Medical Laboratory Sciences

Medical Laboratory Sciences

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

 

NATIONAL RESOURCES

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