre-nursing student who has not been accepted to nursing schoolPhlebotomists - may earn credit for experience as a phlebotomistMedical assistants Biology or Chemistry majors