Medical Lab Science
- Mission Statement
The mission of the MLS Department is to provide the highest standards of education to produce properly trained individuals who are ethical, customer service oriented, and prepared to take and pass appropriate certification exams in order to enter the medical laboratory workforce.
- Student Learning Outcomes
- Certificate
Students completing the Medical Laboratory Sciences Clinical Laboratory (MLA) Assistant Certificate will:
- Knowledge Goal: Demonstrate knowledge of theory underlying laboratory testing using analytical, interpretive, and problem solving skills.
- Knowledge Goal: Apply mathematical calculations to laboratory situations.
- Laboratory Skill: Perform laboratory procedures from simple to complex, including specimen collection and processing, analysis, interpretation, and use of quality assurance procedures.
- Laboratory Skill: Correlate laboratory theory and terminology to practical laboratory work.
- Laboratory Skill: Gather additional laboratory data and apply problem solving skills to solve problems/discrepancies.
- Diagnostic Skill: Relate laboratory findings to common disease processes. Professionalism and Ethics:
- Demonstrate professional conduct and ethical behavior.
- Communication Skill: Demonstrate effective communication skills and behaviors with colleagues in the program and in a laboratory setting for the best new technologies to integrate organization's business processes.
- Associate Degree
The MLS department has developed eight program goals and applied each of the goals to a curriculum map and evidence of learning rubric for each of the program courses. Program goals are as follows: Upon successful completion of the Weber State University Associate of Applied Science in Medical Laboratory Sciences , a student in this program will be able to:
- Knowledge Goal: Demonstrate knowledge of theory underlying laboratory testing using analytical, interpretive, and problem solving skills.
- Knowledge Goal: Apply mathematical calculations to laboratory situations.
- Laboratory Skill: Perform laboratory procedures from simple to complex, including specimen collection and processing, analysis, interpretation, and use of quality assurance procedures.
- Laboratory Skill: Correlate laboratory theory and terminology to practical laboratory work.
- Laboratory Skill: Gather additional laboratory data and apply problem solving skills to solve problems/discrepancies.
- Diagnostic Skill: Relate laboratory findings to common disease processes.
- Professionalism and Ethics: Demonstrate professional conduct and ethical behavior.
- Communication Skill: Demonstrate effective communication skills and behaviors with colleagues in the program and in a laboratory setting for the best new technologies to integrate organization's business processes.
Chemistry learning outcomes associated with the AAS:
- Knowledge and comprehension of the core concepts of Chemistry
- Problem-solving skills. Chemistry majors should be competent problem-solvers. They should be able to identify the essential parts of a problem and formulate a strategy for solving the problem. They should be able to estimate the solution to a problem, apply appropriate techniques to arrive at a solution, test the correctness of their solution, interpret their result and connect it to related areas of chemistry.
- Laboratory skills. Chemistry majors should be competent experimentalists. They should be able to design and set up an experiment, collect and analyze data, identify sources of error, interpret their result and connect it to related areas of chemistry.
- Presentation skills. Chemistry majors should be able to express (orally and in writing) their understanding of core chemical principles, the results of experiments, the analysis of problems and their conclusions.
- Computer skills. Chemistry majors should be competent users of basic software, such as word processing, spreadsheet, and graphing programs. Strong presentation and organizing skills are complimented with computer knowledge in graphing and spreadsheets.
Health Sciences learning outcomes associated with the AAS:
- Scientific knowledge and skills in scientific reasoning
- Understanding of medical terminology and fluency in medical English
- Content knowledge of human body systems
- Understanding of the relationship between normal human physiology and disease
Microbiology learning outcomes associated with the AAS:
- Model Systems for Basic Biology
- Role in Disease and Human Health
- Ubiquitous in Nature
- Integration of Science and Society
- Role in Environment and Ecology
- Nature of Science
- Laboratory Skills
- Critical Thinking
- Data Analysis
- Problem Solving
- Communication
- Cooperation
- Values
- Bachelor Degree
The MLS department has developed eight program goals and applied each of the goals to a curriculum map and evidence of learning rubric for each of the program courses. Program goals are as follows: Upon successful completion of the Weber State University Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Sciences Program, a student in this program will be able to:
- Knowledge Goal: Demonstrate knowledge of theory underlying laboratory testing using analytical, interpretive, and problem solving skills.
- Knowledge Goal: Apply mathematical calculations to laboratory situations.
- Laboratory Skill: Perform laboratory procedures from simple to complex, including specimen collection and processing, analysis, interpretation, and use of quality assurance procedures.
- Laboratory Skill: Correlate laboratory theory and terminology to practical laboratory work.
- Laboratory Skill: Gather additional laboratory data and apply problem solving skills to solve problems/discrepancies.
- Diagnostic Skill: Relate laboratory findings to common disease processes.
- Demonstrate professional conduct and ethical behavior.
- Communication Skill: Demonstrate effective communication skills and behaviors with colleagues in the program and in a laboratory setting.
- Supervisory Skill: Demonstrate ability to oversee day-to-day operations to include hiring and technical supervision.
- Research Skill: Demonstrate proficiency in basic research skills and statistical analysis.
- Interprofessional Relations: Understand the role of other health care disciplines in patient diagnosis and successfully participate as part of a health care team.
