B.S. in Clinical Laboratory Science aka Medical Laboratory Scientist

Pamela LeVineProgram Director

Program Changes Since Previous IBHE report•National

▫Medical Laboratory Scientists•Campus

▫Fall 2007 hired CLS Program Director▫Add another hospital affiliate▫Modify BIO 3100 and 3101 by melding together

to become BIO 3120▫Replace business elective with histology▫Hospital grades incorporated into EIU

transcript▫Electronic Writing Portfolio submissions

Which is it???

•Clinical Laboratory Scientist•Medical Technician•Medical Laboratory Scientist

Job Description

•Perform analysis of body fluids, cells and cell products▫Identify abnormal blood cells▫Drugs and toxic agents (anthrax, etc…)▫Bacteria, parasites, and other

microorganisms•Match blood for transfusions•Prepare specimens for examination

Work Environment

•Hospitals•Clinics•Private laboratories•Public health organizations•Research and development departments

▫Pharmaceutical companies

Program at a Glance

•90 sh pre-clinical (3 years)▫EIU Campus

•1 yr Clinical Training▫Affiliated hospital

St. Johns Hospital, Springfield, IL St. Francis Hospital, Peoria, IL Hines VA Hospital, Chicago, IL Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, IN

▫Moving forward to add another affiliate St. Margaret Mercy Hospital, Hammond, IN

EIU Coursework•General Education Courses

▫9 sh Language▫9 sh Social/Behavioral Science▫9 sh Humanities/Fine Arts

•3 Electronic Writing Portfolio Submissions•23 sh Biology•16 – 18 sh Chemistry•3 sh College Algebra•4 sh Statistics•6 – 8 sh Selected Electives•Additional hours to total 90 sh

Biology and Chemistry Requirements

Biology Chemistry

BIO 1100 General Biology CHM 1310/1315G General Chemistry I

BIO 1300 Animal Diversity CHM 1410/1415 General Chemistry II

BIO 3120 Molecular and Cell Biology formerly BIO 3100 and BIO 3101

CHM 2440/2445 *Organic Chemistry I

BIO 3210 Immunology CHM 2840/2845* Organic Chemistry II

BIO 3300 Microbiology

BIO 2001G Human Physiology orBIO 3520 Animal Physiology

* CHM 2430/2435, CHM 2730 and CHM 3300 can substitute for above

Time Commitment at Hospitals

•August – June•8am – 5pm•Monday – Friday•Allow for study time in evenings

Certification Exam

•Graduates are eligible to take certifying examinations offered by the ASCP Board of Registry, the National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel

Job Outlook

•EXCELLENT!!!•100% placement upon completion of

program•Aging of America •Retiring clinical scientists•Increasing demands of the lab

▫H1N1 virus Typical weekly processing 250 specimens,

last year 600•Median Salary: $50,000