Program Goals
- Maintain a nationally accredited program in medical laboratory science.
- Implement and promote the rules and regulations of the State of Tennessee Medical Laboratory Board for training programs for medical laboratory personnel.
- Design and implement a curriculum whereby upon completion of the program the students demonstrate the entry level competencies to gain employment in the MLS or related laboratory field.
- Provide a program to prepare well trained laboratory professionals who will be eligible to sit for the national certification examinations.
- Display a commitment to the role and the development of the medical laboratory professional.
- Develop in the students the necessary interpersonal and communication skills to professionally interact with patients, patients' families, physicians and other members of the health care team.
