CLS Curriculum

Credits: 2

Introduction to CLS will prepare students with the basic entry level knowledge required to participate in activities at NYMC and the clinical practicum at assigned internship location.

Credits: 2.5

The Clinical Chemistry lecture will discuss the chemistry of the major body systems and their disease states. The topics will include Acid Base balance, Renal functions, Cardiac markers, Liver function, the Endocrine system, Tumor Markers, Immunochemistry and Therapeutic/Toxic drug monitoring. Instrument methods and their limitation will also be discussed.

Credits: 3

Topics covered in the Clinical Hematology Lecture will include normal and abnormal blood and fluid cell identification in different disease states, principles of hemostasis, and instrumentation methods including Flow Cytometry.

Credits: 2

An intense study of clinical immunology; the student will study the immune system, its cellular reactions, and antigen-antibody reactions and the body’s immune response, with a focus on the immunologic procedures and understanding of the theory and practical considerations involved in precipitation reactions, agglutination reactions, labeled immunoassays, HLA (human leukocyte antigen) identification and molecular techniques.

Credits: 1

The Clinical Urinalysis Lecture is an intense study of kidney functions and its production of normal and abnormal urine. Urine analysis principles and the understanding of the methods of chemical and microscopic analysis, i.e., identifying elements such as cells, bacteria, crystals, casts found in various disease states will be covered.

Credits: 11

Clinical Practicum will prepare the student with the knowledge and techniques required to participate in the Clinical Laboratory Scientist Board of Certification Exam. The clinical rotation will expose the students to the practical aspects of knowledge learned in the didactic classes. In the fall, students will review the test methodologies and instrumentation. Students will receive one on one training in clinical hematology, coagulation, chemistry, immunochemistry, and urinalysis. In the spring, students will receive one on one training in clinical microbiology, virology, immunohematology, transplant immunology, molecular diagnostics, management, and phlebotomy.

Credits: 0.5

The Clinical Management Lectures will consist of a formal lecture series dealing with government regulations/standards, basic education theory and the five functions of management. The importance of quality control, quality assessment of laboratory tests and performance is reviewed. Statistical principles are presented to understand clinical analysis.

Credits: 1.5

The Clinical Immunohematology Lecture will review the normal and abnormal pathology of blood antigens and antibodies. The significance of blood typing and identification of antibodies for safe transfusion will be reviewed. Topics covered include Lewis system, Kell, Kidd and Duffy; MNS and I , P, Lutheran, Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn and Immune Hemolytic Anemias.

Credits: 4

4070

An intense study of Bacteriology; including pathogenic and opportunistic bacteria and the human disease they cause. The identification of bacteria by appearance, biochemical and immunological methodologies will be discussed.

4080

The Clinical Microbiology II Lecture is an intense study of Parasitology, Mycology and Virology; including normal and abnormal organisms and the diseases they cause in the human body. The identification of these organisms by different methodologies will be discussed.

Credits: 1

The Clinical Molecular Diagnostics Lecture will prepare the student with the knowledge required participating in the Clinical Laboratory Scientist Board of Certification Exam. This class is an intensive study of molecular diagnostics principles. The molecular technologies and their application to infectious diseases, genetic diseases and cancer will be covered.

Credits: 11

Clinical Practicum will prepare the student with the knowledge and techniques required to participate in the Clinical Laboratory Scientist Board of Certification Exam. The clinical rotation will expose the students to the practical aspects of knowledge learned in the didactic classes. In the fall, students will review the test methodologies and instrumentation. Students will receive one on one training in clinical hematology, coagulation, chemistry, immunochemistry, and urinalysis. In the spring, students will receive one on one training in clinical microbiology, virology, immunohematology, transplant immunology, molecular diagnostics, management, and phlebotomy.

Credits: 2

This course will have didactic instruction, student written article review, and class discussion. It is designed to introduce students to the practical tools and training in the reading, analysis, and discussion of scientific journal articles and the preparation of review articles covering a variety of topics.

Credits: 0

This course is entered on the student’s transcript when the M.S. Literature Review is approved by the faculty review committee and submitted in final form to the Graduate School. Independent study.

Credits: 0

Following completion of all coursework in the first year of study, students in the CLS M.S. program are to complete the requirement for a M.S. degree requirement through the completion of a scholarly work describing a body of original scientific study conducted by the student. The document should not only report the methods used and the data obtained in the laboratory studies, but should also place the results in the context of the existing scientific literature relevant to the topic of investigation.