Methodist Hospital Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology Program

The Methodist Hospital Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology Program is a twelve-month professional course of study which is fully accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS). Upon successful completion of this course of study, you will qualify for the examination and certification by the Board of Registry of the American Society of Clinical Pathology or the National Certification Agency for Clinical Laboratory Personnel.

The following courses are included in the program:

*Clinical Biochemistry
*Clinical Microbiology & Parasitology
*Clinical Hematology
*Clinical Mycology
*Clinical Microscopy
*Clinical Immunohematology
*Clinical Coagulation
*Phlebotomy
*Clinical Immunology
*Management & Education
*Clinical Virology
*Research Project
*Instrumentation and Information Systems in the Laboratory
*Clinical Pathological Correlation

During each of these courses, your classroom lectures will be integrated with your technical experience. You will receive instruction on instrument or method principles, procedures and problem solving techniques from medical technologists in the hospital laboratories. You will receive classroom lectures from the primary instructor covering laboratory methods and principles. In addition, the instructor will review with you abnormal patient results and describe the probable accompanying disease, the altered physiology, and the laboratory tests used to confirm the diagnosis or treat the patient. Courses are taught within this large teaching institution where clinical and academic faculty work together.

Admission Requirements

In order to be considered for admission to The Methodist Hospital Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology Program, the student must have received a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and satisfactorily completed the prerequisite courses listed below or have completed all undergraduate courses required by a university with which we hold an affiliation agreement and be eligible for a baccalaureate degree in Clinical Laboratory Science or Medical Technology from that institution at the completion of the 12 month hospital program. Also, all prerequisite courses listed must have been completed before admission into the program.

Click here to see the Prerequisite Courses, Non-Academic Requirements, and Essential Functions for CLS/MT

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A Career in Clinical Laboratory Science & Medical Technology

Today's clinical laboratory scientist/medical technologist has a wide range of options. While most choose to work in hospital laboratories, others use their investigative skills in medical research. Some combine administrative and managerial talent with their medical technology background to be laboratory or hospital administrators. Those with entrepreneurial interests are self employed consultants for physicians operating small clinics or laboratories.

About Methodist Hospital
The Methodist Hospital corporation is a nonprofit health care organization based in Houston, Texas. It has extended the world-renowned clinical and service excellence of its founding entity, The Methodist Hospital, through a network of community based hospitals and an acclaimed home health care agency. Affiliated with the Texas Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, The Methodist Hospital corporation works closely with local church leaders to bring compassion and spirituality to all of its endeavors and to help meet the health needs of the community it serves.

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