Schedule
		
			
					Mon-Tue-Wed-Thu-Fri, 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM (8/19/2019 - 12/6/2019) Location: TO SCTC 2364
				
					Mon-Tue-Wed-Thu-Fri, 12:30 PM - 4:00 PM (8/19/2019 - 12/6/2019) Location: TO SCTC 2375
				
		
	 
	Description
		
			This intensive course is required for entry into the hospital lab practicum rotations. Lectures on test theory, with a focus on the implication of anatomical and physiological conditions, will be followed by demonstrations and practice of specialized techniques used in the clinical setting. The course includes two weeks of chemistry, two weeks of hermatology, two weeks of immunohematology and two weeks of microbiology. Practice in clinical laboratory techniques will include review of serum, plasma and whole blood preparation and testing and the enumeration and identification of blood cells and microorganisms. Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the MLS program.  Co-requisite(s): BIOL 421L.