Program Description

Professional Experience

The professional year allows for extensive experience with state-of-the- art instrumentation and technology, along with a diversity of patient specimens utilized throughout training.

Program Duration:

12-month track:

• July start

• January start

• Full-time, in-person

18-month track:

• January start only

• Variable time, hybrid delivery

Professional Year:

• 1st Half: Lecture/Student lab

• 2nd Half: Clinical Rotations

• Instructors include experienced MLS faculty, phlebotomists, pathologists, and leaders from Providence and our affiliates

Curriculum Covers:

• Clinical Chemistry, Immunology, Hematology/Coagulation, Immunohematology, Medical Microbiology (Bacteriology, Mycology, Parasitology, Virology), Urinalysis/Body Fluids, Molecular Diagnostics, Clinical Research, Phlebotomy, and Laboratory Management and Practice
• SMLS Program Catalog

Clinical & Academic Affiliates

• Vitalant
• Northwest Hospital Alliance
• LabCorp
• Incyte Diagnostics
• Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center
• MultiCare Deaconess Hospital
• Eastern Washington University

Certification Exam

Graduates from the PSHMC School of MLS receive a certificate of completion. This certificate plus a baccalaureate degree, qualifies the graduate to take the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) National Board of Certification exam (BOC). Some states may require additional licensure.