Medical Laboratory Science

Policies

Students should contact the director of the Medical Laboratory Science program early in their college career for academic and career counseling and for information on the process and standards for admission to the professional curriculum including registration procedures. Because enrollment in the fourth year is limited by the size of classes in the affiliated MLS schools, admission to the program does not ensure admission to the fourth year of the curriculum. Admission into the fourth year clinical internship is competitive.

Students majoring in Medical Laboratory Science have an advisor from their area of interest assigned to them. Questions and concerns pertaining to advising and the assignment of advisors can be answered by Ken Adams, SRC, 125 Trafton Science Center, telephone 507-389-1521.

P/N Grading Policy. No P/N grades are accepted toward the major except BIOL 175.

Agencies and clinical site adjunct faculty participating in the Medical Laboratory Science program include, but not limited to:

• Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, Sarah Drawz, M.D.,Ph.D, Lynn Poth, MS, MT(ASCP)
• Mercy College of Health Sciences MLS Program, Des Moines, IA, Kyla Dippold, MS, MLS (ASCP), CM
• UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, IA, Cassie Hartgrave, MPH, MLS(ASCP)
• University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, Janice Conway-Klaasen, Ph.D., MT(ASCP) SM
• New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY, Lori Burkard, MS, MT (ASCP), Lynn Jones, MT (ASCP), Rabia Mir, M.D.
• Sanford USD Medical Center, Sioux Falls, SD, Michael Geis, M.D., Meredith Loosbrock, MS, MLS(ASCP)
• St. Luke’s College- UnityPoint Health, Sioux City, IA, Mary Smith, MS, MLS(ASCP),James Quesenberry, MD, Askar Qualbani, M.D., Lauren Kelly, MS,MLS(ASCP)

Mayo School of Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, Sue Lehman, MA,MT(ASCP) SM
Students accepted into the clinical internship will be responsible for:

• Proof of Medical/Hospitalization/Health Insurance
• Health Physical Exam
• Tuberculosis (TB) testing
• Proof of Immunization which may include the following: Hepatitis B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Tetanus, Chickenpox (Varicella), and Influenza.

Drug Screen Testing and Background Checks:

• Students may also be required to submit to Drug Screen Testing.
• Internship sites are required by law to do Background Checks on all students admitted to their medical laboratory science programs.