About Us

Our Medical Laboratory Science program provides the educational environment necessary to produce professional entry-level medical technologists through our didactic lectures and hands-on experience. Students experience all aspects of the daily operation of Eisenhower’s state-of-the-art clinical laboratory. The laboratory is licensed by the State of California and is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and the College of American Pathologists. Three pathologists who are board certified in clinical and anatomical pathology direct the laboratory and administrative functions are carried out by the laboratory director and leadership team. Over one million procedures are performed annually. Services are provided to the emergency department, critically ill in-patient population and a busy outpatient services department.

Students spend 12 months learning the specialties of each area of the clinical laboratory. Interpersonal skills are fostered through interactions with patients, physicians, clients, and colleagues. The Education Facilitators, or appropriate designees, supervise instruction and training. The importance of quality control and quality assurance is strongly emphasized. Safety in the laboratory is a priority, both for students and all laboratory personnel.

Program Mission

Our mission is to provide students with exemplary training and the opportunity to develop the skills and knowledge necessary to become licensed Clinical Laboratory Scientists and/or Medical Laboratory Scientists of the highest caliber. This is achieved by providing a highly structured mechanism of learning processes to aid the development of students’ skills, knowledge and techniques of medical laboratory sciences as described in the Program Goals and Competencies.

Program Goals and Competencies

The ultimate goal of the program is to graduate professional entry-level clinical laboratory scientists/medical laboratory scientist of the highest caliber who will be able to:

1. Perform routine laboratory procedures and more complex analyses that require a high level of cognitive understanding with skill and efficiency, producing accurate and precise results within a specified period of time.
2. Exhibit attitudes of honesty and integrity in the performance of all laboratory procedures, with an understanding of the ultimate consequences gained from a knowledge of medical ethics.
3. Describe and relate the theoretical and practical aspects of each test performed in the laboratory.
4. Relate normal, abnormal and critical values with their significance by demonstrating correct follow-up actions.
5. Relate laboratory results to clinical diagnosis and treatment of patients by being able to describe the etiology, clinical symptoms and laboratory results of each diagnosis.
6. Demonstrate understanding of the principles and practices necessary to establish and evaluate quality control procedures.
7. Operate and maintain laboratory instruments and test equipment with the utmost care and conscientiousness.
8. Demonstrate safety precautions, derived from the institutional and laboratory safety policies, for each and every individual involved, including patients.
9. Exhibit independent judgment and responsibility in evaluating test results and trouble-shooting instrument malfunction and methodologies by recognizing and acting on problems.
10. Demonstrate one’s unique potential and talents in the field of laboratory science.
11. Demonstrate an attitude of professionalism to patients, visitors, hospital employees and health professionals, always respecting patients’ rights and safety.
12. After completing 12 months of training, successfully utilize the knowledge and education provided during the clinical year to become a licensed Clinical Laboratory Scientist or Medical Laboratory Scientist

Tuition Fees & Benefits

There is a $72 application fee paid to AHCAS. Students currently receive a monthly stipend of $1400. This amount may vary each year. Class size is currently two to four students, which allows for one-on-one instruction.

Seven holidays and six personal days/sick days per year are standard benefits. Emergency health care is available and professional liability insurance is provided by Eisenhower Health. Personal health insurance is not provided by the medical center. Each student should obtain health insurance for the duration of the CLS/MLS training program.

Required textbooks are provided by the School of Medical Laboratory Science. Students have access to additional resources located in the School office, the Clinical Laboratory, and the Eisenhower Medical Library.

Contact

• Eisenhower Health
  School of Medical Laboratory Science
  39000 Bob Hope Drive, Kiewit 402
  Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
• smls@eisenhowerhealth.org
• 760-773-4525