As part of the program, students will be placed in an operating medical laboratory as an intern in their final semester of program residence. The program is designed to prepare the student for licensure, for employment, and to participate as a member of a health care team.
For more detailed information related to the program, students should consult the current version of the MLT Program Handbook (PDF).
Not only will this approach prepare students for possible career advancement later, it will also result in the best possible preparation for a career as an MLT. The program has robust prerequisites and is intended to equip completers to execute any aspect of their profession both within and outside California. The MLT program includes aspects of didactic and clinical training to prepare students to step into functioning medical laboratories, either in a hospital or research lab setting.