The volume and sophistication of laboratory testing will increase as the population grows and lives longer. Physicians base about 70 percent of their diagnosis and treatment decisions on the results of laboratory testing.

Medical Laboratory Scientists work under the supervision of a medical director in such departments of the medical laboratory as the blood bank, clinical chemistry, microbiology, hematology, serology and body fluid analysis.?

The program combines classroom instruction and laboratory practice on-campus with an internship in an affiliated laboratory.?