USF 1996-97 Undergraduate Catalog - Pages 169 - 170

INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTS AND SCIENCES -
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY COURSES

MLS 4031 INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY (1)

PR: Senior standing and acceptance into an approved affiliated hospital. A hospital clinical course on principles and methods of medical technology, including professional ethics, safety regulations, quality control, phlebotomy, medical terminology, laboratory math and computer applications.

MLS 4860 CLINICAL URINALYSIS AND BODY FLUIDS (2)

PR: Senior standing and acceptance into an approved affiliated hospital. A hospital clinical course on laboratory methodology and diagnosis using urine and other fluids such as semen, spinal, pleural, peritoneal and joint fluids.

MLS 4861 CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY (2)

PR: Senior standing and acceptance into an approved affiliated hospital. A hospital clinical course on the tissues, cells, and molecules of the human immune system, emphasizing the detection of serum antibodies and disease states.

MLS 4862 CLINICAL HEMATOLOGY (6)

PR: Senior standing and acceptance into an approved affiliated hospital. A hospital clinical course on cellular components of the blood as related to laboratory diagnosis and disease, including blood coagulation and morphological and biochemical aspects of blood cells.

MLS 4863 CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY (6)

PR: Senior standing and acceptance into an approved affiliated hospital. A hospital clinical course emphasizing pathogens responsible for disease in man, including morphology, physiology, and laboratory diagnosis of bacteria, fungi, parasites and viruses.

MLS 4864 CLINICAL CHEMISTRY (6)

PR: Senior standing and acceptance into an approved affiliated hospital. A hospital clinical course on the analysis of chemical substances found in the body as related to the diagnosis of human disease, including topics such as instrumentation, electrophoresis, therapeutic drug-monitoring assays, tumor markers, and toxicology.

MLS 4865 CLINICAL IMMUNOHEMATOLOGY (6)

PR: Senior standing and acceptance into an approved affiliated hospital. A hospital clinical course on blood and tissue typing, including blood group systems, transfusion associated disease, HLA testing, and preparation of blood and blood components for transfusion therapy.

MLS 4866 CLINICAL LABORATORY MANAGEMENT AND EDUCATION (1)

PR: Senior standing and acceptance into an approved affiliated hospital. A hospital clinical course on concepts of laboratory management, including personnel staffing, reimbursements, quality assurance, and regulatory issues, and clinical education techniques, including writing, lecture presentation, and evaluation.

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Effective Date: Semester I, 1996