Practicum IV Micro/Parasit/Mycology (MLAB 1267)

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clinical rotation, clinicals, hospital, lab hospital

MLAB 1267 is designed to reinforce the student’s knowledge in medical microbiology, parasitology and mycology, and to aid in diagnosis and management of patient health. This course is designed toward terminal vocational training as an MLT. Emphasis will be placed on specimen collection, performing laboratory procedures to identify infectious diseases, performing susceptibility tests, stool collection for parasitic examination, characteristics of cysts and trophozoites, characteristics of fungi and the development of manipulative skills, performing quality control, performing preventive maintenance, infection control, and interpretation of patient results in the above-mentioned areas. Students will perform laboratory procedures in assigned department of the clinical laboratory under the general supervision of clinical instructor.