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Medical Technology (MEDT)

School of Medicine

MEDT 151 Introduction to Medical Technology I (2) Designed to acquaint student with relationship of medical technology to the medical field. Repeatable one time.

MEDT 251 Introduction to Medical Technology II (2) (1 Lec, 1 3-hr Lab) Designed to acquaint student with basic principles of medical technology. Repeatable one time. Pre: 151, CHEM 161/161L, and BIOL 171/171L (or concurrent). DB

MEDT 301 The Clinical Laboratory I (3) (2 Lec, 1 3-hr Lab) Theory and practical application of clinical laboratory methods for 366. MT-patient and MT-health team relationships. Repeatable one time. Pre: PHYL 301 (or concurrent) and junior standing in program.

MEDT 302 The Clinical Laboratory II (3) (2 Lec, 1 3-hr Lab) Continuation of 301. Repeatable one time. Pre: 301 and PHYL 302 (or concurrent).

MEDT 331 Clinical Lab Management (1) Student will become familiar with fundamental administration of a clinical laboratory to include technical, personnel, and financial management areas. Repeatable one time. CR/NC only. Pre: consent.

MEDT 366 Clerkship (2) Clerkship in an affiliated lab. Repeatable one time. CR/NC only. Pre: 301 and 302.

MEDT 431 Medical Parasitology (3) (2 Lec, 1 2-hr Lab) Diagnosis of parasitic diseases by laboratory methods; outstanding features of life cycles, classification and medical significance of parasites. Repeatable one time. Pre: MICR 351 or consent. (Cross-listed as TRMD 431)

MEDT 451 Basic Hematology (3) (2 Lec, 1 3-hr Lab) Fundamental study of blood in normal and pathological states: formation, development, and classification of blood cells. Repeatable one time. Pre: 366 or consent.

MEDT 457 Clinical Lab Methods and Analyses I (3) Principles and methods of assessing disease states using laboratory tests. Emphasis on clinical biochemistry and instrumentation. Repeatable one time. Pre: 471 or consent.

MEDT 457L Clinical Lab Methods and Analyses Lab I (2) (1 6-hr Lab) Lab experiments illustrating fundamental principles and methods of clinical laboratory analyses. Repeatable one time. Co-requisite: 457.

MEDT 458 Clinical Lab Methods and Analyses II (3) Continuation of 457. Repeatable one time.

MEDT 458L Clinical Lab Methods and Analyses Lab II (2) (1 6-hr Lab) Continuation of 457L. Repeatable one time. Co-requisite: 458.

MEDT 464 Immunohematology (3) (2 Lec, 1 3-hr Lab) Antigen-antibody relationships in human blood, study of blood groups, clinical problems in transfusion. Repeatable one time. Pre: MICR 461 or consent.

MEDT 471 Clinical Biochemistry (4) Biochemical processes in human health and disease states. Repeatable one time. Pre: BIOC 441 or MBBE 402 or consent. Spring only. (Cross-listed as BIOC 471) DB

MEDT 495 Special Topics in Medical Technology (V) Acquaints student with role of the medical technologist and overlap of major sciences in clinical situations to help student develop qualities unique to med technology. Repeatable one time. CR/NC only. Pre: consent.

MEDT 499 Directed Reading and Research (V) Repeatable one time.

MEDT 551 Advanced Clinical Laboratory Hematology and Hemostasis (1) Advanced-level study of hematology and hemostasis through clinical laboratory cases. Repeatable one time. Pre: 451 or consent. (Summer only)

MEDT 591 Clinical Training in Medical Technology (26) Application of theory and simulated laboratory experiences in immuno-hematology, clinical chemistry, microbiology, parasitology, hematology, coagulation, urinalysis, immunology, to meet stated career entry-level competencies. Repeatable one time. Pre: BS in MEDT.

MEDT 690 Seminar in Medical Technology (1) Analysis of research and recent literature pertaining to various aspects of medical technology. Repeatable one time. Pre: consent.

MEDT 695 Special Topics in Medical Technology (2) Current research, discoveries, inventions, methods, and/or techniques in clinical laboratory medicine. Repeatable one time. Pre: consent.