Course Details

The Medical Lab Technician (MLT) course trains students to work as full-fledged lab technologists capable of collecting and storing samples, analysing them and creating reports based on the sample for further analysis by a doctor. The course includes elements of blood bank management, materials management, supply chain management as well as lab information system management. Additionally, graduates from this course are trained to clean and maintain lab equipment, manage biomedical waste and adhere to quality control standards.

Objectives

Operate and maintain laboratory equipment, utilizing appropriate quality control and safety procedures.

Recognize and participate in activities which will provide current knowledge and upgrading of skills in laboratory medicine.

Perform routine clinical laboratory procedures within acceptable quality control parameters in Hematology, Chemistry, Immunohematology, and Microbiology under the general supervision of a Clinical Laboratory Scientist or Pathologist.

Students will behave in a manner consistent with the standards of the laboratory profession.

Students will perform laboratory test procedures accurately and efficiently.