Medical Laboratory Sciences

Advance your career and become a Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS). Join our nationally recognized program!

Medical laboratory scientists (MLS) are medical detectives. They are highly skilled professionals who discover the presence or absence of disease and provide data that helps physicians determine the best treatment for the patient. Using sophisticated biomedical instrumentation and technology, as well as highly skilled manual techniques, medical laboratory scientists process and examine biological specimens, perform advanced laboratory testing, solve problems and troubleshoot instrumentation, assess new test methods, evaluate and interpret laboratory test results, and report findings for various diseases and conditions. The Medical Laboratory Scientist is a vital part of the health care team that provides accurate, timely, and reliable results.

Graduates from the program are in demand. They are equipped with the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors to practice medical laboratory sciences in a variety of settings, including hospital labs, reference laboratories, and biotechnology companies.