February 22, 2007
TO:
Robert Mrtek, Chair
Senate Committee on Educational Policy
FROM:
Midge Grosch
Director of Programs and Academic Assessment
I am submitting for review and action by the Senate Committee on Educational Policy the
attached proposal for the Elimination of the Specialist in Blood Bank Technology
(SBB) Campus Certificate Program.
The elimination of the campus certificate was approved by the Department of Biomedical
and Health Information Sciences on February 6, 2007 and carries the endorsement of the
College of Applied Health Sciences and Graduate College.
Attachment
Cc:
J. Wencel Drake
J. Livermore
A. Valenta
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Title:
Elimination of the Specialist in Blood Bank Technology (SBB) Campus
Certificate Program
Sponsor:
Department of Biomedical and Health Information Sciences
College of Applied Health Sciences
Description: The College of Applied Health Sciences (CAHS) is requesting transfer of
the Specialist in Blood Bank (SBB) Campus Certificate Program to the
Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (CLS) at Rush University,
resulting in the elimination of the SBB Campus Certificate Program at
UIC. Students were last admitted for Fall 2006 semester and will
complete the curriculum at the end of the Summer 2007 semester. No new
students will be admitted to the UIC SBB Program.
Justification: An accredited SBB Program should be resident within a complete clinical
laboratory sciences educational program to assure adequate levels of
technical and pedagogical support. UIC closed its Medical Laboratory
Sciences (MLS) Program in 2002 as a result of the university-wide budget
cuts. The online SBB Campus Certificate Program was a part of the MLS
Program and is currently staffed by a single faculty member who plans to
retire at the end of the Summer 2007 semester. The UIH laboratories do
not have the resources and capacity to support the SBB program.
UIC’s SBB Campus Certificate Program would complement the
undergraduate and graduate programs currently offered through the CLS
Department at Rush University. At the same time, the robust
infrastructure of the Rush CLS Program would assure the levels of
technical and pedagogical support required for a highly specialized
curriculum. Due to limited resources previously outlined, CAHS will
have difficulty continuing the SBB Program upon the retirement of the
faculty member responsible for the program. Rush University has
committed to opening an SBB program. Transferring the SBB Program to
Rush University would secure the viability of this much needed, highly
specialized, and very well-regarded program of study.
Catalog Statements: Reference to the SBB Campus Certificate program is included in
catalog entries available on the web at:
UIC Graduate College Catalog Listing: http://www.uic.edu/gcat/CCP.shtml
UIC Course Descriptions Listing: http://www.uic.edu/ucat/courses/
MLS Course Descriptions: http://www.uic.edu/ucat/courses/MLS.html
UIC Graduate College Catalog / AHS/BHIS/SBB Program Web Site:
http://www.ahs.uic.edu/bhis/programs/sbb.php
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UIC Online Listing: http://128.248.232.70/oee/admin/program/display.asp
UIC Online SBB Program Description:
http://128.248.232.70/oee/admin/program/summary.asp?ProgramID=103
UIC Outreach Catalog Listing: http://www.outreach.uic.edu
UIC Outreach Catalog SBB Program Description:
http://artemis.cade.uic.edu/oee/catalog/summary.asp?ProgramID=103
UI Online Listing:
http://www.online.uillinois.edu/catalog/OnlineDegrees.asp?DegreeType=2
UI Online SBB Program Description:
http://www.online.uillinois.edu/catalog/ProgramDetail.asp?ProgramID=470
IVC Online (Search Functions): http://www.ivc.illinois.edu/
IVC Online SBB Program Description:
http://www.ivc.illinois.edu/catalog/ProgramDetail.asp?ProgramID=470
References to the SBB Campus Certificate Program will be removed.
NOTE: Course entries within the Blackboard Courses tab (i.e. Blackboard Catalog) are
automatically generated when ITL Blackboard System Administrators create each course
site. Course sites are generated each semester upon the request of the instructor of
record; therefore, no action needs to be taken in order to modify the Blackboard Catalog.
Minority Impact Statement: None
Budgetary Implications:
None
Staff Implications:
Faculty from this program will retire August 31, 2007.
Staff will not be affected.
Library Resource Implications:
None
Space Implications:
None
Unit Approval Date:
February 6, 2007
College Approval Date:
Endorsed by the College of Applied Health Sciences,
February 16, 2007.
Contact Person:
Annette Valenta, Department Head of Biomedical and
Health Information Sciences
Proposed Effective Date:
We propose that the program be eliminated effective Fall
2007.
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Catalog Listings
Present
Web Site: Graduate Catalog / Degree Programs / Certificate
Programs
Proposed
http://www.uic.edu/gcat/CCP.shtml
Campus Certificate Program / College/School / Program Code / Program Information
Specialist in Blood Bank Technology / Applied Health Sciences / 20FS4073NDEU /
http://www.ahs.uic.edu/bhis/programs/sbb.php
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Catalog Statements
Present
Web Site: UIC Graduate College Catalog / AHS/BHIS/SBB
Program
http://www.ahs.uic.edu/bhis/programs/sbb.php
Specialist in Blood Bank Technology (SBB)
UIC's Specialist in Blood Bank Technology (SBB) certification
program is a one-year online program designed for experienced
post-baccalaureate professionals seeking advanced understanding of
blood bank technology and its related disciplines. Leveraging a webbased course management system to deliver course content and to
support discussion and active learning, UIC's program offers a flexible
educational experience that does not require face-to-face classes.
