School of Allied Health Sciences
Medical Laboratory Technician Program at SWOSU Sayre
The Profession
Medical Laboratory Technicians are mid-level laboratory supervisors. They perform a wide range of routine tests and laboratory procedures. Technicians may prepare specimens and operate automatic analyzers or they may perform manual tests following detailed instructions.
Employment
Most medical laboratory technicians are employed in hospital laboratories. Others are employed in physicians’ private laboratories and clinics, by city, state, and federal health agencies, in industrial medical laboratories, in pharmaceutical firms, and in numerous public and private research programs dedicated to the study of specific disease. Salaries vary depending on the employer and geographic location. Based on a recent survey published in Medical Laboratory Observer the median entry-level salary was $23,000 and the average salary was $27,000.
Curriculum/Accreditation
The Associate in Applied Science degree for the Medical Laboratory Technician is offered through the SWOSU Sayre Campus. Following completion of the two year Associate Degree the student is eligible for certification by SWOSU and the American Medical Technologists (AMT) to take the registry examination.
Application
Information on application requirements can be obtained from the medical technology program director, Kathy Brooks, at SWOSU Sayre. (kathy.brooks@swosu.edu)
SWOSU Sayre Medical Laboratory Technician Program
General Education - 26 hours
( May be completed at SWOSU at Weatherford or Sayre)
1113 English Composition I
1213 English Composition II
1143 Math Concepts
1613 College Algebra
1004 Biology with Lab
1063 U.S. History
1103 American Government and Politics
1004 General Chemistry
Support Courses - 18 hours
2503 Parasitology
3704 Human Anatomy
3904 Human Physiology
2044 Blood Chemistry
2442 or 2443 Medical Terminology
Program Specialty Courses - 38 hours
(Must be completed at SWOSU Sayre)
1034 Hematology I and Phlebotomy
1044 Hematology II
1314 Lab Clinical I
2024 Lab Clinical II
1202 Urinalysis and Body Fluids
2033 Blood banking
2104 Lab Clinical III
2355 Microbiology
2404 Pathogenic Microbiology
2412 Immunology and Serology
2422 Registry Preparation
Contact
Kathy Brooks
Director, Medical Laboratory Technology Program
SWOSU at Sayre
400 East Mississippi
Sayre, OK 73662
(580) 928-5533 x 115
kathy.brooks@swosu.edu
Roxann Coker
Medical Laboratory Technology Program
SWOSU at Sayre
400 East Mississippi
Sayre, OK 73662
(580) 928-5531 x 113
dayna.coker@swosu.edu
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