BS Clinical Laboratory Science
Clinical laboratory scientists perform many of the laboratory tests used in the detection, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases. As part of the health care team, they contribute data on blood, tissues, and fluids using a variety of precise methods and technologies. This degree is also excellent training for careers in forenscis labs. The program of study combines natural science and liberal arts education with clinical instruction. Students complete 90 credit hours (3 years) of core science and general education classes at Bloomsburg followed by one calendar year in a hospital clinical program accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS).
Accredited Programs in Clinical Lab Science
Bloomsburg's program is rigorous and demanding. It attracts individuals who have strong quantitative and analytical skills. Students should be prepared to study in both an academic and clinical environment and have a strong background in the sciences.
In the past five years, the clinical placement rate for these students has been excellent. However clinical placement is becoming more competitive and admission to the clinical year experience is not automatic or guaranteed. Students begin the application procedure after completing two academic years, usually the summer following the sophomore year. Assistance in making application for admission is offered by the university, but admission is determined solely by the clinical affiliates. Presently, Bloomsburg is affiliated with seven hospitals. Students who successfully complete all of the requirements and the clinical year earn a Bachelor of Science degree. All clinical year graduates become eligible to take the national certification examinations for clinical laboratory scientist/medical technology.
Students who change their minds or are not selected for clinical at the end of their junior year can change their major and readily satisfy the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in Biology during their senior year. Students may continue to seek admission for the clinical year while completing their degree.
Clinical Affiliates and Adjunct Faculty
Graduate Hospital
One Graduate Plaza, 1800 Lombard St. Philadelphia, PA 19146
Ms. Jean Buchenhorst, Program Director, Clinical Laboratory Science
(215) 829-7634
Lancaster General College of Nursing and Health Sciences
410 North Lime St. Lancaster, PA 17602
Ms. Wendy Gayle, Program Director, Clinical Laboratory Science Program
(717) 544-7208
www.LancasterGeneralCollege.org
Reading Hospital and Medical Center
P.O. Box 16052, Reading, PA 19612
Ms. Sharon Strauss, Program Director, Clinical Laboratory Science
(610) 988-8273
www.readinghospital.org/schools/ClinicalLab
Robert Packer Hospital
Guthrie Square, Sayre, PA 18840
Mr. Brian D. Spezialetti, Program Director, Medical Technology / CLS
(570) 882-4736; bspezial@GHS.Guthrie.org
www.guthrie.org/medtech.htm
Susquehanna Health System
777 Rural Avenue, Williamsport, PA 17701
Ms. Loretta A. Moffatt, Program Director, CLS/ Medical Technology
(570) 321-2326
Thomas Jefferson College Health Professions
130 S 9th St. Philadelphia, PA 19107
Ms. Janet Devine, Program Director, Laboratory Sciences
(215) 503-8187
www.TJU.edu/jchp/ls
York Hospital
1001 South George St. York, PA 17405
Ms. Caroline Darr, Program Director, Clinical Laboratory Science
(717) 851-2458; cdarr@wellspan.org
www.wellspan.org