CLinical Laboratory Sciences is a specialized Clinical Division within the Department of Biology at AUM. Programs in CLLS maintain (or are initially applying for) national accreditation by appropriate agencies recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Meeting the guidelines of these accrediting agencies ensures that programs in CLLS appropriately emphasize technical competency and proficiency in areas of the clinical laboratory required by certifying examinations and current employers. As a result, ALL graduates in CLLS over the past ten years interested in taking a job upon graduation have had a job held for them at the time of graduation.
This trend is expected to continue over the next few years. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, health care employment will increase by 4.2 million (27,000 new jobs each month) and account for 17 out of every 100 new jobs through the year 2005. Health care employment is projected to grow twice as fast as all other industries.
Programs in CLLS at AUM are based heavily in the sciences with an application to laboratory technology. The faculty in CLLS serve the student, community, and profession at large. In CLLS programs, quality classroom instruction and advising come first. This primary responsibility is complemented by faculty involvement in intellectual and professional activities.
The CLLS
curriculum includes two programs: Medical Technology and Cytotechnology. Click
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