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LAB M 301 Introduction to Medical Laboratory Science (4)
Explores medical laboratory science covering concepts and practices through lecture and laboratory practice. Provides an overview of laboratory medicine disciplines and examines the impact of medical laboratory science on patient care. Discusses medical microbiology, forensics, hematology, genetics, clinical chemistry, and immunohematology. Offered: A.
LAB M 302 Introduction to Medical Laboratory Science Laboratory (2)
Laboratory coverage of the theories, concepts, and practices defining medical laboratory science as a profession. Instructional areas comprise the pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical components of laboratory services. Subjects include quality management, safety, regulatory and compliance, and overview laboratory techniques. Offered: A.
LAB M 400 Clinical Chemistry Laboratory (2)
Introduces hands-on foundational clinical chemistry knowledge, skills, and procedures. Prepares students for clinical rotation required by accrediting organization. Provides dry lab exercises with assays and instrumentation representing various analytes and techniques. Offered: A.
LAB M 403 Medical Microbiology Laboratory (2)
Provides laboratory coverage of human infections and diagnostic procedures used for isolation, identification, and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of the microorganisms associated with disease. Limited to medical laboratory science students. Offered: Sp.
LAB M 404 Clinical Immunohematology Laboratory (2)
Lab covering theory of transfusion medicine and serological procedures used in the evaluation of cellular antigen systems. Includes principles of immunology and genetics as appropriate for the techniques performed. Discusses screening of donor units to provide a safe product. Considers quality control and quality assurance issues. Limited to medical laboratory science students. Offered: A.
LAB M 405 Clinical Hematology Laboratory (1)
Laboratory covering theoretical and practical aspects important in the evaluation of blood cells, including their production, morphology, function, and associated pathology. Includes instrumentation used in testing as well as quality control and quality assurance issues. Limited to medical laboratory science students. Offered: W.
LAB M 418 Clinical Chemistry (4)
Introduces the fundamentals of instrumentation and methodology in clinical chemistry. Offered: A.
LAB M 419 Clinical Coagulation (2)
Covers theory of the hemostatic system including tests used in the diagnosis/monitoring of patients with abnormal bleeding and/or thrombosis. Discusses quality control and quality assurance. Limited to medical laboratory science students. Offered: Sp.
LAB M 420 Laboratory Analysis of Urine and Body Fluids (2)
Covers urinalysis testing procedures and associated disease entities. Includes analysis of other body fluids. Provides methods of microscopic examination by use of bright-field, phase, and polarizing microscopy. Limited to medical laboratory science students Offered: Sp.
LAB M 421 Medical Microbiology (4)
Covers human infections and diagnostic procedures used for isolation, identification, and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of the microorganisms associated with disease. Limited to medical laboratory science students. Offered: Sp.
LAB M 423 Clinical Chemistry (9)
Introduces clinical testing using automated and manual methods, including measurement of pancreatic function and intestinal absorption, renal and liver function, enzymes, electrolytes, blood gases, lipids, toxicology, urinalysis, endocrinology, and immunology. Limited to medical laboratory science students. Offered: WSp.
LAB M 424 Clinical Microbiology (9)
Introduction to techniques used in the diagnostic microbiology laboratory, including quality control, specimen evaluation, identification of pathogenic microorganisms, and antimicrobial susceptibility testing. Limited to medical laboratory science students. Offered: WSp.
LAB M 425 Clinical Hematology (9)
Clinical study of techniques used in the diagnostic evaluation of blood cells, including production, proliferation, survival, morphologic, and functional features. Includes assessment of proteins and cells important in hemostasis, quality control and quality assurance issues, and biomolecular techniques appropriate for evaluation of the hematologic and hemostatic systems. Limited to medical laboratory science students. Offered: WSp.
LAB M 426 Clinical Immunohematology (4)
Covers theory of transfusion medicine and serological procedures used in the evaluation of cellular antigen systems. Includes principles of immunology and genetics as appropriate for the techniques performed. Discusses screening of donor units to provide a safe product. Considers quality control and quality assurance issues. Limited to medical laboratory science students. Offered: A.
LAB M 427 Selected Studies in Laboratory Medicine (*-, max. 24)
Selected clinical study in the major scientific disciplines of laboratory medicine, to include molecular diagnostics, or pursuance of a clinical research study. Limited to medical laboratory science students. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: AWSpS.
LAB M 430 Clinical Hematology (4)
Covers theoretical and practical aspects important in the evaluation of blood cells, including their production, morphology, function, and associated pathology. Includes instrumentation used in testing as well as quality control and quality assurance issues. Limited to medical laboratory science students. Offered: W.
LAB M 431 Clinical Immunohematology Rotation (7)
Practicum emphasizing application of knowledge and skills to perform a wide variety of basic testing routinely performed in contemporary blood laboratory and further develop discipline-specific competencies. Limited to medical laboratory science students. Offered: WSp.
