Harold B. Dowse, Coordinator	Trish Costello, Contact Person
dowse@maine.edu	teresa.costello@umit.maine.edu
(207) 581-2581	(207) 581-2540

 

Students in Clinical Laboratory Sciences may concentrate in Medical Technology or Cytotechnology.

Medical technology prepares students for positions in the laboratory/diagnostic sector of the health professions industry. Students interested in the Medical Technology program must enroll as pre-medical technology students and apply for formal admission to the program after completing three semesters of study. Admission is not automatic and depends on academic performance and aptitude for the field. Medical technology students are on campus for three academic years and then spend their senior year in a twelve-month medical center practicum. The University of Maine is affiliated with Eastern Maine Medical Center (EMMC) in Bangor. Juniors in the Medical Technology program apply directly to the EMMC program for the practicum. Students must maintain both a science GPA of 2.5 and a cumulative GPA of 2.5 to be considered for admission into the EMMC program. EMMC reserves the right to refuse admission. After completing the practicum, students are eligible to take the certifying examination administered by the American Society of Clinical Pathology.

Cytotechnology is a specialty in clinical laboratory medicine involving the microscopic evaluation of human cells for the detection of changes indicative of various diseases, pre-cancerous conditions and of cancer. Cytotechnologists are employed in clinical pathology laboratories and reference laboratories. The University of Maine is affiliated with the Fletcher Allen Health Care School of Cytotechnology at the Medical Center Hospital of Vermont in Burlington. Students interested in the Cytotechnology program must enroll as pre-cytotechnology students and apply for formal admission to the program after completing three semesters of study. Admission is not automatic and depends upon academic performance and aptitude for the field. Cytotechnology students are on campus for three academic years and then spend their senior year in a twelve-month medical center practicum. Students must maintain both a science GPA of 2.7 and a cumulative GPA of 2.7 to be considered by the Fletcher Allen Health Care School of Cytotechnology. After completing the practicum, students take the certifying examination administered by the American Society of Clinical Pathology.

 

Specific Requirements and Recommended Curricula:       

       BS in Clinical Laboratory Sciences with Medical Technology specialization

       BS in Clinical Laboratory Sciences with Cytotechnology specialization