Medical Laboratory Assistant/Technician Ontario Certificate

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Confederation College

Comments about Medical Laboratory Assistant/Technician Ontario Certificate - At the institution - Thunder Bay - Ontario

• Objectives
  Graduates of this program will have demonstrated the ability to collect and sort specimens for analysis; perform venipunctures and acquire ECG tracings; prepare reagents, stains and media; prepare body fluids and tissues for microscopic examination and/or analysis; and perform routine technical procedures. Graduates are qualified to write the Ontario Society of Medical Technologists (OMST) and the Canadian Society of Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS) certifications exams.
• Practical experience
  There is a field placement component associated with this course.
• Academic title
  Medical Laboratory Assistant/Technician Ontario Certificate
• Course description
  First Semester
  Course Number / Title      Credits
  CS 040*     College Writing Essentials     4
  GE 515     Indigenous People and Development Issues     3
  HS 118     Windows for Service Professionals     3
  PW 205     Structure and Function of the Human Body     3
  ML 130     Laboratory Sciences and Techniques     5
  ML 150     Specimen Procurement and Handling     5
  ML 190     ECGs     3  
  Total    26 hrs/week
          
  * Confederation College is committed to providing students with every opportunity to be successful, and strong communication skills are an important element of success. All students enrolled in CS040 will have a post-admission assessment and based on their score will continue in CS040 or go into CS007 Persuasive Writing.
  
  Students must maintain a mark of 60% in all core subjects in order to advance to the second semester of the program.
  
  Second Semester
  Course Number / Title     Credits
  ML 210     Clinical Chemistry     5
  ML 230     Hematology and Immunohematology     5
  ML 250     Microbiology     5
  ML 270     Histotechnology and Cytology     2
  ML 280     MLA Skills Integration Lab     6
  ML 290     Field placement     4
  Total    22 hrs/week
  
  Students must maintain a mark of 60% in all core subjects in order to advance to the third semester of the program.
  
  Third Semester
  Course Number / Title     Credits
  ML 390     Field placement       (2 week)     112.5 hrs

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