MLT 103 - Entry Level Clinical Laboratory Testing

4 credits - 45 hours lecture; 30 hours of laboratory; one term
Learn Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment of 1988 (CLIA’88) Waived and Point of Care testing methods associated with outpatient drawing stations. Learn accessioning techniques such as centrifugation to prepare samples for clinical laboratory testing. Learn the quality assurance procedures that must be performed to ensure accurate testing results. Lab fee $125.

Prerequisite(s): MLT 100 , or MLT 125 or permission of the MLT program coordinator.

Note: Typically offered at MC; fall and spring terms.

Course Outcomes:

Perform quality assurance activities related to clinical laboratory testing.
Perform entry-level clinical laboratory testing.
Perform clerical functions associated with clinical laboratory testing.
Perform computer functions related to clinical laboratory testing.
Perform specimen processing related to clinical laboratory testing.