Rochester General Health System
Curriculum
The Rochester General Hospital School of Medical Technology is a 51- week, full time clinical internship experience. The student receives a comprehensive education which encompasses the technical aspects of clinical laboratory medicine as well as the theoretical aspects of the medical relevance of clinical laboratory results.
The Program stresses the development of independent judgment and critical thinking/problem solving skills. The student will be educated using actual clinical specimens, extensive case study material, unknown clinical challenges, and a comprehensive lecture component (see below).
The Program consists of three phases:
Orientation: (2 days): Orientation provides an overview of laboratory safety, the entire annual schedule of the Program, and other relevant topics.
Introduction to Clinical Laboratory Science: (10 weeks): During this 10- week full time portion of the Program, the student will learn basic manual methods and basic clinical laboratory medicine theory. This brings all students up to a common body of knowledge before embarking upon General Rotation.
General Rotation: (40 weeks): Students are divided in to three equal groups, with each group beginning their one-on-one clinical experience in a major laboratory Division (Hematology, Transfusion Service, Clinical Chemistry, or Microbiology). General Rotation takes place four days/week, with all lectures being presented on Wednesday.
The Wednesday Lecture Series covers all clinical disciplines such as Hematology, Clinical Chemistry, Transfusion Medicine, Microbiology and Coagulation. The lecture component is delivered by the M.D./Ph.D. Division Heads and Pathologists within the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.
The Program also features an Independent Research Project component. The student will work under the auspices of an Advisor to investigate a topic within the clinical laboratory sciences. The student will design, carry out, analyze results, and present findings of the project in both written and oral form.
For further in-depth information about the Program’s curriculum, please contact the Program Director.
