3: DEVELOPMENT OF THE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY/ CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE CURRICULUM

Question 1

• refers to the knowledge and skills students are expected to learn
• refers to the means and materials with which students interact for the purpose of achieving identified educational outcomes

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CURRICULUM

Question 2

• refers to the planned interaction of students with instructional content, materials, resources, and processes for evaluating the attainment of educational objectives
• is systematic and organized;

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CURRICULUM

Question 3

• explicitly states outcomes (knowledge, skills) the learners/students have to achieve and learn through the use of planned instructional processes and other learning implements in a specific period;
• consists of a planned process of measurement, assessment, and evaluation to gauge student learning;

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CURRICULUM

Question 4

• Established on May 18, 1994

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Commission on Higher Education (CHED)

Question 5

• Agency that covers institutions of higher education both public and private
• Organize and appoint members of the technical panel for each discipline/program area

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Commission on Higher Education (CHED)

Question 6

• Composed of leading academicians and practitioners responsible for assisting CHED in setting standards, monitoring and evaluating institutions offering BS Medical Technology/Medical Laboratory Science

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Technical Committee for Medical Technology Education (TCMTE)

Question 7

• One of the allied health programs
• Four-year program consists of general education and professional courses that students should complete in first 3 years; fourth year is for student’s internship

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BSMT/BSMLS

Question 8

• A guide for institutions offering the BSMT/BSMLS.

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CHED Memorandum Order (CMO) No. 13 series of 2017

Question 9

• aim to develop foundational knowledge, skills, values, and habits necessary for students to succeed in life
• to positively contribute to society
• to understand the diversity of cultures
• to gain a bigger perspective and understanding of living with others
• to respect differences in opinions
• to realize and accept their weaknesses and improve on them
• to further hone their strengths

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GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES

Question 10

• Taken for learners to develop the knowledge, technical competence, professional attitude and values necessary to practice and meet the demands of the profession.
• Critical thinking skills, decision-making skills, interpersonal skills, collaboration and teamwork are also developed

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PROFESSIONAL COURSES

Question 11

• This course deals with the basic concepts and principles related to the Medical Technology/Medical Laboratory Science profession.
• Its emphasis is on the curriculum, practice of the profession, clinical laboratories, continuing professional education, biosafety practices, and waste management.

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Principles of Medical Laboratory Science 1:
Introduction to Medical Laboratory
Science, Laboratory Safety, and Waste Management

Question 12

Clinical Laboratory Assistance
• encompasses the concepts and principles of the
different assays performed in the clinical laboratory.
Phlebotomy
• deals with the basic concepts, principles, and application of the standard procedures in blood collection, transport, and processing. It also involves the study of pre-analytic, analytic, and post-analytic variables that affect reliability of test results.

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Principles of Medical Laboratory Science 2:
Clinical Laboratory Assistance and Phlebotomy

Question 13

• This course involves the study of the foundations of community health that include human ecology, demography, and epidemiology.
• It emphasizes the promotion of community, public, and environmental health and the immersion and interaction of students with people in the community.

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Community and Public Health for MT/MLS

Question 14

• This course is focused on the study of the concepts and principles of heredity and inheritance which include genetic phenomena, sex determination, and genetic defects rooted in inheritance, among others.
• It also discusses the abnormalities and genetic disorders involving the chromosomes and nucleic acids. Emphasis is given to the analysis of nucleic acids and their application to medical science

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Cytogenetics

Question 15

• This course deals with the study of the fundamentals of cells, tissues and organs with emphasis on microscopic structures, characteristics, differences and functions.
• The laboratory component of this course primarily deals with the microscopic identification and differentiation of cells that make up the systems of the body.

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Human Histology

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• This course covers basic concepts and principles of disease processes, etiology, and the development of anatomic, microscopic changes brought about by the disease process.
• It deals with the histopathologic techniques necessary for the preparation of tissue samples collected via surgery, biopsy, and/or autopsy for macroscopic and microscopic examinations for diagnostic purposes.

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Histopathologic Techniques with Cytology

Question 17

• This course deals with the study of the physiology and morphology of bacteria and their role in infection and immunity.
• Its emphasis is on the collection of specimens and the isolation and identification of bacteria.
• It also covers antimicrobial susceptibility testing and development of resistance to antimicrobial substances.

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Clinical Bacteriology

Question 18

• This course is concerned with the study of animal parasites in humans and their medical significance in the country.
• Its emphasis is on the pathophysiology, epidemiology, life cycle, prevention and control, and the identification of ova and/or adult worms and other form ion and control, and the identification of ova and/or adult worms and other forms seen in specimens submitted for diagnostic purposes.

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Clinical Parasitology

Question 19

• This course tackles concepts of inheritance, characterization and laboratory identification and red cells antigens and their corresponding antibodies
• It covers the application of these antigens/antibodies in transfusion medicine and transfusions reactions work-up.

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Immunohematology and Blood Bank

Question 20

• This course deals with the study of fungi and viruses as agents of diseases with emphasis on epidemiology, laboratory identification and characterization, and prevention and control.

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Mycology and Virology

Question 21

• This course investigates the concepts of laboratory management which are planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling as applied in clinical laboratory setting.
• Solving problems, quality assurance, quality control, policy and procedure manuals

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Laboratory Management

Question 22

• This course encompasses various laws, administrative orders and other approved legal documents related to practice of Medical Technology/ Medical Laboratory Science in the Philippines

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Medical Technology Laws and Bioethics

Question 23

o study of ethics as applied to health and health care delivers and to human life in general e.g. bioethical principles, philosophical principles, virtues and norms, Code of Ethics

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BIOETHICS

Question 24

• This course deals with the study of concepts of blood as a tissue. Formation, metabolism of cells, laboratory assays, correlation with pathologic conditions, special hematology evaluation

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Hematology 1

Question 25

• This course deals with the concepts and principles of hemostasis and abnormalities involving red blood cells (RBC), white blood cells (WBC) and platelets.
• Laboratory identification of blood cells abnormalities, quantitative measurement of coagulation factors and disease correlation

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Hematology 2

Question 26

• This course focuses on the study of urine and other body fluids (excluding blood).
• Discussion of formation, laboratory analyses, disease processed and clinical correlation of laboratory results

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Clinical Microscopy

Question 27

• This course encompasses the concepts and principles of physiologically active soluble substances and waste materials present in body fluids, particularly in the blood.
• The study includes formation, laboratory analyses, reference values and clinical correlation with pathologic conditions. The course also looks into instrumentation and automation, quality assurance, and quality control.

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Clinical Chemistry 1

Question 28

• This course is a continuation of Clinical Chemistry 1 and deals with the concepts and principles of physiologically active soluble substances and waste materials present in body fluids, particularly the blood.
• It also covers the study of endocrine glands and hormones and their formation, laboratory analyses.

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Clinical Chemistry 2