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Medical Laboratory Sciences
Description:
Health services in the world and in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in particular are witnessing great progress in the field of laboratory diagnostics, which calls for increasing the number of specialists in this field at the bachelor's level to meet the needs of the labor market and improve performance in laboratory diagnostic units. The study in the Department of Medical Laboratories at the College of Applied Medical Sciences started in the academic year 1427/1428 AH corresponding to 2006/2007 AD. The specialization of medical laboratories is considered one of the important departments in the Kingdom, as the department's study plan qualifies students to follow medical laboratory methods to reach a correct and accurate diagnosis. Students are also qualified to work in other non-clinical laboratory fields such as research centers, forensic medicine, food laboratories, and toxicology testing centers.
Degree
Bachelor
School level
University study
Place of study (female students)
Study period
Credits required for graduation
1- Successfully complete all required credits (133 credits), which includes university requirements, college requirements, and departmental requirements. 2- Successfully pass the internship stage.
Learning outcomes :
A graduate of the Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science program will be able to:
1- List the basic aspects of biomedical sciences related to the following sciences: Anatomy and physiology - Biochemistry - Microbiology - Diseases - Immunology and serology - Blood - Laboratory diagnostics and molecular technology.
2- Describe normal states and pathological changes in different clinical conditions by analyzing different samples.
3. Applies laboratory management principles including: Human Resource Management-Financial Management-Organizational Compliance-Quality Management-Information Management-Operations Management.
4- Develops competence to perform routine laboratory tests and interpret results as a medical laboratory specialist.
5. Plans a quality assurance protocol to monitor procedures and equipment, recognize errors, and integrate and evaluate analytical data with problem-solving skills.
6- Respects interpersonal relationships with other health care workers, teamwork, and knowledge of ethical behavior related to patient confidentiality.
7- Applies safety procedures for handling biological samples and other materials in compliance with standard precautions and organizational guidelines.
8- Utilizes computers and information technology on modern laboratory practices.
9- Possesses the principles of research and statistics using information technology.
10. Communicates effectively with patients, health professionals, suppliers, and administrators.
11- Collects, processes, analyzes, and interprets samples and interprets the results with high efficiency.
12- Accurately performs laboratory tests for different clinical samples.
13. Operates equipment correctly, performs routine preventive maintenance on equipment and tools, identifies issues and takes corrective action.