Medical Technology (MEDT) Undergraduate Course Descriptions
MEDT 401. Clinical Hematology
Theory of blood cell formation; hematological diseases, hemostasis; microscopic examination of blood and bone marrow; experience with hematological instruments and techniques which determine major hematologic and clotting parameters. May be repeated. Lab. Prereq.: acceptance into internship program. Registration is by permission only and grading option is S/U or letter grade, depending on clinical affiliate. 1-8 Cr. F, S, SUM.
MEDT 402. Clinical Chemistry
Identification and quantitation of specific chemical substances in blood and body fluids by various analytical techniques; clinical correlation with disease states; principles of instrumentation; quality control; data processing; toxicology. May be repeated. Lab. Prereq.: acceptance into internship program. Registration is by permission only and grading option is S/U or letter grade, depending on clinical affiliate. 1-11 Cr. F, S, SUM.
MEDT 403. Clinical Immunology
Antigen/antibody structure, function and interaction; basic principles and procedures of humoral and cellular immunology; performance and clinical correlation of serological testing; quality control. May be repeated. Lab. Prereq.: acceptance into internship program. Registration is by permission only and grading option is S/U or letter grade, depending on clinical affiliate. 1-3 Cr. F, S, SUM.
MEDT 404. Clinical Microbiology
Cultivation, isolation, and identification of bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses; determination of sensitivity to antimicrobial agents; clinical correlations to disease states; principles of asepsis; environmental monitoring; quality control. May be repeated. Lab. Prereq.: acceptance into internship program. Registration is by permission only and grading option is S/U or letter grade, depending on clinical affiliate. 1-9 Cr. F, S, SUM.
MEDT 405. Clinical Immunohematology
Blood group systems, principles and procedures for antibody detection and identification; donor blood collection; preservation; processing; component therapy; transfusion reaction evaluation; Rh immune globulin; quality control. May be repeated. Lab. Prereq.: acceptance into internship program. Registration is by permission only and grading option is S/U or letter grade, depending on clinical affiliate. 1-6 Cr. F, S, SUM.
MEDT 406. Clinical Microscopy
Theory of renal function in health and disease; rental function tests including chemical and microscopic examination of urine, feces, gastric, and spinal fluids and other body fluid analysis; quality control. May be repeated. Lab. Prereq.: acceptance into internship program. Registration is by permission only and grading option is S/U or letter grade, depending on clinical affiliate. 1-3 Cr. F, S, SUM.
MEDT 407. Laboratory Management/Education
Basic management principles, policy and procedure development, job descriptions, budgets, government regulations. Education principles, construction of objectives, tests and evaluation tools, bench teaching. May be repeated. Lab. Prereq.: acceptance into clinical phase. Registration is by permission only and grading option is S/U or letter grade, depending on clinical affiliate. 1-3 Cr. F, S, SUM.
MEDT 444. Internship
Supervised rotations in clinical laboratories. May be repeated. Lab. Prereq.: acceptance into internship program. Registration is by permission only and grading option is S/U or letter grade, depending on clinical affiliate. 1-8 Cr. F, S, SUM.
