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areer Desc
cription
One oof the most rew
warding careers
whichh includes both medicine and
sciencce aspects is meedical laboratory
sciencce (MLS). Laaboratory staff
perforrm tests on blood and other
specim
mens to detect, diagnose, or treat
Laboratory
diseases.
Medical
Scienttists are vital members
m
of the
healthh care team, with up to 70% of all
clinicaal diagnoses stemming
s
from
laboraatory test results.
nnel
Person
Description
Whaat does it take to
o be a Medical
Laboratory Sccientist?
Thhe ability to work quickly with
accuracy
The aability to work with precision and
complex instrruments
Manual dex
xterity
Thhriving in stressfu
ful situations
B
Be a proactive teaam member
T
The willingness to
o learn new
technology and techniques
t
Medical
L
Labora
atory
Science
Program
Broch
hure
UnityPoin
nt Health-St Lu
uke’s
Medical Laborratory Science
e Program
1026
6 A Avenue NE
E
Cedar Ra
apids, Iowa 52
2402
Phone:
31
19-369-7311
E-m
mail address:
lindsey.mulle
enbach@unityp
point.org
Mission Statement: To educate and train excep
ptional Medical Laboratory
L
Scien
nce students in a stimulating clin
nical laboratory setting.
Admissio
on Requirem
ments
Students
musst
meet
the
following
requirements to be considered for a position
in the MLS Progrram:
*Minimum 2.5 cu
umulative GPA
*Completed 90 semester hours of college
level courses
Program Description
D
The
e MLS Program att UnityPoint Health-St.
Lukke’s offers a unique, hands on
exp
perience for clinical training for stude
ents
to complete their intternship to become a
Me
edical Laboratory Sccientist.
*Minimum 2.5 science GPA earning
e
a
minimum of a ‘C
C’ letter grade in the
e following
science courses:
mester hours of che
emistry to
*16 sem
include general, organic, and
a
biochem
mistry lecture and la
aboratory
All clinical training
g occurs onsite at
pital
UnityPoint Health St. Luke’s Hosp
boratory, with the
e exception of do
onor
lab
phllebotomy and prod
duct processing, wh
hich
takkes place at Mississsippi Valley Regio
onal
Blo
ood Center in Daven
nport, Iowa.
*16 sem
mester hours of bio
ology to
include general
man
biology,, microbiology, hum
anatom
my/physiology, and
geneticss/molecular biologyy lecture
and laboratory
The
e MLS Program grants 32 credits to
stu
udents who attend
d affiliated acade
emic
institutions which can be utilized towa
ards
t
an overall baccalaurreate degree at that
n is
institution. A certificcate of completion
warded to all stude
ents who successffully
aw
com
mplete the Program
m (including those who
w
alre
eady have their bacccalaureate degree
e).
*A miniimum of one course
e in
college level mathematics
ably statistics)
(prefera
Program
m Costs
Tuiition for the 43
3 week program is
currrently $6,000. Stu
udents are responssible
for their own housing
g. More information is
ava
ailable upon requesst.
courses
*Recommended
include:
hematology,
im
parasitology,
mmunology,
mental chemistry, ethics,
e
and
analytical/instrum
medical terminology.
Prrogram Currriculum
Course Titlee
Orientation & Phlebotomy
Clinical Chemiistry
Cllinical Hematology/C
Coagulation
Clinical Immunohem
matology
Clinical Immunoassay &
Immunologyy
Clinical Microbioology
Urinalysis/Body F
Fluids
Senior Seminnar
*Stu
udents must complete alll aspects of the
Proggram in order to receivee the 32 credits
If yyou desire to
o obtain
furth
her informatio
on or you
wo
ould like to sset up a
tiime to job sh
hadow,
plea
ase contact the MLS
Prrogram Direcctor via
email att:
lindse
ey.mullenbach@u
unitypoint.org