{"id":41,"date":"2023-04-14T11:35:28","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T15:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmb-draft\/?page_id=41"},"modified":"2023-08-04T11:25:13","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T15:25:13","slug":"medical-laboratory-science-b-s","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmb\/academics\/medical-laboratory-science-b-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical Laboratory Science B.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero fullwidth   cl-has-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><div class=\"block\"><h1>Medical Laboratory Science B.S.<\/h1><\/div><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2112\/MLS.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls-container\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-icon\" title=\"Accessibility controls\">Accessibility controls<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-motion-control cl-accessibility-control-hidden\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Pause motion\">Pause motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">On<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Play motion\">Play motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Off<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-contrast-control\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Increase text contrast\">Increase text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Standard<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Reset text contrast\">Reset text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">High<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-system-setting\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle\" title=\"Apply my preferences site-wide\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle-label\">Apply site-wide<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"mls-b-s\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-mls-b-s\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-240\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-240\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmb\/academics\/medical-laboratory-science-b-s\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-242\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-242\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmb\/academics\/medical-laboratory-science-b-s\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-241\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-241\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cmb\/academics\/medical-laboratory-science-b-s\/careers\/\">Careers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Medical Laboratory Science is a vital component of the healthcare system that utilizes laboratory-based tests to assist in the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of disease. Medical Laboratory Scientists are trained to perform, analyze and interpret a wide variety of tests to provide information about diseases such as diabetes, cancer and infections as well as screen blood and blood products for transfusions. This major is designed to prepare students for applied careers in the medical laboratory, biomedical and public health industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The major offers significant experiential learning opportunities at medical centers that include Lifespan (Rhode Island Hospital and Miriam Hospital), CharterCARE (Fatima Hospital and Roger Williams Medical Center), and the Rhode Island Blood Center.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview Medical Laboratory Science is a vital component of the healthcare system that utilizes laboratory-based tests to assist in the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of disease. 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