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Marshall University Clinical Laboratory Sciences DepartmentThe Clinical Laboratory Sciences (CLS) Department in the MU College of Health Professions, offers three degree programs:
AccreditationThe MLT and MT programs are fully accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS). MLT and MT programs were granted full 7-year reaccreditation in 1999. Both programs will undergo reaccreditation review in 2005-2006. NAACLS can be contacted through their website, by telephone at 773.714-8880, by mail at PO Box 75634, Chicago IL 60675-5634, or by email at naaclsinfo@naacls.org. The Cabell Huntington Hospital and Charleston Area Medical Center (CAMC) schools of cytotechnology are fully accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) and the American Society of Cytopathology, in collaboration with the American Society for Cytology. CAAHEP can be contacted through their website, by telephone at 312.553-9355, and by mail at 35 East Wacker Drive Suite 1970, Chicago IL 60601-9355.
CertificationUpon completing one of the CLS degree programs, the graduate will be eligible to take national certification examinations to become a certified medical laboratory technician, medical technologist, or cytotechnologist. Professional organizations which have granted certification to or graduates in recent years are: The American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) Board of Registry and the National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel (NCA). Academic AdvisementStudents seeking degrees in cytotechnology, medical laboratory technology, or medical technology should apply for admission to MU. On admission forms they should indicate their preference for a degree program in the College of Health Professions. Students transferring to MU from another college should contact the CLS department regarding transferability of coursework. Once admitted to the university, students work with their academic advisor to select courses which will assist them in achieving admission to a CLS program. Students interested in health related careers should take the course CLS 100, Introduction to Health Professions, in the first six weeks of the fall semester. Admission to the MU College Nursing and Health Professions does not guarantee access to other CLS and CYT courses, since enrollment in these programs is limited by availability of instructional resources and clinical rotation sites. Enhanced ACT scores of at least 18 in mathematics, general science, and in verbal sections indicate that a student has the academic ability to begin these highly structured curricula. Students with lower scores may be required to improve mathematics and English performance by taking developmental courses through the community and technical college. Beginning in fall semester 1999, academic standards may be higher for admission to the university. Please check with the MU office of admissions if you have any questions about minimum ACT scores. International students should check with the MU Center for International Students and Scholars for admission to Marshall University. MLT, MT, and CYT Academic AdvisementStudents who have definitely selected a CLS program as their major are encouraged to make an appointment and meet with a member of the CLS faculty to plan their academic program. All such students not fully admitted to a CLS program are categorized in the "Pre-clinical lab sciences" major within the College of Health Professions. Students who are fully admitted to a CLS program are categorized as MLT, MT, or CYT majors within the College of Health Professions. All students are required to meet with their academic advisor before pre-registration each semester. Clinical Laboratory CareersThe total number of positions for trained medical laboratory workers is expected to remain high in the next 5 years due to decreases in graduates and increases in retirement. Nationwide in 1999, the average salary for beginning medical laboratory technicians was $21,500; for beginning medical technologists it was $29,643. Recent salary information is available through the ASCP Board of Registry. A 1995 survey of 457 Marshall CLS graduates since 1958 showed that 97% of the 144 respondents took jobs in a clinical laboratory immediately upon graduation. Of the 73% who were currently employed in a clinical laboratory, 59% were employed as full time laboratory scientists. Other job titles reported by CLS graduates were physician or medical student, dentist, physical therapist, nurse, health care computer specialist, hospital administrator, pharmaceutical salesperson, science teacher, housewife, college professor, biomedical researcher, librarian, medical sonographer, attorney, and scientific device reviewer. Several graduates had retired after medical laboratory careers. Medical laboratory workers and students handle body fluids which may contain disease causing agents such as the hepatitis B and HIV virus. They are trained to avoid infection, but there is still potential health risk associated with these careers. Students admitted to these programs must comply with safety, health insurance, and immunization requirements at their own expense in both pre-clinical and clinical practicum phases. To learn more about the career of medical technology, view the following: Medical
Laboratory Careers 2100 W. Harrison Street Chicago, IL 60612 312-738-1336 Telephone E-mail: info@ascp.org General Curriculum for CLS DegreesSee the MU Undergraduate Catalog for complete information on MU academic policies and procedures. See CYT curriculum review and MLT/MT curriculum review forms for course requirements, or CLS Student Guide (adobe acrobat format) for CLS course content. Multicultural, international, computer, intensive writing, and capstone courses involved in the " Marshall Plan" must be included in medical technology and cytotechnology bachelors degree programs. Students seeking medical technology and cytotechnology bachelors degree programs must meet requirements of the Marshall Plan. The plan includes 6 hours of courses officially designated "international," and 3 hours officially designated as "multicultural," which are not otherwise included in the published curriculum. Students must also complete a 3 hour "WI" (writing intensive) course. CLS 310, Clinical Immunology fulfills this requirement for MT majors. The computer literacy requirement is fulfilled within the MT and CYT curricula overall, but students are encouraged to include additional computer courses in their elective curriculum when possible. The Medical Technology capstone course is CLS 468. The Cytotechnology capstone course is CYT 446.
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