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.
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:
College of Basic Medical and Health Science building, Fountain University, osogbo
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).
Candidate seeking admission through this mode should in addition to the UTME requirements possess:
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.
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.
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