Rochester General Health System
About the Program
The School of Medical Technology at Rochester General Hospital is a competitive program which has enjoyed a long history of providing excellent graduates who may be found working in all parts of the United States and around the world. Several outstanding features contribute to the Program’s excellence:
Rochester General Hospital
The Hospital is a 528-bed, university-affiliated, acute care teaching hospital. A tremendous variety of medical specialties is represented. The Hospital is home to a large cancer center as well as one of the largest cardiac care/cardiac surgery programs in the State of New York. (See the RGHS home page).
The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
The Laboratories are modern, convenient facilities equipped with state-of-the-art instrumentation and robotics interfaced with a dedicated laboratory information system. The Department is spacious, covering 33,500 square feet of space. A staff of 325 FTEs provides comprehensive laboratory support for both inpatients and outpatients, performing several million tests per year.
Laboratory Workload
The Laboratories perform several million analyses per year. The students have a chance to see and analyze not only completely normal specimens, but highly unusual and abnormal clinical material as well.
Excellence of Faculty
The graduate-level lecture series is delivered by the M.D./Ph.D. Division Heads and Pathologists within the Department. These professionals teach at the University of Rochester School of Medicine as well as in other graduate programs around the Rochester area. The students learn a tremendous amount of clinical information during the lecture series.
The clinical practicum is taught by highly experienced Medical Technologists, most of whom are graduates of the Program. Many have sought graduate degrees and specialty certifications within their areas.
One-on-One Instruction
The clinical practicum is taught on a one- technologist to one-student basis (1:1), with each laboratory section having its own student work station entirely devoted to student use. There is no doubling up or competition for space and equipment.
Library Facilities
The Werner Medical Library facility at Rochester General is a full-service, comprehensive medical library which offers outstanding support (See the RGHS home page). Our students use the Werner Medical Library extensively.
Student Laboratory
The Student Laboratory facility, used for the 10 week Student Laboratory and the lecture series thereafter, is a well equipped, comfortable, spacious classroom devoted entirely to education of the students. It is not used for any other purpose, and the students have full access to it.
Please feel free to contact the Program Director with specific questions.
