MMM COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES

M.Sc Medical Laboratory Technology

Overview

Medical Laboratory is an important pillar in the health care delivery system. The accuracy in the Lab results directly reflects on the prognosis of the patients. Bachelor and Masters of Science in Medical Laboratory technology course inculcates the students to develop practical skills to work in Biochemistry, blood bank ,histopathology ,microbiology, haematology and Clinical Pathology laboratories. Students learn methods and techniques of Laboratory procedures in college lab as well as, well equipped modern automatic computerized Laboratory in the hospitals also.

A Clinical Laboratory Science deals with many and varied laboratory analyses and use critical thinking in determining the correctness of test results. Study involves in the interdependency of testing information and have knowledge of physiologic and pathologic conditions affecting results in order to validate them.

MMM College of Health Sciences offers both B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Medical Laboratory Technology. Following the courses, students will be able to understand the causes, mechanisms of disease development, and methods of testing and determining the causes and types of diseases. Unlike doctors and nurses, who have direct contact with patients, this programme provides an in-demand opportunity in the field of healthcare where medical lab technologists work without direct contact with patients but still have a positive impact on their health.

Curriculum

S. No	I Year	II Year
1	General Biochemistry Medical Laboratory Technology	Clinical Biochemistry, Endocrinology and Nutritional Biochemistry
2	General Bacteriology, Immunology and Parasitology	Systemic Bacteriology, Virology and Mycology
3	Haematology and clinical Pathology	Advance Haematology &Immuno-Haematology
4	General Pathology	Techniques in Histopathology and Cytology
5	Principles of Epidemiology, Research Methodology, Biostatistics and Medical Ethics	Dissertation

Eligibility for Admission

Candidates who have ashould have passed Degree in any one of the following courses from a recognized University B.Sc. Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT), B.Sc., Biochemistry, and B.Sc. Microbiology, B.Sc. Chemistry (with ancillary subject of Biochemistry and Microbiology), B.Sc. Clinical Laboratory Technology(CLT)with minimum 65% marks in each subjects

Course Director

Dr. Anusha Rohit is the Course Director of B.Sc. and M.Sc. Medical Laboratory Technology, as well as the Head of the Department of Microbiology and Senior Consultant at Madras Medical Mission in Chennai, and the Chair of the Infection Control Committee.

After graduating (M.B.B.S) from the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences in Karnataka in 2006, she went on to earn a Masters (M.D) in Microbiology from Manipal University in 2010, a Doctoral Degree (Ph.D) in Faculty of Medicine from Nitte University in Karnataka, and a Diploma in RCPathology.

In April 2016, she completed a 15-day observership in infection prevention and infectious diseases in Basel, Switzerland. In October 2019, she completed a one-week observership at the EUCAST Development Laboratory in Vaxjo, Sweden.

She was awarded the 2017 International Ambassador by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) for her dedication to advancing healthcare epidemiology. She was also awarded a Short Term Student (undergraduate and postgraduate) ICMR Research Fellowship award.

She has authored 8 chapters in various textbooks published by Caister Academic Press, Norfolk, UK; Elsevier Pres; Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers; and Oxford University Press. She has over 44 publications in various national and international journals to her credit. She is a member of the editorial board of the "Indian Journal of Peritoneal Dialysis".

Career Prospects

The Medical Laboratory is the back of any hospital, either a small nursing home or a large corporate hospital .However much a doctor can assess the patient, he or she cannot give proper treatment without the benefit of laboratory results

Given the critical role labs play in assisting clinicians, the opportunities for Medical Lab Technicians are virtually limitless. Such professionals can find work in private laboratories, hospitals, blood donor centres, emergency rooms, and clinics. They can also work in crime laboratories, research facilities, pharmaceutical companies, universities, and defence.

Graduates can find employment in Government and private sector for industrial research, product development, technical support and working in forensic labs. They can also start and run diagnostic centres along with the medical professionals.

A Medical Laboratory Technologist's roles and responsibilities are as follows:

To provide data used by physicians to determine the presence, extent, and, as far as possible, causes of disease.
To create and implement methods for collecting, processing, and analysing biological specimens and other substances.
To integrate and relate data generated by various clinical laboratories in order to make decisions about potential discrepancies.
To maintain accuracy and precision, verify and execute quality control procedures, and solve problems related to the generation of laboratory data.
To establish and carry out preventive and corrective maintenance on equipment and instruments, as well as identify suitable repair sources.
To create, evaluate, and select new techniques, instruments, and methods based on their usefulness and practicability within the context of a given laboratory's personnel, equipment, space, and resources.