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Department of Medical Laboratory Science

ADEDOKUN, AMUDATU AMBALI

HOD’S WELCOME ADDRESS

Medical Laboratory Science is a dynamic and exciting profession with long term career prospects. This degree programme is designed to provide a broad basis of fundamental scientific knowledge to suit the changing needs of modern scientific knowledge in Health care and to enable them proceed for further training. The training exposes students to basic medical sciences and to core Medical Laboratory disciplines like Clinical Chemistry (Chemical Pathology), Haematology/ Blood Group Serology (Blood Transfusion Science), Medical Microbiology/Parasitology, Histopathology/Cytopathology, Immunology/Immunochemistry as well as instrumentation, modern techniques and Laboratory Management.

In addition, Medical Laboratory Scientists have a well-defined career in the Health Service. Our Medical Laboratory Science curriculum have been specifically designed to include a very robust clinical posting at State Specialist Hospital, Ashubiaro, Osogbo, Osun State . The Department of Medical Laboratory Science has the following Units; Medical Microbiology/Parasitology, Haematology/Blood Group Serology (Blood Transfusion Science), Clinical Chemistry (Chemical Pathology), Histopathology/Cytopathology and Immunology/Immunochemistry and Basic Medical Science (Pharmacology, Biochemistry, Anatomy and Physiology).

The students are also required to broaden their knowledge by taking ancilllary courses in biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, statistics, biochemisty, anatomy, physiology and pharmacology and information technology/computer application.

Courses at the clinical level (300-500 level) of the programme must be taught by professional Medical Laboratory Scientists. Moreover, students at their 3rd, 4th and 5th year of the training will undergo mandatory hospital based laboratory posting as trainee Medical Laboratory Scientists to broaden their practical skills under the supervision of practicing Medical Laboratory Scientists. Students are inducted by the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN); After a successful completion of the five years programme and then proceed for one year internship in any accredited Medical Laboratory in the country and upon completion they are given a license to practice by the MLSCN. Upon successful completion of the one year intership students are mobilized for one year compulsory National Youth Service.

  • Philosophy

As long as the disease agents and their vectors continue to pose serious challenge to humans and socio-economic development of several countries of the world, there will always be the need for prevention, management and control of such diseases by trained personnel. To meet this need, the training of personnel in the field of Medical Sciences and laboratory techniques who can competently work in various units in Hospital Laboratory, research institutions, private diagnostic centers, Universities, Public Health Institutions, and Food and Drinks processing organizations are essential.

The bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science degree is designed to:

  • Highlight the central role of the laboratory investigation of components of biological fluids, blood, urine cerebrospinal fluid, secretions, excretions, tissues or organs, play in the diagnosis, management and prognosis of disease state.
  • Having sufficient management ability to play a leadership role in training and the practice of Medical Laboratory Science.
  • Enable students acquire the expertise to produce biological and diagnostic reagents as well as fabricate new equipment or repair or even modify existing ones and refine old techniques or introduce new diagnostic procedures.
  • To provide sound academic and professional background for the production of Medical Laboratory Scientists who would be capable of working anywhere in Nigeria.
  • To produce Medical Laboratory Scientists who would satisfy internationally recognizable standards and who could undertake further training towards specialization.
  • To produce Medical Laboratory Scientists with sufficient management ability to play a leadership role and entrepreneurship in employing others, establishing self, and also in training and general practice of laboratory sciences

Contact For More Enquiries

Department of Medical Laboratory Science

College of Basic Medical and Health Science building, Fountain University, osogbo

Phone : 0803 336 9779
Email :

Admission and Graduation Requirements

Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME)

Candidates must also satisfy the minimum University requirements for admission and are therefore to obtain credits in English Language, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, and Mathematics in SSCE or its equivalent in not more than two sittings with an acceptable pass in Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and in the Post-University Matriculation Examination (Post-UME).

Direct Entry

Candidate seeking admission through this mode should in addition to the UTME requirements possess:

  1. Medical Laboratory Technician Certificate of Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria who must also have a minimum of 5 credits in the subjects stipulated at ‘O’ level are eligible.
  2. Candidate holding 3 GCE A/L in Biology, Chemistry and Physics plus O/L credits in 5 subjects -Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English Language.
  3. Candidate who transfers from other Colleges of the university with relevant prerequisites.
  4. Sc./HND degree in relevant science discipline like Zoology, Microbiology, Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, etc; at least a second class honours degree (22) in related discipline.

Inter and Intra-University Transfer

The department will not ordinarily entertain this. However, the department has the prerogative for discretionary transfer. The factors to be considered are;

Senior Secondary School Certificate with credit in Physics, Chemistry,
Biology, Mathematics and English language.

  1. Relevant pass in the UTME
  2. Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of not less than 2.5 with no carry-over courses still outstanding.
  3. Candidates from other university should have taken and passed relevant MLS courses in their respective universities in addition to the above requirements [1-3]
  4. Candidate who has been asked to withdraw from other college and/or university shall not be considered for admission to the department.
  5. Transfer candidates have to satisfy the interview panel of the department and shall be limited in number not more than 5% of the admission quota.

 

Any candidate wishing to change to the department from a relevant department/college must have spent at least one [1] academic session in the university.

 

Why Study Here?

As long as the disease agents and their vectors continue to pose serious challenge to humans and socio-economic development of several countries of the world, there will always be the need for prevention, management and control of such diseases by trained personnel. To meet this need, the training of personnel in the field of Medical Sciences and laboratory techniques who can competently work in various units in Hospital Laboratory, research institutions, private diagnostic centers, Universities, Public Health Institutions, and Food and Drinks processing organizations are essential.

To produce Medical Laboratory Scientists with sufficient management ability to play a leadership role and entrepreneurship in employing others, establishing self, and also in training and general practice of laboratory sciences

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