Major: 3028
Catalog Year: 2023-2024
Effective Term: 2015 Fall
Last Admit Term: 2019 Summer
Award: AAS Total Credits: 70-79 CIP Code: 51.1004 |
Primary College:
Initiating College: Phoenix College
Program Availability: Not Found
Program Availability: College-Specific
Field of Interest: Health Sciences
Instructional Council: Allied Health (51) GPA: 2.0 |
SOC Code: 25-1071, 29-2012?
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Program Prerequisites: None
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Required Courses | |||||||||||
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+ MDL190 Clinical Laboratory Operations 2 | Credits: 36 |
Restricted Electives | |||
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None | Credits: |
General Electives | |||
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None | Credits: |
General Education Requirements | |||
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General Education Requirement | Credits: 0 | ||
General Education Core | Credits: 0 | ||
First-Year Composition | Credits: 0 | ||
Met by any approved general education courses from the First-Year Composition courses in the Program Prerequisites area. | |||
Oral Communication | Credits: 0 | ||
Met by any approved general education course from the Oral Communication courses in the Program Prerequisites area. | |||
Critical Reading | Credits: 0 | ||
Met by any approved general education course from the Critical Reading area OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment in the Program Prerequisites area. | |||
Mathematics | Credits: 0 | ||
Met by MAT120 or MAT121 or MAT122 or Satisfactory completion of a higher level mathematics course in the Program Prerequisites area.
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General Education Distribution | Credits: 0 | ||
Humanities, Arts and Design | Credits: 0 | ||
Met by any approved general education course from the Humanities, Arts and Design in the Program Prerequisites area. | |||
Social-Behavioral Sciences | Credits: 0 | ||
Met by any approved general education course from the Social-Behavioral Sciences in the Program Prerequisites area. | |||
Natural Sciences | Credits: 0 | ||
Met by BIO160 or BIO201 in the Program Prerequisites area. | |||
Program Competencies | |||
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1. List and describe the scope of practice, the duties, and the responsibilities of a medical laboratory/clinical laboratory technician. (MDL190, MDL291)
2. Describe the functions of medical laboratories. (MDL190, MDL291) 3. Apply quality assurance and quality control principles to urinalysis, body fluids, hematology, hemostasis, immunohematology, immunology, microbiology, and chemistry procedures. (MDL240, MDL242, MDL244, MDL246, MDL248, MDL252, MDL263) 4. Apply methodologies and techniques including problem solving and troubleshooting techniques for urinalysis, body fluids, hematology, hemostasis, immunohematology, immunology, microbiology, and chemistry procedures. (MDL240, MDL241, MDL242, MDL243, MDL244, MDL245, MDL246, MDL247, MDL248, MDL249, MDL252, MDL263) 5. Apply proper collection, processing, and analysis of biological specimens and other substances. (MDL240, MDL241, MDL242, MDL243, MDL244, MDL245, MDL246, MDL247, MDL248, MDL249, MDL252, MDL263) 6. Practice infection control, laboratory safety, and regulatory compliance.(MDL190, MDL240, MDL241, MDL242, MDL243, MDL244, MDL245, MDL246, MDL247, MDL248, MDL249, MDL252, MDL263) 7. Apply computer applications of laboratory information systems and laboratory instrumentation in performing medical laboratory techniques. (MDL240, MDL241, MDL242, MDL243, MDL244, MDL245, MDL246, MDL247, MDL248, MDL249) 8. Communicate and document clinical laboratory actions and clerical functions using medico-legal guidelines to support needs of the patient and public, and to aid in diagnosis and treatment. (MDL190, MDL240, MDL241, MDL242, MDL243, MDL244, MDL245, MDL246, MDL247, MDL248, MDL249, MDL252, MDL263, MDL291) 9. Apply professional and ethical conduct, and professional development in all medical laboratory practices. (MDL190, MDL240, MDL241, MDL242, MDL243, MDL244, MDL245, MDL246, MDL247, MDL248, MDL249, MDL291) | |||
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected. MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: February 24, 2015 |