- Immunology................................................................................................3 Credits
This course is a focused study of clinical immunology concentrating on immune system functions, the response of the immune system to infection and disease, and current diagnostic methodologies and molecular applications.
- Laboratory Operations.................................................................................4 Credits
A study of the basic principles of clinical laboratory management, including theory and practice. Topics will include personnel and financial management, regulation and accreditation, information management, quality assurance and quality control, and continuing education.
- Clinical Parasitology....................................................................................3 Credits
The study of clinically relevant parasites and the laboratory diagnosis of the organisms involved.
- Clinical Chemistry & Body Fluids...............................................................10 Credits
A study of serum and fluid chemistry in normal and pathological states. Topics will include the basic principles of the structure and function of organic compounds in the human system. Discussions emphasize the relationship between normal and abnormal laboratory results and organ system function. The study of body fluids is included, as well as a review of urinalysis and renal function.
- Ecology & Environmental Toxicology..........................................................3 Credits
The basic principles of ecology including ecosystem structure and function, and conservation biology. The environmental toxicology units will focus on the nature and the detection of toxic substances in the environment and their effects on humans.
- Statistics and Research in Clinical Laboratory Science...............................4 Credits
The statistics units will focus on the statistical principles that are pertinent to health care, and to the clinical laboratory. The research and methods units will focus on current research topics in laboratory medicine, and the development and verification of laboratory protocols.
- Humanities in Medicine**.............................................................................3 Credits
In this course the study of issues in medicine, literature and film is a humanist inquiry.
The course approaches issues in medicine, literature and film through the critical methods available through humanities and specifically medical humanities, including cultural studies and gender studies. Topics treated include definitions of normalcy, deformity, autism,
eating disorders, medical ethics in genetic engineering, the ethics of the cure, the
stigma of mental illness, AIDS, war wounds, cancer narratives, grief and dying, ageism,
and issues of race and class in medicine.
- Clinical Hematology and Hemostasis.........................................................10 Credits
An advanced study of the blood and blood cells in normal pathological states. Discussions on normal and abnormal hematopoiesis are included. The hemostasis unit is a comprehensive study of the blood clotting system in normal and pathological states. Included are discussions regarding the correlation of test results with disease and therapies.
- Clinical Microbiology.................................................................................10 Credits
Advanced study of the microorganisms associated with human infectious processes. Discussions include the characteristics, isolation, identification, antimicrobial techniques, and clinical infections associated with pathogenic bacteria.
- Clinical Immunohematology......................................................................10 Credits
A study of the theory, principles, and procedures associated with transfusion medicine. Discussions cover routine and specialized procedures, blood donors, components, regulations, and quality assurance.
- Human Genetics and Molecular Diagnostic Techniques..............................4 Credits
A basic study of medical genetics including the structure, function, and synthesis of DNA, RNA, and involved proteins; the mechanism of inheritance; and medical genetics. The second series of discussions includes an introduction to molecular biology techniques and their applications to the laboratory diagnosis of disease.
- Clinical Mycology and Virology....................................................................6 Credits
The study of clinically relevant fungi and viruses and the laboratory diagnosis of the organisms involved.
Advance Clinical Practice Quarter
- Advanced Clinical Practice.........................................................................10 Credits
A clinical practicum experience that will focus on advanced, applied clinical laboratory techniques and concepts. The practicum experience will be individually designed for each student. The student will participate in choosing the practicum site.
Capstone Experience Quarter – Final Quarter
- Advanced Clinical Applications ..................................................................3 Credits
A clinical practicum based course that will focus on advanced, applied clinical laboratory techniques and concepts.
- Clinical Laboratory Science Capstone.........................................................3 Credits
A course in which students participate in a series of seminars culminating in the development and presentation of a fundamental research project involving an aspect of state-of-the art clinical laboratory science practice. Under the direction of faculty, students prepare a written report and publicly present their findings.
- Clinical Laboratory Science Seminar..........................................................4 Credits
This seminar course will focus on building critical thinking and problem solving skills during clinical case study discussions. The course will include a comprehensive review of the major CLS disciplines. Students will take a comprehensive examination at the end of the course.
**Humanities in Medicine will be offered in Summer 2008 for those students entering the program in Autumn 2006
and after who have not had an equivalent humanities course.