Medical Laboratory (MDL) at Virginia Western Community College
Distance Learning
Time of Day
Term
- MDL 100 - Introduction to Medical Laboratory Technology
- Introduces the basic principles, techniques, and vocabulary applicable to all phases of medical laboratory technology.Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
2 credits - MDL 101 - Introduction to Medical Laboratory Techniques
- Introduces the basic techniques including design of the health care system, ethics, terminology, calculations, venipuncture and routine urinalysis.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits - MDL 105 - Phlebotomy
- Introduces basic medical terminology, anatomy, physiology, components of health care delivery and clinical laboratory structure. Teaches techniques of specimen collection, specimen handling, and patient interactions.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3-6 hours. Total 5-8 hours per week.
3-4 credits - MDL 106 - Clinical Phlebotomy
- Focuses on obtaining blood specimens, processing specimens, managing assignments, assisting with and/or performing specified tests, performing clerical duties and maintaining professional communication. Provides supervised learning in college laboratory/and or cooperating agencies.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 8 hours per week.
4 credits - MDL 110 - Urinalysis and Body Fluids
- Studies the gross, chemical, and microscopic techniques used in the clinical laboratory. Emphasizes study of clinical specimens which include the urine, feces, cerebrospinal fluid, blood, and body exudates. Introduces specimen collection and preparation.Lecture 2-3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5-6 hours per week.
2-3 credits - MDL 125 - Clinical Hematology I
- Teaches the cellular elements of blood including blood cell formation, and routine hematological procedures.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits - MDL 126 - Clinical Immunohematology/Immunology I
- Incorporates basic principles of antigen and antibody reactions included in blood grouping and typing, compatibility testing, and serological procedure.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 8 hours per week.
4 credits - MDL 127 - Hematology
- Teaches various blood components, how they are obtained and methods of examination. Includes erythrocyte, leukocyte and platelet counts, hemoglobin and hematocrit determinations, normal and abnormal smears. Introduces coagulation screening studies.Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 7 hours per week.
3 credits - MDL 130 - Basic Clinical Microbiology
- Studies classification, theories, techniques, and methods used in basic bacteriology, parasitology, and mycology. Emphasizes routine identification.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits - MDL 140 - Clinical Urinalysis
- Focuses on urinalysis studies including physical and chemical properties, microscopic techniques. Emphasizes the significance of abnormal results.Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 3 hour. Total 4 hours per week.
2 credits - MDL 190 - Coordinated Internship
- Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - MDL 195 - Topics In
- Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - MDL 198 - Seminar and Project
- Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student's occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - MDL 199 - Supervised Study
- Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - MDL 210 - Immunology and Serology
- Teaches principles of basic immunology, physiology of the immune system, diseases involving the immune system, as well as serologic procedures.Lecture 1-2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 4-5 hours per week.
2-3 credits - MDL 215 - Immunology
- Presents the physiological basis of humoral and cell mediated immunity, including the medical and clinical laboratory application of immunological principles.Lecture 2 hours per week.
2 credits - MDL 216 - Blood Banking
- Teaches fundamentals of blood grouping and typing, compatibility testing, antibody screening, component preparation, donor selection, and transfusion reactions and investigation.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3-6 hours. Total 5-8 hours per week..
3-4 credits - MDL 225 - Clinical Hematology II
- Teaches advanced study of blood to include coagulation, abnormal bloody formation, and changes seen in various diseases.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3-6 hours. Total 5-8 hours per week.
3-4 credits - MDL 227 - Clinical Immunohematology/Immunology II
- Emphasizes ability to apply theories and procedures utilized in immunohematology for routine transfusion and donor services. Correlates theories with practical application in order to assess cellular and immune mechanisms in specific disease states.Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 7 hours per week.
3 credits - MDL 236 - Parasitology and Virology
- Teaches identification of the common parasites affecting man. Stresses methods of isolation and identification.Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
2 credits - MDL 237 - Clinical Bacteriology
- Teaches handling, isolation, and identification of pathologic bacteria. Emphasizes clinical techniques and associate bacteria with clinical symptoms.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 8 hours per week.
4 credits - MDL 240 - Clinical Microscopy
- Studies theories, principles, and interpretation of test results for urine and body fluids associated with normal and abnormal states.Lecture 1-2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 4-5 hours per week.
2-3 credits - MDL 243 - Introduction to Clinical Molecular Diagnostics
- Provides the fundamentals of genetics and inheritance along with an overview of the basic principles of clinical molecular diagnostics. Discusses the use of common molecular techniques in the diagnosis of disease.2 Credits, Lecture 2 hours per week.
Prerequisite: Must be in the final year of the Medical Laboratory Technology AAS degree program or have division approval.2 credits - MDL 251 - Clinical Microbiology I
- Teaches handling, isolation, and identification of pathogenic microorganisms. Emphasizes clinical techniques of bacteriology, mycology, parasitology and virology. Part I of II.Lecture 1-2 hours. Labortory 3-6 hours. Total 4-8 hours per week.
3-4 credits - MDL 252 - Clinical Microbiology II
- Teaches handling, isolation, and identification of pathogenic microorganisms. Emphasizes clinical techniques of bacteriology, mycology, parasitology and virology. Part II of II.Lecture 1-2 hours. Laboratory 3-6 hours. Total 4-8 hours per week.
2-3 credits - MDL 260 - Laboratory Instrumentation
- Teaches the theory, principles of operation, methodologies, maintenance, and troubleshooting of the more common instrumentation used in the clinical laboratory.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 0-3 hours. Total 2-5 hours per week.
2-3 credits - MDL 261 - Clinical Chemistry and Instrumentation I
- Introduces methods of performing biochemical analysis of clinical specimens. Teaches instrumentation involved in a clinical chemistry laboratory, quality control, and the ability to recognize technical problems. Part I of II.Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3-6 hours. Total 6-9 hours per week.
4-5 credits - MDL 262 - Clinical Chemistry and Instrumentation II
- Introduces methods of performing biochemical analysis of clinical specimens. Teaches instrumentation involved in a clinical chemistry laboratory, quality control, and the ability to recognize technical problems. Part II of II.Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3-6 hours. Total 6-9 hours per week.
4-5 credits - MDL 263 - Clinical Chemistry and Instrumentation III
- Emphasizes application of chemical theories and principles to perform routines and special chemistries on various types of instrumentations, to evaluate quality control programs, and to associate test results with clinical significance.Lecture 1-2 hours. Laboratory 3-6 hours. Total 5-8 hours per week.
3-4 credits - MDL 275 - Clinical Hematology III
- Focuses on maintenance and troubleshooting of automated equipment, on evaluation of quality control programs, on blood dyscrasias, utilizing special stains and bone marrow studies, and on specialized studies for evaluating problems of hemostasis.Lecture 1-2 hours. Laboratory 3-6 hours. Total 5-8 hours per week.
3-4 credits - MDL 277 - Clinical Blood Banking Techniques
- Provides training in techniques, procedures, and interpretations in Blood Banking in a clinical laboratory or simulated laboratory setting.Laboratory 12 hours per week. Credits 4 hours.
4 credits - MDL 279 - Clinical Microbiology III
- Stresses ability of the student to culture and identify pathogenic and non-pathogenic bacterial and mycotic agents, to identify parasites, and to associate microorganisms with clinical symptoms.Lecture 1-2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 4-5 hours per week.
2-3 credits - MDL 290 - Coordinated Internship
- Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - MDL 298 - Seminar and Project
- Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student's occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - MDL 299 - Supervised Study
- Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
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