PROFESSIONAL COURSES

PMLS 1: Introduction to Medical Laboratory Science, Laboratory Safety, and Waste Management
• Deals with the basic concepts and principles
• Emphasize on the curriculum, practice of profession, clinical laboratories, continuing
professional education, biosafety practices, and waste management

PMLS 2: Clinical Laboratory Assistance and Phlebotomy

• Clinical Laboratory Assistance
– Encompasses the concepts and principles of the different assays performed in the
clinical laboratory
• Phlebotomy
– Deals with the basic concepts, principles, and application of standard procedures in
blood collection, transport, and processing
– Also involves the study of pre-analytic, analytic and post-analytic variables that affect
reliability of test results

Community and Public health for MT/MLS

• The study of the foundations of community health that include human ecology, demography,
and epidemiology
• Emphasizes the promotion of community, public, and environmental health and the immersion
and interaction of students with people in the community

HUMAN HISTOLOGY
• Deals with the study of the fundamentals of cells, tissues, and organs with emphasis on
microscopic structures, characteristics, differences, and functions

HISTOPATHOLOGIC TECHNIQUES with CYTOLOGY

• Covers the basic concepts and principles of diseases processes, etiology, and development of
anatomic, microscopic changes brought about by the disease process
• Deals with the histopathologic techniques necessary for the preparation of tissue samples for
macroscopic and microscopic examination for diagnostic purposes

Students can perform for a laboratory component in a school based-laboratory are:

• Tissue processing
• Cutting of processed tissue
• Staining
• Mounting of stained tissue for microscopic examination
• Performing biosafety and waste management

CLINICAL BACTERIOLOGY
• Deals with the study of the physiology and morphology of bacteria and their role in infection
and immunity
• It emphasis is on the collection of specimen ,isolation and identification of bacteria
• Also the study of antimicrobial susceptibility testing and development of resistance to
antimicrobial substances

Students can perform for a laboratory component in a school based-laboratory are:

 • Preparation of culture media
• Collection of specimen
• Preparation of Bacterial Smear
• Staining of Smear
• Inoculation of specimen on culture media
• Characterization of colonies of bacteria growing in culture media
• Performing different biochemical tests for identification of bacteria
• Biosafety and waste management
• Quality assurance and quality control
• Antimicrobial susceptibility testing

CLINICAL PARASITOLOGY
• Study of animal parasites in humans and their medical significance in the country
• It emphasis is on the pathophysiology , epidemiology, life cycle, prevention and control,
identification of ova/adult worms and other

Students can perform for a laboratory component in a school based-laboratory are:

• Microscopic identification of diagnostic features of different groups of parasites pathogenic to
men
– (eg. Nematodes,trematodes, cestodes, protozoa, plasmodium, etc)
• Different methods for the preparation of preparing smear for microscopic examination
– (eg. Direct fecal smear, kato-katz, etc)

IMMUNOHEMATOLOGY and BLOOD BANKING

• The concepts of inheritance, characterization, and laboratory identification of red cells antigens
and their corresponding antibodies
• The application of these antigens or antibodies in the transfusion medicine and transfusion
reaction work-up

Students can perform for a laboratory component in a school based-laboratory are:

• ABO and Rh typing
• Coombs Test
• Blood donation process
• Compatibility Testing
• Transfusion reaction work-up
• Preparation of RBC suspension

MYCOLOGY and VIROLOGY

• The study of fungi and viruses as agent diseases with emphasis on epidemiology, laboratory
identification, characterization, and prevention and control

LABORATORY MANAGEMENT
• The concept of this subject are planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling as
applied in clinical laboratory setting
• Also includes the process of solving problems, quality assurance and quality control, preparation
of policy and procedure manuals, and any other activities used to maintain a well-functioning
laboratory
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY LAWS and BIOETHICS
• Encompasses various laws, administrative orders, and other approved legal documents

HEMATOLOGY 1
• The study of the concepts of blood as a tissue
• Formation, metabolism of cells, laboratory assays, correlation with pathologic conditions, special
hematology evaluation
• Quality assurance and quality control
• Bone marrow studies

Students can perform for a laboratory component in a school based-laboratory are:

