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NIU medical laboratory sciences program highlights hands‑on clinical placements and job outcomes
Summary
Faculty and a recent graduate described the accredited medical laboratory sciences bachelor's program, its clinical affiliates, placement process and student outcomes, including a graduate's hire at University of Chicago Medical Center.
Program faculty and a recent graduate briefed the Northern Illinois University Board of Trustees on the accredited medical laboratory sciences (MLS) bachelor’s program, describing clinical placements, curriculum structure and early employment outcomes.
Amanda Volker, clinical coordinator for the MLS program, described the program's NACLS accreditation, more than 25 hospital and affiliate clinical sites across the region, and a placement process that guarantees eligible students a clinical site among their top choices. "We place everybody that is eligible,"…
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