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Medical Laboratory Assistant/Technician - Sudbury
Program Info
The objective of Medical Laboratory Assistant/Technician program is to help individuals prepare for the challenges of a career within the medical environment.
Graduates enjoy the greatest career satisfaction when they are scholastically prepared, hold a solid, practical understanding of their responsibilities and begin their positions with a healthy attitude.
Medical Laboratory Assistant/Technician Courses
- Introduction To Computer Applications
- Fundamentals Of Terminology
- Anatomy, Physiology And Medical Terminology (MLA)
- Standards Of Practice, Ethics And Legislation
- Laboratory Safety And Asepsis
- Introduction To The Clinical Laboratory
- Quality Assurance And Laboratory Mathematics
- Hematology
- Clinical Chemistry
- Laboratory Microbiology
- Urinalysis and Body Fluids
- Fundamentals Of Cytology And Histology
- Cardiovascular System And ECG
- Interpersonal And Workplace Skills for Health Care Professionals
- Student Success Strategies
- Career & Employment Strategies
- CPR (HCP) and First Aid
- Professional Skills
- Practicum/Work Experience
The program provides both theoretical and practical instruction in a well-equipped classroom / laboratory setting. In class learning is supplemented during the enrollment period by clinical work experience in any of the fast-paced hospital departments.
Career Opportunities
This program prepares individuals for a career in:
- A private diagnostic testing laboratory
- A public health laboratory (including Blood Services)
- A hospital laboratory or outpatient department
- A quality control laboratory (food industry, microbiology media, point of care testing)
- A veterinary laboratory
- A physician´s office or clinic