Chemistry learning outcomes associated with the BS:
- Knowledge and comprehension of the core concepts of Chemistry
- Problem-solving skills. Chemistry majors should be competent problem-solvers. They should be able to identify the essential parts of a problem and formulate a strategy for solving the problem. They should be able to estimate the solution to a problem, apply appropriate techniques to arrive at a solution, test the correctness of their solution, interpret their result and connect it to related areas of chemistry.
- Laboratory skills. Chemistry majors should be competent experimentalists. They should be able to design and set up an experiment, collect and analyze data, identify sources of error, interpret their result and connect it to related areas of chemistry.
- Presentation skills. Chemistry majors should be able to express (orally and in writing) their understanding of core chemical principles, the results of experiments, the analysis of problems and their conclusions.
- Computer skills. Chemistry majors should be competent users of basic software, such as word processing, spreadsheet, and graphing programs. Strong presentation and organizing skills are complimented with computer knowledge in graphing and spreadsheets.
Health Sciences learning outcomes associated with the BS:- Scientific knowledge and skills in scientific reasoning
- Understanding of medical terminology and fluency in medical English
- Content knowledge of human body systems
- Understanding of the relationship between normal human physiology and disease
Microbiology learning outcomes associated with the BS:- Model Systems for Basic Biology
- Role in Disease and Human Health
- Ubiquitous in Nature
- Integration of Science and Society
- Role in Environment and Ecology
- Nature of Science
- Laboratory Skills
- Critical Thinking
- Data Analysis
- Problem Solving
- Communication
- Cooperation
- Values
- Certificate
- Curriculum Grid
- Program and Contact Information
Medical laboratory scientists, sometimes referred to as medical technologists or medical laboratory technicians, are vital members of the health care team who play a central role in the detection, diagnosis and treatment of disease. To accomplish this, medical laboratory scientists must have a thorough understanding of a wide range of subjects including hematology, clinical chemistry, immunohematology (transfusion medicine), clinical microbiology, and immunology. Laboratory scientists appreciate investigative work and problem solving and are counted on to provide physicians with information critical to the successful diagnosis and treatment of patients. Medical laboratory scientists and technicians are employed by hospitals, clinics, research facilities, universities, and in lab-related commercial industry.
Contact Information:
Dr. Matthew Nicholaou , DrPH, MT(ASCP)
Department Chair
Weber State University
3875 Stadium Way, Dept 3905
Ogden, UT 84408-3905
Marriott Health Bldg, Rm 208A
(801) 626-6101Janice Thomas, DHSc, M.Ed., MLS(ASCP)CMProgram Director - MLA and AAS3875 Stadium Way, Dept 3905Ogden, UT 84408-3905Marriott Health Bldg, Rm 209(801) 626-8138Kendal Beazer, MHA, MLS(ASCP)CMProgram Director - BS and Post-BS CertificateWeber State University3875 Stadium Way, Dept 3905Ogden, UT 84408-3905Marriott Health Bldg, Rm 208B(801) 626-6716 - Assessment Plan
1. Knowledge Goal: Demonstrate knowledge of theory underlying laboratory testing using analytical, interpretive, and problem-solving skills. All courses except MLS 1001, 3301 A, B, C 2. Knowledge Goal: Apply mathematical calculations to laboratory situations. All courses except MLS 1001, 3301, 4409, and 4415 A, B, C 3. Laboratory Skill: Perform laboratory procedures from simple to complex, including specimen collection and processing, analysis, interpretation, and use of quality assurance procedures. All courses except MLS 1001, 3301, 4409, and 4415 A, B, C 4. Laboratory Skill: Correlate laboratory theory and terminology to practical laboratory work. All courses except MLS 1001, 3301 A, B, C 5. Laboratory Skill: Gather additional laboratory data and apply problem solving skills to solve problems/discrepancies. All courses except MLS 1001, 3301, and 4415 A, B, C 6. Diagnostic Skill: Relate laboratory findings to common disease processes. All courses except MLS 1001, 3301, 3302, 4415, and 4803 A, C 7. Professionalism and Ethics: Demonstrate professional conduct and ethical behavior. All MLS courses A, B 8. Communication Skill: Demonstrate effective communication skills and behaviors with colleagues in the program and in a laboratory setting. All MLS courses except 4409 B, D 9. (BS Level Courses Only) Supervisory Skill: Demonstrate ability to oversee day-to-day operations including hiring and technical supervision. MLS 3302, 4411, 4412, 4415 A, B 10. (BS Level Courses Only) Research Skill: Demonstrate proficiency in basic research skills and statistical analysis. MLS 3302, 3310, 3312, 3313, 4412, 4803, and 4804 A, D 11. (BS Level Courses Only) Interprofessional Relations: Understand the role of other healthcare disciplines in patient diagnosis and successfully participate as part of the healthcare team. MLS 3310, 3312, 4410 A, B, D A: ChiTester/Canvas assessment data
B: Laboratory exercises and practical evaluations
C: National Certification Exam (ASCP, MLT, and MLS)
D: Presentation and publications - Assessment Report Submissions
- Program Review
This information is part of the cyclical program review process. Details such as mission statements, learning outcomes, etc., are updated as part of the biennial assessment reporting process, an integral component of program review.