MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY OPTION

Coordinators: Dr. Greg S. Pryor & Dr. Lori S. Turner

     Medical technologists usually serve as technical assistants to pathologists, performing clinical laboratory procedures helpful to physicians in the determination of the nature, course and treatment of disease. A Bachelor of Science degree in biology with emphasis in medical technology at FMU is awarded after successful completion of 124 hours of classroom and laboratory work.

     A cooperative program with McLeod Regional Medical Center allows students to become medical technologists in four years. Students will complete their clinical studies during the senior year (3 + 1 program). Application to this program must be made during the junior year and acceptance is on a competitive basis and not guaranteed.

     Students may also elect to obtain a B.S. in Biology, with the appropriate prerequisites, and then apply to a medical technology program for their clinical year of study (4 + 1 program). This option would require 5 years of study.

     Students will be admitted to final year only if: 

1. They have completed 3 academic years (or the equivalent) of undergraduate study including all General Education requirements;
   

2. They have a minimum GPA of 2.6 in they biology, chemisty, physics, and mathematics courses.
   

3. They have minimum overall GPA of 2.5.
   

     The Medical Technology (3+1 option) curriculum with a biology major and a chemistry minor is summarized below. Information on this page is subject to change, for the best information check your catalog.

     A student can complete the requirements for the degree to become a medical technologist in four years. The student is then eligible and must take the National Certification Exam from the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP).

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Biology-Medical Technology (3+1) Option

1. Communications
   

2. ENG 112
   

3. ENG 200
   

4. SPCH 101
   

5. Social Sciences
   

6. POL 101 or POL 103
   

7. Choose two courses:
   

8. Social Science Elective (course in ECON, GEOG, POL, or SOCI)
   

9. Social Science Elective (course in ECON, GEOG, POL, or SOCI)
   

10. Humanities
    

11. History Course
    

12. Literature Course
    

13. Art Appreciation Course (ART 101 or MU 101)
    

14. Humanities Elective (course in HIST, LIT, ART, MU, THEA, or PRS)
    

15. Math
    

16. MATH 111
    

17. MATH 132
    

18. MATH 134
    

19. Biology
    

20. BIOL 105
    

21. BIOL 115
    

22. BIOL 106
    

23. BIOL 311
    

24. BIOL 401
    

25. BIOL 407
    

26. Biology Elective
    

27. BIOL 495 (Medical Technology Internship 1)*
    

28. BIOL 496 (Medical Technology Internship 2)*
    

29. *See specific details below about the final year at McLeod Medical Center.
    

30. Chemistry
    

31. CHEM 101
    

32. CHEM 102
    

33. CHEM 201
    

34. CHEM 202
    

35. CHEM 203
    

36. Physics
    

37. PHYS 215
    

38. PHYS 216
    

39. Total hours required for graduation is 124
    

More information regarding the final year at McLeod Medical Center

     The Medical Technology Internship courses (BIOL 495 & BIOL 496) involve 51 weeks at McLeod Medical Center, integrating classroom lectures with practical laboratory experiences. Students receive hands-on experience in each department of the clinical laboratory. Schedules are rotated to give students several weeks to learn the basic techniques of each department. A sample curriculum is shown below.

1. Medical Technology Courses (30 hours total)
   

2. MT 405 - Clinical Hematology (4)
   

3. MT 410 - Clinical Hemostasis (2)
   

4. MT 415 - Instrumentation and Methods (2)
   

5. MT 420 - Clinical Chemistry (4)
   

6. MT 425 - Clinical Microbiology (4)
   

7. MT 430 - Mycology, Parasitology, and Virology (3)
   

8. MT 440 - Clinical Microscopy (2)
   

9. MT 450 - Immunohematology (4)
   

10. MT 455 - Clinical Immunology (3)
    

11. MT 460 - Medical Laboratory Systems (2)