LAB M 433 Enrichment Rotation (-9)
Selected practical experience emphasizing application of knowledge and skills to perform a wide variety of testing in a clinical setting and further develop discipline-specific competency in the major scientific disciplines of laboratory medicine, including hematology, clinical chemistry, microbiology, and immunohematology or pursuance of a clinical research study. Limited to medical laboratory science students. Offered: AWSp.
LAB M 435 Molecular Diagnostics for Medical Laboratory Science (3)
Provides a comprehensive overview of the fundamental principles of molecular diagnostics and explores its use in the diagnosis of disease. Topics include: nucleic acid structure and function, genetics, DNA chemistry, nucleic acid isolation, amplification techniques, components of a molecular laboratory, and evaluation of controls to validate results obtained. Limited to medical laboratory science students. Offered: W.
LAB M 436 Molecular Diagnostics Clinical Rotation (2)
Provides technical expertise, proficient clinical judgment, and a broad cognitive understanding of current molecular diagnostic practices equivalent to that expected of a career entry-level medical laboratory scientist. Prerequisite: LAB M 435; recommended: Be admitted to the MLS major and take all didactic lecture and lab courses required for the major, but specifically LAB M 435. Offered: AWSp.
LAB M 499 Undergraduate Research (*, max. 35)
Specific project in clinical laboratory investigation. Offered: AWSpS.
LAB M 502 Laboratory Medicine Grand Rounds (1, max. 6)
Grand rounds are concerned with current topics in the field of laboratory medicine. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: AWSp.
LAB M 510 Laboratory Medicine Research Conference (1, max. 6)
Presentation and discussion of ongoing research and development projects by faculty, residents, fellows, and graduate students. Open to graduate students in laboratory medicine and other medical sciences. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: AWSp.
LAB M 520 Seminar in Organization and Management in Laboratory Medicine (3)
Core course for the Master of Science degree in laboratory medicine. Prerequisite: graduate student standing in Laboratory Medicine or permission of instructor. Offered: Sp, odd years.
LAB M 521 Advanced Laboratory Hematology (1, max. 6)
Lectures on diagnostic clinical hematology with emphasis on clinicopathological correlation. For laboratory medicine graduate students with special interest in diagnostic clinical hematology. Prerequisite: graduate standing and permission of instructor. Offered: AWSp.
LAB M 549 Global Laboratory Systems (1)
Provides an overview of the role of clinical and public health laboratories in a national public health system, both in US and globally. Covers the functional components of a laboratory system and the importance of quality laboratory information on public health policy making. Topics include disease diagnosis, surveillance, outbreak response, law and regulation and how laboratory information contributes to health policy development. Offered: jointly with G H 549; Sp.
LAB M 555 Critical Thinking and Research Design in Laboratory Medicine (2)
Develops critical thinking skills. Offered: W.
LAB M 590 P-Research Projects in Laboratory Medicine (*)
Opportunity for laboratory experience on a research problem related to laboratory medicine. Students investigate areas of potential clinical importance. Projects selected from areas such as chemistry, coagulation, hematology, immunology, microbiology, virology, molecular diagnostics, and computer applications. Research goals established by instructor in discussion with student. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Offered: AWSpS.
LAB M 600 Independent Study or Research (*-)
Prerequisite: graduate standing in laboratory medicine. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: AWSpS.
LAB M 601 Internship (3-9, max. 9)
Prerequisite: graduate standing in laboratory medicine. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: AWSpS.
LAB M 680 P-Clinical Laboratory Testing: Methods and Interpretation (*, max. 20)
Provides the third- and fourth-year medical student with the opportunity to evaluate clinical laboratory data in the clinical laboratory setting. Small group teaching using case material and actual clinical samples. (Two weeks, full time) Prerequisite: completion of Internal Medicine and Surgery Patient Care phase clerkships. Offered: AWSpS.
LAB M 685 P-Laboratory Case Studies for Clinical Diagnosis (4)
Clinical case presentations and discussions aimed at test selection, disease-induced alterations, efficient algorithms, factors confounding interpretation, testing economics. (Two weeks, full-time). Prerequisite: completion of required clerkships. Offered: W.
LAB M 686 Laboratory Case Studies for Clinical Diagnosis (4)
Clerkship aimed at preparing senior medical students for the rigors of clinical residency by educating them in the efficient selection and rational interpretation of laboratory tests. Students engage in a combination of lectures and live case reviews to help develop cost- and time-effective strategies for diagnosing and managing clinical problems, reviewing appropriate tests, optimum clinical laboratory utilization, and limitations of tests. Prerequisite: completion of all third-year clerkship requirements. Offered: AWSpS.
LAB M 699 P-WWAMI Laboratory Medicine Special Electives (*, max. 24)
By special arrangement for qualified students, special clerkships or externships may be available at institutions other than the 91探花 located within the WWAMI region. Prerequisite: permission of department.
LAB M 700 Master's Thesis (*-)
Credit/no-credit only. Offered: AWSpS.