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  • 3.00 Credits

    This course covers transfusion medicine procedures and blood group serology including: ABO, Rh and other blood groups, antibody screen and identification, crossmatch and special tests, blood donation, transfusion therapy, transfusion reactions, hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn, and immune hemolytic anemias. It will introduce theoretical perspectives, professional practice with an emphasis in application, and ultimately prepare graduates for a career in a clinical blood bank. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in (MD LB 4100 AND MD LB 4110) OR Instructor Consent
  • 2.00 Credits

    This simulated clinical laboratory experience provides the opportunity to perform routine testing and resolve common serologic problems. Students are also introduced to laboratory management, accreditation, and regulatory standards. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in (MD LB 4100 AND MD LB 4110) OR Instructor Consent. Corequisites: 'C-' or better in MD LB 4400
  • 2.00 Credits

    Provides a basic understanding of medical microbiology: characteristics of clinically significant bacteria, their biochemical profiles, media for isolation, identification of select pathogens, and antimicrobial susceptibility testing. Also introduces clinically significant viruses and mycobacteria and means for their laboratory identification. Prerequisites: Full Major status in Medical Laboratory Science OR Instructor Consent
  • 1.00 Credits

    Students will participate in laboratory exercises highlighting basic identification processes and susceptibility methods for major groups of bacterial pathogens. Prerequisites: Full Major status in Medical Laboratory Science OR Instructor Consent Corequisites: 'C-' or better in MD LB 4500
  • 2.00 Credits

    Introduction to nucleic acid isolation, amplification, and detection techniques used in infectious disease, genetic, and oncology testing in the clinical laboratory. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in (MD LB 4200 AND MD LB 4320 AND MD LB 4400 AND MD LB 4600) OR Instructor Consent
  • 2.00 Credits

    Students will learn about the diagnostic implications of clinical microbiology learned in previous MD LB courses. Emphasis on the clinical correlation of organisms infecting major organ systems, methods and rationale for laboratory identification of groups of clinically significant organisms and distinction from the normal microbiome, and rationale for proper specimen collection, transport, and processing. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in MD LB 4500 OR Instructor Consent
  • 3.00 Credits

    This is an intensive laboratory course in which students will process simulated patient samples. Emphasis will be placed on processes for identifying and documenting results for the identification of clinically significant bacterial pathogens. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in (MD LB 4500 AND 4510) OR Instructor Consent Corequisites: 'C-' or better in MD LB 4600
  • 2.00 Credits

    Introduction to parasites and fungi that are of medical importance, with a focus on life cycles, diagnostic stages, and laboratory identification methods. Prerequisites: Full Major status in Medical Laboratory Science OR Instructor Consent
  • 1.00 - 4.00 Credits

    Students engage in independent study in areas of applied and clinical research. Students select an advanced topic of interest and arrange credit under program advisor supervision. Prerequisites: Full Major status in Medical Laboratory Science AND Instructor Consent
  • 3.00 Credits

    Students work under the guidance of a faculty mentor to explore an in-depth topic in medical laboratory science and engage in honors research. Prerequisites: Full Major status in Medical Laboratory Science AND Member of the Honors College AND Instructor Consent