Certificate of Proficiency - Medical Laboratory Assistant
This certificate program prepares students to function as a medical Laboratory assistant (MLA) and work in entry-level positions within a clinical laboratory setting. In some settings, a MLA may hold titles such as a phlebotomist, clinical laboratory assistant, or specimen accessioner/processor. These entry-level positions include employment in medical centers/hospitals, outpatient laboratories, research facilities, and doctor offices. Students are trained in all aspects of the clinical laboratory including, the skill of phlebotomy, waived testing, specimen processing, data entry, laboratory safety, result retrieval, quality control, laboratory information systems, basic microbiology, and tr
Courses
- ENG101 — English Composition I
- HPE113 — Medical Terminology
- MAT140 — Applied College Algebra
- MAT146 — Pre-Calculus
- MAT200 — Statistics-Soc/Hlth Sci
- MLA102 — Med Lab Assist Practicum
- MLA110 — Medical Laboratory Assisting
- PBT101 — Phleb for Health Prof
- PBT102 — Phlebotomy Practicum
- PSY101 — Introduction to Psychology