Graduates play an?important role in a wide range of laboratory-based positions, particularly in hospital pathology laboratories.?Their accurate and professional analysis of clinical samples aids physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases.?The qualification that they obtain also enables them to pursue research careers in biomedical science or enter into postgraduate studies.

Programme Characteristics

This?programme is the first full-time government-funded undergraduate programme in medical laboratory science in Hong Kong.?Students undertake clinical attachments in?medical laboratories in Hong Kong.

Medical laboratory science is an important scientific discipline in the healthcare area. Medical laboratory scientists perform laboratory analysis of biological fluids, cells and tissues at the cellular, biochemical and molecular levels.?These analyses aid in human disease detection and diagnosis, treatment monitoring, health promotion and disease risk assessment, and the investigation of underlying disease mechanisms.