WELCOME TO MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE

Medical laboratory profession is a noble and dynamic profession with a broad scientific knowledge, whose practitioners are trained to acquire knowledge, skills and techniques to provide services in basic laboratory demands in our health care system. Their service as medical laboratory technicians (MLT) are provided under the supervision of a medical laboratory scientist, thereby providing for the middle level manpower, which has been in great demand in the primary health care services.

The goal is to train competent medical laboratory technician to meet present and projected service needs in primary and secondary health care services in Nigeria and beyond.

The program is a National Diploma (ND)  in Medical Laboratory Technology, students on completion of the training are awarded with National Diploma (ND) certificate. In addition, students are certified and registered with the medical laboratory science council of Nigeria after they must have passed the professional certification examination.

OBJECTIVES ARE:

• To provide students with a broad and balanced foundation of medical laboratory knowledge and practical skills: performing effectively in clinical diagnostic services, academics and quality assurance; and function independently or in collaboration with other members of the health team in the care and management of individuals and groups at all levels of health care.
• To instill in students a sense of enthusiasm for the profession: an appreciation of its application in different contexts (in areas such as general medicine, pharmaceuticals industries, research institution etc).
• To involve the students in an intellectually and satisfying experience of learning, studying and research.

The objectives of the programme on completion are to:

• Perform routine Medical Microbiology, Histopathology and Cytology, Haematology and Blood Group Serology, Chemical Pathology, Medical Parasitology, Immunology and Virology tests under the supervision of a Medical Laboratory Scientist.
  • Carry out first Aid Care in the Medical
  • Assist a Medical Laboratory Scientist in the management and organization of a Medical
  • Collect, Collate, Process and enter accurately medical laboratory data using the Medical Laboratory Information Management system.
  • Prepare reagents and chemicals used for medical laboratory
  • Perform basic equipment maintenance in a medical
  • Carry out and present research outcomes
  • Collect and process samples for medical laboratory investigations.
  • Collect, process, manage, and dispose of medical laboratory
  • Identify basic Arthropods causing ill-
  • Recognize and adhere to safety policies and

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