• Complete Blood Count (CBC)
• Hematocrit blood test
• Platelet Count
• Preparation of blood smear and staining
• Red cell morphology
• Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)
• Fragility Test
• Erythrocyte indices
• Reticulocyte Count
• Instrumentation
• Osmotic Fragility Test
• Quality Assurance and Quality Control
• Biosafety and Waste Management

HEMATOLOGY 2
• Deals with the concepts and principles of hemostasis, and abnormalities involving RBC, WBC,
platelets
• Identification of blood cell abnormalities, quantitative measurement of coagulation factors, and
disease correlation

Students can perform for a laboratory component in a school based-laboratory are:

• Identification of abnormal RBC and WBC
• Specific staining techniques
• Coagulation Factor test
– Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT}
– Prothrombin Time (PT)
– Bleeding Time (BT)
– Clotting Time (CT)
– Clot Retraction Time (CRT)
• Instrumentation

CLINICAL MICROSCOPY
• Study of urine and other body fluids
• Discussion of their formation, laboratory analyses, diseases processes, and clinical correlation of
laboratory results

Students can perform for a laboratory component in a school based-laboratory are:

 • Routine Urinalysis
– Macroscopic, microscopic, chemical examinations
• Special chemical examination of urine
• Examination of other body fluids
– Seminal fluid, gastric juice, cerebrospinal fluid
• Pregnancy Tests
• Chemical examination of stool specimens

CLINICAL CHEMISTRY 1
• Encompasses the concepts and principles of physiologically active soluble substances and waste
materials present in body fluids particularly in blood
• Formation, laboratory analyses, reference values and clinical correlation with pathologic
conditions
• Instrumentation and automation, quality assurance and quality control

Students can perform for a laboratory component in a school based-laboratory are:

• Instrumentation
• Quality Assurance and Quality Control
• Glucose Determination
• Lipid Testing
• Renal Function Test
• Protein Testing
• Biosafety and Waste Management

CLINICAL CHEMISTRY 2
• Deals with the concepts and principles of physiologically active soluble substances and wastes
materials present in body fluids
• Study of endocrine glands and hormones and their formation, laboratory analyses, and clinical
correlation
• Therapeutic drug monitoring and laboratory analyses of drugs and substances of abuse

Students can perform for a laboratory component in a school based-laboratory are:

• Bilirubin tests
• Clinical enzymology (transferases, dehydrogenase, hydrolases)
• Electrolyte testing
• Hormone testing
• Drugs tests

SEMINARS 1 & 2
• This is taken during the student’s fourth year in the program together with the internship
training
• Deals with current laboratory analyses used in the practice of medical technology

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND DIAGNOSTICS

• Molecular Biology
– Deals with the nucleic acid and protein molecule interaction within the cell to promote
proper growth, cell division, and development
 – Covers the molecular mechanisms of DNA replication, repair, transcription, translation,
protein synthesis, and gene regulation
• Deals with the application of different molecular techniques as tools in the diagnosis of diseases

RESEARCH COURSES
• Research 1: introduction to Laboratory Science
– Deals with the basic concepts and principles of research
– Ethical principles
• Research 2: Research Paper Writing and Presentation
– Covers the methodology of the research
– Writing the research paper in the format prescribes by the institution and international
research agencies for possible publication
– Presentation of the finished and complete research in a formal forum

Clinical Internship Training

• Only taken during the student’s fourth year in the program
• Only those who have completed and passes all the academic and institutional requirements for
the first three years of the program & other requirements are qualified for internship.
• Students are required to undergo physical and laboratory examinations
• Intensive training aims to apply the theoretical aspects of the profession into practice
• Students are assigned to CHED-accredited clinical laboratories affiliated with their academic
institution on a 6-month or one-year rotation
• Rotation ensures students experience to work in the different sections
• Clinical Chemistry, Hematology, Blood Banking, Clinical Microscopy, Parasitology,
Microbiology, Immunology & Serology, Cytology/ Histopathology
• Academic institution is required to conduct an orientation to prospective interns regarding the
policies and guidelines on internship training as contained in the Internship Training Manual
• The intern is required to render 32 hours of duty per week not exceeding a total of 1,664 hours
in one year. This is broken down per section as follows (CMO 13 s.2017):
• Clinical Chemistry
• Clinical Microscopy and Parasitology
• Microbiology
• Hematology
• Blood Banking
• Histopathologic Techniques and Cytology
• Immunology and Serology
• Laboratory Management
• Phlebotomy