Program:  Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Techniques (BMLT)

Program Code: MLT

Level: Graduation

Duration: 3.5 Years (including internship)

Overview:

The course aims to provide the candidate with abundant knowledge & essential skills to perform routine & specialized diagnostic laboratory procedures. This course is designed to give students the abilities they require to do routine laboratory work as well as they learn about laboratory standards in depth. Student would gain theoretical & practical knowledge related to principles of the laboratory exercises, management of laboratories & all standard protocols of quality control.

Programme Educational Objectives:

• This is a professional educational course in Medical Lab Technology which will fulfill the need of trained manpower in the field of health service.
• This course will ensure and help better patient care and diagnosing the patient in an accurate manner and direction to achieve optimum result by the medical professionals.
• To enhance the standard of knowledge and experience of the students in the field medical lab technology and to update them with the newer developments taking place in this field of lab-diagnosis.
• The students will be aware and conversant with the latest sophisticated lab modalities such as semi auto analyzer and fully automated analyzer etc.
• To make the students aware of various  safety measures  for staff members and the general public.
• The programme will provide knowledge of basic emergency care and first aid, epidemiology, etiology and control of communicable diseases.
• The programme will focus on functional characteristics of input and output units, internet, electronic payment system and concept and version of HTML.
• The programme will provide knowledge of Medical lab clinical practice.

Program Outcomes (PO’s):

• Perform routine clinical laboratory procedures within acceptable quality control parameters in Hematology, Biochemistry, Immunohematology, Cytopathology, Histopathology, Blood transfusion and Microbiology under the general supervision of a Clinical Laboratory Scientist or Pathologist. Demonstrate technical skills, social behavior, and professional awareness incumbent upon a laboratory technician.
• Develop leadership qualities to function effectively as a leader in the laboratory environment
• Render services to the laboratory set up and to communicate effectively with the doctors and the hospital management.
• Develop skill and competency in data processing, reporting and maintenance of records & Laboratory investigations.