Medical Laboratory Sciences
CAREER EXPLORATION
This page is designed for you to explore and learn about career options both directly and indirectly related to this major. Review Medical Laboratory Sciences career options by reading about sample experiential learning and job titles as reported and held by current students and alumni, as well as graduate programs where Medical Laboratory Sciences alumni have studied.
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SAMPLES OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING – POSITION TITLES
(May include but is not limited to: internship, co-op, research, practicum, and clinical experiences)
Clinical Rotation Internship
Laboratory Assistant Specimen Processing Intern
Medical Laboratory Science Intern
Student Medical Technologist
Student Phlebotomist
SAMPLES OF ORGANIZATIONS WHERE UCONN STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
Bridgeport Hospital
Clinical Laboratory Partners
Hartford Healthcare Laboratories
Saint Francis Hospital
UConn Health Center
University of Connecticut
Waterbury Hospital
Yale-New Haven Hospital
SAMPLES OF RECENT UCONN ALUMNI – POSITION TITLES
(Zero to five years of experience, varies by industry; some occupations may have required a degree beyond a Bachelor’s)
Adjunct Instructor, Medical Laboratory Science
Associate Scientist
Clinical Laboratory Scientist
Coordinator, Point of Care Testing and Pulmonary Lab
Laboratory Technician
Medical Laboratory Scientist
Medical Technologist
Research Associate
SAMPLES OF EXPERIENCED UCONN ALUMNI – POSITION TITLES
(Six or more years of experience, varies by industry; some occupations may have required a degree beyond a Bachelor’s)
Application Specialist
Clinical Laboratory Manager
Clinical Operations Specialist
Manager Laboratory Support Services
Process Improvement Consultant
Process Improvement Facilitator
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF WHERE THEY WORK
Bristol Hospital and Health Care Group, Inc.
CellaVision, Inc.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Hospital
Genomas, Inc.
Clinical Laboratory Partners, LLC
Hartford Healthcare Laboratories
Hartford Hospital
Hospital of Central Connecticut
Lawrence & Memorial Hospital
Norwalk Hospital
Pfizer
St. Vincent's Health Services
Yale New Haven Hospital
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF GRADUATE DEGREES PURSUED
O.D.
M.B.A., Business Administration & Management, Entrepreneurship
M.S., Health Care Administration
M.S., Medical Laboratory Sciences/Biomedical Sciences
M.H.Sc., Medical Laboratory Science
M.S., Physician Assistant Studies
Ph.D., Health Promotion Sciences
Ph.D., Molecular & Cell Biology/Microbiology
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF GRADUATE SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Albertus Magnus College
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Quinnipiac University
University of Connecticut
University of New Haven
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