B.S. in Clinical Laboratory Science aka Medical Laboratory Scientist Pamela LeVine Program 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 BiologyChemistry BIO 1100 General BiologyCHM 1310/1315G General Chemistry I BIO 1300 Animal DiversityCHM 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 ImmunologyCHM 2840/2845* Organic Chemistry II BIO 3300 Microbiology BIO 2001G Human Physiology or BIO 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

Learning Goals/Path to Accomplishment Demonstrate basic laboratory techniques Effectively communicate scientific

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