After completion of the program, students are eligible to take the SBB
certification examination given by the American Society for Clinical
Pathology (ASCP) Board of Registry. Certification by the ASCP is
required for designation as an SBB.
>> Learn more about the benefits of becoming an SBB
What We Offer
We offer two educational routes:
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The Traditional Curriculum is a series of six online courses
that provides clinical and didactic instruction to students. The
curriculum includes clinical rotations, testing of unknown
samples, independent research, technical writing, presentations,
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and online lecture-discussion components. Clinical sites may
consist of the student's place of employment, local or regional
blood centers, or major local or regional medical centers.
The Professional Development Curriculum is designed for
students who
1) are eligible to sit for the ASCP qualification exam (to
determine eligibility, click here), or
2) are interested in the theoretical aspects and current practices
of blood donation and transfusion.
The curriculum consists of five online courses that may be used
as a structured review for participants interested in passing the
ASCP SBB certification exam through special eligibility routes.
ASCP and not UIC determines individual eligibility to sit for
the ASCP SBB Certification exam. No clinical rotations, testing
of unknown blood samples, independent research, technical
writing or presentations are required for the Professional
Development Curriculum.
The SBB Certification program is accredited by the Commission on
Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) upon
the recommendation of the American Association of Blood Banks’
Committee on Accreditation of Specialist in Blood Bank Technology
Schools (AABB/CoA).
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education
Programs
35 East Wacker Drive
Suite 1970
Chicago, IL 60601-2208
312-553-9355
www.caahep.org
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Courses To Be Dropped
Present
Proposed
Web Site: Graduate Catalog / Course Descriptions / Medical
Laboratory Sciences - MLS
Delete/Drop
http://www.uic.edu/ucat/courses/MLS.html
560 Blood Groups: Systems and Serology
3 hours. Focus on human blood group systems; biochemistry,
inheritance, serologic activity, clinical significance, and disease
association. Fundamentals of immunology, molecular biology,
and genetics. Extensive computer use required. Taught only
online. A UIC netid is required. Prerequisite(s): General
knowledge of immunohematology and consent of the instructor.
Delete/Drop
Delete/Drop
561 Clinical Immunohematology and Transfusion
3 hours. Transfusion medicine practice and therapy. The human
circulatory system, effects of hemorrhagic shock, component
therapy, hematopoietic transplantation, complications of
transfusion, standards, regulations, and compliance. Extensive
computer use required. Taught only online. A UIC netid is
required. Prerequisite(s): MLS 560 and consent of the
instructor.
562 Blood Procurement and Blood Product Manufacturing
0 TO 4 hours. Theoretical and practical concepts used in blood
procurement and product manufacturing. Blood donor
suitability, collection, testing, component preparation, labeling,
storage, quality management systems. Extensive computer use
required. Lecture-discussion taught only online. A UIC netid is
required. Students requiring a clinical rotation component in
order to meet certification requirements must register for 4
hours and participate in both laboratory and lecture-discussion;
all others register for 3 hours and participate in lecturediscussion only. Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent
registration in MLS 560 and consent of the instructor.
Delete/Drop
Delete/Drop
563 Blood Bank & Transfusion Service Management
0 TO 4 hours. Theoretical and practical concepts used in the
organization and management of blood centers and transfusion
services. Introduction to laboratory financial management, cost
accounting, coding, staffing, ethics, and legal issues. Extensive
computer use required. Lecture-discussion taught only online. A
UIC netid is required. Students requiring a clinical rotation
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component in order to meet certification requirements must
register for 4 hours and participate in both clinical practice and
lecture-discussion; all others register for 3 hours and participate
in lecture-discussion only. Prerequisite(s): MLS 562 and credit
or concurrent registration in MLS 561 and consent of the
instructor.
564 Current Trends in Immunohematology
1 hours. Advanced studies of current trends; assigned topics in
current literature read, evaluated and discussed.
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated to a
maximum of 2 hours. Extensive computer use required. Taught
only online. A UIC netid is required. Prerequisite(s): General
knowledge of immunohematology and consent of the instructor.
Delete/Drop
594 Special Topics in Medical Laboratory Sciences
1 TO 3 hours. Current theories and methods in Medical
Laboratory Sciences. Seminar, literature search, directed study,
and discussion format. Topic areas include clinical chemistry,
clinical microbiology, clinical immunology,
immunohematology, and hematology. May be repeated.
Students may register in more than one section per term.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.
Delete/Drop
596 Independent Study
1 TO 4 hours. For graduate students who wish to pursue
independent study not related to their project/thesis research.
May be repeated. Students may register in more than one
section per term.
Delete/Drop
597 Project Research in Medical Laboratory Sciences
0 TO 5 hours. Independent investigation that engenders the
responsibilities of professionals to contribute to their field.
Students investigate a topic/problem in their field, write an
article and deliver an oral presentation.
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.
Delete/Drop
Delete/Drop
598 Research in Medical Laboratory Sciences
0 TO 16 hours. Independent research in one area of medical
laboratory sciences directed by a faculty member.
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated.
Students may register in more than one section per term.
Prerequisite(s): Foundation courses in research methods such as
AHS 510, and statistics, or consent of the instructor.
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