MISSION:

The Department of Clinical Laboratory Science believes that quality health care is an individual right. We, therefore, seek to produce compassionate health professionals who will maintain professional competence, excel as leaders, and promote health education to the global community, Therefore, the mission of the Department of Clinical Laboratory Science at Howard University is to educate promising African-American and other underserved students who have high academic and leadership potential, and a strong interest in science and medicine.

GOALS:

The goals of the Department of Clinical Laboratory Science at Howard University are to:

1. Provide an educational experience of the highest standard in Clinical Laboratory Science.

2. Prepare skilled laboratory scientists capable of contributing to the delivery of quality health care.

3. Instill a sense of responsibility, professionalism, and compassion for those we serve

OBJECTIVES:

A graduate of the Department of Clinical Laboratory Science should be proficient in the following entry level competencies:

1. Effective communication with peers, supervisors, other health professionals and consumers;

2. Professional consultation with other laboratory and technical support personnel;

3. Mastery of appropriate procedures for collecting, processing, and analyzing biological specimens for analysis;

4. Accurate performance of standard, complex, and specialized analytical tests on biological specimens;

5. Recognition, interpretation and correlation of abnormal laboratory data with disease states;

6. Evaluation, validation and implementation of new laboratory procedures and instrumentation in compliance with regulatory agencies;

7. Investigation and verification of quality control and quality assurance measures, and the introduction of appropriate corrective procedures to achieve accuracy and precision;

8. Management and application of the principles of laboratory information systems;

9. Establishment and maintenance of effective laboratory safety protocols in accordance with regulatory standards;

10. Pursuit of continuing education activities that enhance professional growth and competence;

11. Evaluation and provision of effective educational and technical instruction in laboratory practice to students, laboratory personnel, other health professionals and consumers;

12. Comprehension and application of the theories of personnel, fiscal, and administrative principles of management;

13. Critical evaluation and analysis of information, and the application of problem solving skills to real world challenges;

14. Modeling and reinforcing the ethical standards of professional conduct.

Adapted from NAACLS (March, 2007). Description of Career Entry of the Clinical Laboratory Scientist/Medical Technologist in Guide to Accreditation for Clinical Laboratory Scientist/Medical Technologist Programs. Retrieved, March 28, 2007, from http://www.naacls.org