Select Topic Practicum. 1 Credit Hour

Catalog description

Under the supervision and direction of a clinical instructor in a clinical laboratory setting, the student will gain advanced experience in an emerging area of clinical laboratory practice. Examples include molecular diagnostic testing for diagnosis of hematologic malignancies and select genetic and infectious diseases; flow cytometric techniques for diagnosis of leukemias and lymphomas; fungal identification, in vitro susceptibility testing of antifungal drugs, and evaluation of antifungal properties of new antifungal drugs. Experience will include quality assessment issues such as use of quality control methods, pre-examination sources of error and evaluation of results for accuracy.