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METC Med Lab Technician Program Overview

METC Med Lab Technician Program Overview. SAFMLS March 2010 HMC Tinker. Objective. Provide an overview of the progress towards the Medical Education and Training Campus (METC) Medical Laboratory Technician Program. Agenda. METC MLT Program Facility Progress Curriculum Development

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METC Med Lab Technician Program Overview

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  1. METC Med Lab Technician Program Overview SAFMLS March 2010 HMC Tinker

  2. Objective • Provide an overview of the progress towards the Medical Education and Training Campus (METC) Medical Laboratory Technician Program

  3. Agenda • METC MLT Program • Facility Progress • Curriculum Development • Instruction Plan • Manning Plan • Future Challenges

  4. METC MLT Program • METC MLT Option Approved as of Feb 2010: • Army/Navy consolidation - 1040 didactic hours; AF co-locate at FSH • First METC MLT Class Start Date: November 2010 • METC Student Throughput = 84/class X 9 annually • Army 473 • Navy 278 • Total: 751 • Phase II Clinicals at NMCs San Diego & Portsmouth

  5. METC MLT Program • Common Goals: • Must maintain National Accrediting Agency For Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) Program Certification • Maintain Affiliation with George Washington University as Certificate/ Degree Awarding University • Graduate students with all AS degree requirements completed • Standardize the process for all Students to Challenge the National ASCP Certification Exam • Require METC MLT Instructors to have at least an AS Degree and MLT/CLT certification

  6. Facility Progress • Medical Instructional Facility (MIF) #3 • Lab Specific: • 20 Classrooms • 17 Labs (4 labs each for Blood Bank, Chemistry, Hematology and Microbiology, 1 Phlebotomy lab) • 8 Prep Rooms • Construction in progress is on schedule for a July 2010 delivery to METC and a Nov 2010 convening date.

  7. Curriculum Progress • Combined Navy/Army curriculum is development is contracted with Pario development team for college level blended learning. • Each Course Package consists of: • Lesson Plan • Student Guide • Instructor Guide • Instructor Presentation • Course Packages reviewed by NSHS instructor staff through 3-4 drafts.

  8. Manning Plan • METC will have 21 Navy MLT instructors for Phase I. • 2 MTs (CDR Crowell and LTJG Freeman) • 4 CPOs • 8 HM1 • 7 HM2 • METC billets are now populating CMS for instructors. • Phase II manning has not been solidified at this time.

  9. Future Challenges • Maintenance of 8506 Manning Levels • Phase II Clinical Rotation Planning • AS Degree Continuity • ASCP opportunity continuity • Training instructors for first class convening

  10. Questions?

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