B.SC. Medical Laboratory Technology – Government Colleges in Tamil Nadu

B.SC. Medical Laboratory Technology – Government Colleges in Tamil Nadu

B.SC. Medical Laboratory Technology

Course Overview

Medical Laboratory is an important pillar in the health care delivery system. The accuracy in the Lab results directly reflects on the prognosis of the patients. Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory technology course inculcates the students to develop practical skills to work in Biochemistry, microbiology and Pathology laboratories. Students learn methods and techniques of Laboratory procedures in college lab as well as, well equipped modern automatic computerized Laboratory in the hospitals also.

After completion of the course, students have the opportunity to get the job in India and abroad also. Further, students also can do M.Sc (MLT), M. Phil and Ph. D also.

Medical Laboratory technology is conscientious for performing laboratory investigations as a medical laboratory scientist (MLS), Clinical Laboratory scientist (CLS), Medical laboratory technician or technologist (MLT).

Medical Laboratory Technology

It is a healthcare professional who performs chemical, hematological, immunologic, histopathological, cytopathological, microscopic and bacteriological diagnostic analyses on body fluids such as blood, urine, sputum, stool, cerebrospinal fluid, peritoneal fluid, pericardial fluid and synovial fluid as well as other specimens.

Those intellectuals work in clinical laboratories at hospitals, reference labs, biotechnology labs and non clinical industrial labs. As vital members of the health care team, medical laboratory professionals play a critical role in collecting the information needed to give the best care to an ill or injured patient. The fact is that the practice of modern medicine would be impossible without the tests performed in the laboratory.

The candidates are well trained to handle sophisticated laboratory equipment, including cell counters, microscopes and automated analyzers. These devices are used to search for parasites, bacteria and other microorganisms. Medical laboratory technicians carry out less complicated procedures and tests than do medical laboratory technologists.

B.SC. Medical Laboratory Technology – Government Colleges in Tamil Nadu

B.SC MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY

S.NO	COLLEGE NAME	SEATS
1	Govt. Thoothukudi Medical College, Thoothukudi	20
2	Govt. Tirunelveli Medical College, Tirunelveli	20
3	Madurai Medical College, Madurai	20
4	Pudukottai Medical College, Pudukottai	20
5	Govt. Vellore Medical College, Vellore	20
6	Govt. Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College, Salem	20
7	Stanley Medical College, Chennai.	20
8	Chengalpattu Medical College, Chengalpattu	20
9	Thiruvarur Medical College, Thiruvarur.	20
10	Thanjavur Medical College, Thanjavur.	20
11	Govt. K. A. P. V. Medical College, Trichy	20
12	Govt. Cuddalore Medical College and Hospital, Cuddalore	10
Total		230

Eligibility

Pass in H.Sc/Equivalent with 12 years schooling form a recognized Board or University with Science (Physics, Chemistry and Biology or Botany and Zoology)and English with Minimum of 40% of mark.

Age Limit for Admission

A Candidate should have completed the age of 17 years at the time of admission or would complete the said age on or before 31st December of the year of admission to the B.SC. Medical Laboratory Technology.

Course Duration & Internship

3 years and one year Compulsory Resident Internship.

Career Prospects

The Medical Lab is the backbone of any hospital, either a small nursing home or a large corporate hospital. However much a doctor can assess the patient, he or she cannot give proper treatment without the benefit of laboratory results. The three pillars of Medical Labarotory technology are Biochemistry, Microbiology and Pathology. The Medical Lab Technologists are trained to have basic knowledge in these three pillars of Labaratory Medicine.

The opportunities for Medical Lab Technicians is limitless considering the very important role labs play in supporting clinicians. Such professionals can find themselves employed in private laboratories, hospitals, blood donor centers, emergency centers, and clinics. They can also find jobs in crime laboratories, research facilities, pharmaceutical companies, universities, and defense.

Further, students also can pursue PG Programme in Medical Laboratory Technology and after successful completion of PG, they are employed as Lecturers / Instructors in the teaching institutions of Medical Laboratory Technology. They can also start and run diagnostic centers along with the medical professionals.