Bachelor of Applied Science in Medical Laboratory Scientist

College of Southern Nevada

The Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) is an important member of the health care team in hospitals, clinics, medical research and teaching centers, and is an indispensable participant with physicians in providing critical diagnostic information. The MLS functions as a dependable, ambitious, and highly motivated professional capable of handling high stress situations with ease and confidence. The Medical Laboratory Scientist performs and interprets diagnostic laboratory procedures using state-of-the-art instrumentation to aid in the detection, diagnosis, and treatment of disease monitors the standards of accuracy and precision in the performance of tests performs routine maintenance analyzes and corrects instrument problems researches, evaluates, and implements new procedures and may be responsible for fiscal/personnel management of the laboratory.The Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Medical Laboratory Scientist combines academic and laboratory courses on campus with practical experience at clinical affiliate sites.Student Learning OutcomesSelect appropriate courses of action in accordance with established laboratory procedures.Assess and correlate clinical and/or laboratory data through application of theory and principles.Evaluate and perform full range of clinical laboratory procedures, including quality assurance and quality control.Differentiate and resolve technical, instrument, and/or physiologic causes of unexpected or abnormal data.

Ralph and Betty Engelstad School of Health Sciences