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to any hospital having an accredited medical technology program in the United States even though Gannon is not affiliated with that program. Students who complete Gannon's three-year academic requirements and successfully complete their fourth year of studies (approximately 12 months) at an accredited medical technology program will be awarded the Bachelor of Science degree with a major in medical technology. Selection of students for admission to the hospital laboratory program is based primarily on grade point average (GPA) (minimum 3.0). In addition, hospital-based programs require a minimum GPA in Sciences (at least 2.8). Students with low GPA, therefore, especially in the sciences, may not be accepted by the hospitals for the laboratory portion of the program. They should be aware of the requirements of the programs that they are considering. In general, students apply for admission to hospital-based programs during fall semester of their junior year and upon acceptance, begin their clinical education the following summer. Students will have completed all their prerequisite courses prior to their clinical education. Because the programs have different calendars, it is important for students to obtain information from programs as early as possible. The program director at Gannon assists students with the application process; however, the university does not guarantee admission of students to the hospital-based programs. These programs conduct their own selection process. While students are completing their laboratory education, they are considered students of that program and do not register at Gannon. They are governed by the academic policies of their laboratory education program. Directors of affiliated medical technology programs send students' grades to Gannon to be recorded on the students' transcripts. Following a typical 3 +1 curriculum, students graduate in summer immediately following completion of their laboratory education. Graduates are eligible to take a national certification test given by the Board of Certification of the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP). Those who pass the exam may use the initials, MLS (ASCP) after their name, showing proficiency in Medical Laboratory Science. The following course descriptions are for the courses offered by the hospital's Medical Technology Program. Hospitals’ programs may have different course titles.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS: MDTC 410: Hematology and Coagulation The course includes a study of the blood and blood forming tissues and their relation to the care of patients as they are correlated with the entire clinical condition. 6 credits MDTC 420: Clinical Chemistry (includes instrumentation and RIA) This course includes a brief review of analytical chemistry and qualitative analysis and stresses the chemistry of proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, endocrinology, vitamins, hormones, enzymes, etc., and the physiology, metabolisms, and methodologies used in the study of these substances in relation to biologic processes as found in health and pathologic states. Clinical correlation is made with the various situations in which the substances are altered. 8 credits MDTC 430: Immunchematology and Blood Banking Immunchematology emphasizes the application of principles of red cell antigens which are detectable only by the reactivity of red cells with antibodies corresponding to the antigens. Topics include ABO groupings, Rh factor, and numerous other blood group systems. These are all correlated with the compatibility of transfused blood and the various procedures needed to test for this compatibility. 4 credits MDTC 440: Urinalysis The course considers the examination of urine and all other body fluids, such as cerebral spinal fluid, feces, gastric fluid, seminal fluid, amniotic fluid, etc. Emphasis is placed on anatomy and physiology of the kidney and urinary system, methodologies, clinical correlation, kidney function tests, microscopic examination and urinary calculi. 2 credits