Curriculum
The Geisinger School of Medical Laboratory Science is a 48-week program. You’ll spend time each week in scheduled clinical and classroom instruction. Classroom instruction will include lectures, class discussion exercises and examinations. You will have work in nearly all content areas every week building knowledge and skills throughout the year. During the first term, you will focus on building knowledge, while in the second term you’ll focus on applying skills to your knowledge base and exploring the intersection of pathophysiology to clinical diagnostics.
Formal courses in the curriculum are described below. All courses include didactic and hands-on skill components. All activites in the program including during clinical rotations are designed to be educational. You will be assessed on meeting hands-on entry-level skill competence during clinical rotations where you are demonstrating the same skills you will be using every day as a medical laboratory scientist. At times, you may be reporting patient, quality or other results under the direct supervision of qualified responsible personnel. You will not replace paid staff during clinical education experiences. For more information or questions regarding the course schedule or curriculum, please contact GSMLS@geisinger.edu.