Medical Laboratory Science

Major in medical laboratory science and you’ll be prepared to be a medical laboratory scientist (medical technologist) in a hospital or clinical laboratory. The medical laboratory science major at USF provides an avenue for you to combine traditional undergraduate science coursework with instruction and clinical experience from a hospital’s accredited medical laboratory science program.

USF students who major in medical laboratory science study a variety of sciences. Some students complete a four-year major in biology or chemistry at USF before applying for the professional year of experience. In today’s healthcare environment, physicians rely on laboratory testing performed by medical laboratory scientists (medical technologists) to provide an accurate diagnosis and treatment plan for their patients. A medical laboratory technician’s duties can include: assuring safe transfusion of blood products, monitoring the quality of testing, identifying abnormal cells, operating computerized instruments, and culturing and identifying bacteria and viruses.