PMLS Lecture 6: Medical Technology/Clinical Laboratory Science Education

• Curriculum


  Comes from the Latin word currere. This refers to the means and material with which students interact for the purpose of achieving identified educational outcomes.
• Currere


  Latin word which means to run
• Glossary of Educational Reform


  Stated that curriculum refers to the knowledge and skills students are expected to learn, which include the learning standards or learning objectives they are expected to meet
• John Dewey


  The person who stated that curriculum is the "continuous reconstruction, moving from the child's present experience out into that represented by the organized bodies of truth that we call studies... the various studies...are themselves experience-they are that of the race."
• Indiana Department of Education


  Stated that curriculum refers to the planned interaction of students with instructional content, materials, resources, and processes for evaluating the attainment of educational objectives.
• Technical Committee for Medical Technology Education


  TCMTE
• Technical Committee for Medical Technology Education (TCMTE)


  Composed of leading academicians and practitioners responsible for assisting the Commission in setting standards among institutions offering BSMT
• Internship Training


  Expected during the 4th year of BSMT/BSMLS students
• CHED Memorandum Order No. 13, series of 2017

  CHEM Memorandum that states the policies, standards, and guidelines for BSMT/BSMLS program
• One (1) Hour of Class


  Hours worth in a one-unit lecture in the BSMT/BSMLS course
• Three (3) Hours of Lab Class


  Hours in a single unit of Laboratory class in the BSMT/BSMLS course
• Prerequisite


  Term used for a subject that one must take before being able to move on to a specific subject
• General Education Courses


  GE Courses
• (General Education) GE


  These courses aim to develop foundational knowledge, skills, values, and habits necessary for students to succeed in life
• Professional Courses


  These are taken for learners to develop the knowledge, technical competence, professional attitude, and values necessary to practice and meet the demands of the profession.
• PMLS 1: Intro to Lab Science, Lab Safety, and Waste Management


  The course's emphasis is on the curriculum, practice of the profession, clinical laboratories, continuing professional education, biosafety practices, and waste management.
• PMLS 2: Clinical Laboratory Assistance and Phlebotomy


  This course also involves the study of pre-analytic, analytic, and posy-analytic variables that affect the reliability of test results.
• Clinical Laboratory Assistance


  Part of the course PMLS 2 which encompasses the concepts and principles of the different assays performed in the clinical laboratory.
• Phlebotomy


  Part of the PMLS 2 Course that deals with the basic concepts, principles, and application of the standard procedures in blood collection, transport, and processing.
• Community and Public Health for MT/MLS


  This course emphasizes the promotion of community, public, and environmental health and the immersion and interaction of students with people in the community.
• Human Ecology, Demography, and Epidemiology


  Involved within the BSMT course "Community and Public Health for MT/MLS"
• Cytogenetics


  This course is focused on the study of the concepts and principles of heredity and inheritance which include genetic phenomena, sex determination, and genetic defects rooted in inheritance, among others.
• Human Histology


  This course deals with the study of the fundamentals of cells, tissues, and organs with emphasis on microscopic structures, characteristics, differences, and functions.
• Human Histology


  The laboratory component of this course primarily deals with the microscopic identification and differentiation of cells that make up the systems of the body.
• Histopathologic Techniques with Cytology


  The course deals with the histopathologic techniques necessary for the preparation of tissue samples collected via surgery, biopsy, and/ or autopsy for macroscopic and microscopic examinations for diagnostic purposes.
• Clinical Bacteriology


  This course deals with the study of the physiology and morphology of bacteria and their role in infection and immunity.
• Clinical Parasitology

  This course is concerned with the study of animal parasites in humans and their medical significance in the country.
• Immunohematology and Blood Banking


  This course tackles the concepts of inheritance, characterization, and laboratory identification of red cell antigens and their corresponding antibodies.
• Mycology and Virology


  This course deals with the study of fungi and viruses as agents of diseases with emphasis on epidemiology, laboratory identification and characterization, and prevention and control.
• Laboratory Management


  This course looks into the concepts of laboratory management which are planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling as applied in clinical laboratory setting.
• Medical Technology Laws and Bioethics


  This course encompasses various laws, administrative orders, and other approved legal documents related to the practice of Medical Technology/ Medical Laboratory Science in the Philippines.
• Laboratory Management


  The course tackles the process of solving problems, quality assurance and quality control, preparation of policy and procedure manuals, and other activities necessary to maintain a well-functioning laboratory.
• Bioethics


  Part of the course that looks into the study of ethics as applied to health and health care delivery and to human life in general.
• Hematology 1


  This course deals with the study of the concepts of blood as a tissue.
• Hematology 2


  This course deals with the concepts and principles of hemostasis, and abnormalities involving red blood cells (RBC), white blood cell (WBC), and platelets.
• Clinical Microscopy


  This course focuses on the study of urine and other body fluids (excluding blood).
• Clinical Chemistry 2


  This course is a continuation of Clinical Chemistry 1 and deals with the concepts and principles of physiologically active soluble substances and waste materials presents in body fluids, particularly in the blood.
• Seminars 1 and 2


  This course is taken during the student's fourth year in the program together with the internship training.
• Molecular Biology and Diagnostics


  This deals with the nucleic acid and protein molecule interaction within the cell to promote proper growth, cell division, and development.
• Introduction to Laboratory Science Research

  Research 1