Medical Laboratory Technology
Diagnostic laboratory testing is now the basis for 85 percent of diagnoses and treatment decisions, making the field crucial. The Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT) Program at Erbil Health and Medical College preparing students for the future challenges in fulfilling the market demand for such a specialty, with qualified and well-trained teaching staff the college graduates the alumni to find careers in hospitals, minor emergency centers, doctors’ offices, clinics, and blood donor centers.
The MLT program prepares students to perform diagnostic testing and procedures in a medical laboratory under the supervision of medical laboratory scientists and pathologists. The program provided by the (MLT) department includes the basic and advanced medical laboratory basic and clinical science subjects including hematology, chemistry, immunology, microbiology, histopathology ……etc. required to be studied through 4 annuals in 8 semester periods. Students also will learn to work with microscopes and other advanced laboratory instruments that analyze blood samples, body fluids, tissues, ……etc.
Vision
The Department of Pathological Analysis occupies a unique scientific position in the academic scientific community and plays an effective and influential applied role in the technical, health, and medical fields, thus meeting the needs of society and the requirements of the labour market. The Department of Pathological Analysis has a sober scientific cadre and absorptive energies that enable it to achieve the visions it seeks through its teaching and technical cadres, classrooms, and laboratories in which practical teaching is conducted, which are equipped with basic and advanced equipment in the field of pathological analyzes.
In addition, the department enjoys good and constructive relations with government institutions for training and education in their laboratories so that the student can learn about advanced equipment, how to deal with patients, live laboratory models, modern methods for analysing models and their accuracy, as well as avoiding laboratory errors for the sake of community service.
Mission
To provide the ability to comprehend, apply and evaluate information to the role of medical laboratory science. the ability to effectively communicate and interact with patients, physicians, and other health professionals, in a manner consistent with employer standards.
