PTMLS

Health Education: Function of MLS as Health Professionals; MLS Curriculum

Current Practice of MLS

- Providers of clinical laboratory services (Nuclear and molecular services e.g. Covid response)
- Consultants for clinical laboratory services
o Advising upon the design and service of clinical laboratories
o Advising physicians
o Advising manufacturers
o Advising other users and consumers of clinical laboratory testing services
- Providers of diseases-state risk and wellness assessments

Levels of Practice

- Scientific function
o Test data – as RMTs, we are included in the production of test data. This will be the laboratory results.
o Accuracy, precision – we are involved in the monitoring of accuracy and precision of result of laboratory
processes.
o Utility of laboratory testing – new laboratory method making?
- Managerial function – managing the technical, workflow, human resources, and laboratory operations. We
should comply on the DOH yearly. Be a quality control officer (pre analytical, analytical, post analytical phase).
- Educational function – practice the profession in the educational functional (as professors, teachers). Also can be
a researcher in the field, if not in an educational setting.

Role in Healthcare Process

- Patient care (provider of patient care) – example we show care in blood collection.
- Analysis
- Troubleshoot analytical devices
- Performing a number of tests simultaneously

Specializations

Technician

 Histotechnicians
 Phlebotomists

MLS

 Clinical chemistry technologists

 Microbiology technologists
 Blood bank technologists/immunohematologists
 Immunology technologists
 Cytotechnologists
 Molecular biology technologists
 Toxicologist

CURRICULUM

- Lessons and academic content taught in a school or specific course or program

- CMO-13-S-2017
 Freshman Year Sophomore Year

- General Studies
- Introductory Science Courses

General Education Core (24 units)

- Understanding the self

- Readings in Philippine History
- The Contemporary World
- Mathematics in the Modern World
- Purposive Communication
- Art Appreciation
- STS
- Ethic
- GE Elective Courses (9)
o Environmental Science
o Philippine Indigenous Community
o Philippines Literature
- GE Mandated (3)
o Rizal’s Life, Works & Teaching
- PE 1, 2, 3, 4 (8)
- NSTP 1, 2 (6)

Core Courses (25 units)

Introductory Science Courses

- Inorganic & Organic Chemistry

- Analytical Chemistry
- Biochemistry
- HAPP
- Principles & Strategies of Teaching in MLS
- Biostatistics & Epidemiology
- HIS

Junior Year

- Clinical Chemistry
- Blood Bank
- Body Fluids
- Hematology
- Clinical Microbiology
- Immunology
- Histopathology
- Student Labs
Research Courses

- Intro to MLS Research (2)

- Research Paper Writing and Presentation (3)
 Senior Year

Senior Level Courses

Clinical Rotations

Preparation for National Certifying Exams

CLINICAL INTERNSHIP COURSES

Clinical Internship I 12
Clinical Internship II 12
Medical Technology Assessment Program I 2
Medical Technology Assessment Program II 2
TOTAL No. of UNITS: 28

Laboratory Hours = 1728 hours/32units

Internship exposure hours = 1664 hours

Requirements for Graduation

General Education Core Courses 24 units

General Education Elective Courses 9 units

General Education Mandated Courses 3 units

Physical Education Courses 8 units

Institutional Requirements 12 units

NSTP Courses 6 units

Core Courses 25 units

Professional Courses 65 units

Research Courses 5 units

Clinical Internship Courses 28 units

TOTAL UNITS 185 UNITS

Activity on Curriculum Development: Describe the approaches of curriculum development.

In organized learning, there should be curriculum development. It is the in-depth planning of curriculum design, learning
approach, method of teaching, assessment of students, and their characteristics. The approaches to curriculum
development are adult learning, participatory learning, deep learning, experiential learning, problem-based learning,
mastery learning, and life-long learning. These approaches have their differences and similarities. In adult learning, there
is already an existing knowledge and experience to the individual, and the learner here is self-directed. For participatory
learning, there are interactions involved to further gain knowledge, skills, and attitudes. In deep learning, the individual
has the task to further look for meaning of something, so that they would be able to understand and there would be an
application of learning. In experiential learning, it involves one's experiences, and it is where they get their knowledge
from, by reflecting on their experience and further improve their knowledge, skills, and attitudes. For problem-based
learning, it is where real-life situations become a training ground to learn, in which it enables the individuals to have
competency in solving problems and analyzing situations for decision-making. In mastery learning, it is an approach
where it based on an individual's competency, in which it tests out the individual's mastery on their area by assessing
their competence through continual assessments in their learning setting. Lastly is life-long learning, where knowledge is
continually growing. In here, information can be gathered in various mediums, places, aspects, etc. for learning is a
continuum for people like healthcare providers.