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Clinical Laboratory Scientist Preparatory Program
- 1. extension.berkeley.edu Clinical Laboratory Scientist Preparatory Program Online Information Session
- 2. extension.berkeley.edu Hello Richard Louie, Ph.D., FACB Program Director Ask me your questions! 2
- 4. extension.berkeley.edu Examples of Careers in Laboratory Medicine 4 ● Pathologist (M.D.) ● Clinical chemist (Ph.D.) ● Histotechnologist (HTL) ASCP ● Phlebotomist (PBT) ASCP ● Clinical laboratory scientist (CLS, MT) ASCP 4
- 5. extension.berkeley.edu Examples of Careers in Laboratory Medicine 5 ● Pathologist ● Clinical chemist ● Histotechnologist ● Phlebotomist ● Clinical laboratory scientist 5
- 6. extension.berkeley.edu CLT vs. CLS 6 Clinical Laboratory Technician (CLT) Medical Laboratory Technician Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) Medical Laboratory Scientist Medical Laboratory Technologist Associate degree OR post-secondary certificate Bachelor’s degree ● Perform routines that may be automated ● Work under the general supervision of medical laboratory technologists or laboratory managers ● Collect, process and analyze biological specimens ● Perform laboratory procedures ● Maintain instruments ● Relate findings to common diseases or conditions ● Possess in-depth theoretical knowledge base ● Perform more complex tests and laboratory procedures ● Prepare specimens and perform detailed manual tests ● Evaluate and interpret laboratory results ● Integrate data, solve problems, consult with physicians, conduct research and evaluate new test methods ● Likely to advance to management positions Degree Requirement Professions Comparison
- 7. extension.berkeley.edu Types of Clinical Laboratory Scientists 7 ● Clinical laboratory scientist (generalist) ● Clinical chemist scientist ● Clinical immunohematologist scientist ● Clinical toxicologist scientist ● Clinical hematologist scientist ● Clinical cytogeneticist scientist ● Clinical genetic molecular biologist scientist ● Clinical histocompatibility scientist
- 8. extension.berkeley.edu Inside the Laboratory 8 ● Hospital clinical labs ● Commercial or reference labs ● Public health labs ● Pharmaceutical or chemical industries ● Biotechnology companies ● Forensic and law-enforcement labs ● Veterinary clinics ● Research and teaching institutions
- 9. “ extension.berkeley.edu The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a 14% growth rate for Clinical Laboratory Scientist positions from now until 2024. 9
- 10. extension.berkeley.edu Bay Area Snapshot $85,000 San Jose/Sunnyvale/Santa Clara $107,000 Santa Cruz/Watsonville 10 Salary Range
- 11. extension.berkeley.edu CLS Trainee License How to Become a Clinical Laboratory Scientist 11 Bachelor’s degree (coursework in biology, chemistry, physics and math) Certified CLS Training Program (one year of coursework and lab training) Certification Exam (ASCP) and California State Law Quiz Apply for California Clinical Laboratory Scientist License 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
- 12. extension.berkeley.edu How to Become a Clinical Laboratory Scientist 12 Bachelor’s degree (coursework in biology, chemistry, physics and math)1. CLS Trainee License Bachelor’s degree (coursework in biology, chemistry, physics and math) Certified CLS Training Program (one year of coursework and lab training) Certification Exam (ASCP) and California State Law Quiz Apply for California Clinical Laboratory Scientist License 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
- 13. extension.berkeley.edu CLS Trainee License Required coursework to obtain CLS trainee license from the California Department of Public Health Laboratory Field Services for a generalist training program. Requirements can change based on the program you are entering. Biology 18 Semester Units Required • Medical Microbiology • Hematology • Immunology Recommended • Parasitology • Virology • Mycology Chemistry 16 Semester Units Required • Analytical Chemistry (Quantitative Analysis) • Biochemistry Recommended • Clinical Chemistry Physics 3 Semester Units Required Course instruction must include Principles of Light and Electricity 13
- 14. extension.berkeley.edu How to Become a Clinical Laboratory Scientist 14 CLS Trainee License Bachelor’s degree (coursework in biology, chemistry, physics and math) Certified CLS Training Program (one year of coursework and lab training) Certification Exam (ASCP) and California State Law Quiz Apply for California Clinical Laboratory Scientist License 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
- 15. extension.berkeley.edu Biology 18 Semester Units Recommended • Parasitology • Virology • Mycology Chemistry 16 Semester Units Required • Biochemistry • Analytical Chemistry (Quantitative Analysis) Recommended • Clinical Chemistry Physics 3 Semester Units Required Course instruction must include Principles of Light and Electricity 15 CLS Training Program Requirements Math Semester Units Required College Mathematics (Statistics or Calculus) Required • Medical Microbiology • Hematology • Immunology (Anatomy, Physiology, Genetics, Molecular Biology) Coursework requirements can vary between CLS training programs.
- 16. “ extension.berkeley.edu Which Certified CLS training program is right for me? 16
- 17. extension.berkeley.edu Things to Consider Before Applying 17 ● Generalist vs. specialist training program ● Tuition and stipends for clinical training ● Format for coursework and clinical training ○ Separated lecture and lab 1 quarter = classroom lecture 3 quarters - laboratory training ○ Integrated lecture and lab 1 day per week - classroom lecture 4 days per week = laboratory training ● Application requirements
- 18. extension.berkeley.edu Useful Resources 18 ● California Association for Medical Laboratory Technology ● National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences ● American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science ● California Department of Public Health - Laboratory Field Services ● Explorehealthcareers.org ● American Society of Clinical Pathology
- 19. extension.berkeley.edu Your Action Plan 19 Research the career opportunities for clinical laboratory scientists. Identify specific interests such as specialities, laboratory types, career paths. Narrow down your schools of interest. Understand the requirements. Make your application competitive.
- 20. extension.berkeley.edu 20 Welcome to Berkeley! Courses, certificates and programs and instructors all approved by UC Berkeley
- 21. extension.berkeley.edu 21 What You Learn ● Hematology ● Virtual Hematology Laboratory ● Immunology ● Biochemistry ● Medical Microbiology ● Microbiology Laboratory ● Quantitative Analysis: Applications in Clinical Chemistry ● Principles of Infectious Diseases and Emerging Infectious Diseases ● Endocrinology ● General Human Anatomy ● Human Anatomy Laboratory ● Principles of Molecular Biology ● Mammalian System Physiology ● Introduction to Human Physiology ● Human Physiology Laboratory ● Genetics ● Physics I and II ● Introduction to Biostatistics ● Introduction to Statistics ● Virology ● Introduction to Parasitology In the Classroom Online ● Hematology ● Immunology ● Introductory Biochemistry ● Medical Microbiology ● Principles and Techniques of Molecular Cell Biology ● Introduction to Human Physiology ● Genetics ● Introduction to Statistics ● Concepts of Physics ● Pathophysiology
- 22. extension.berkeley.edu Curriculum Overview 22 Average Time to Completion: ~1 year 2 Core Courses 6 Semester Units 3 Semester Units 1–2 Electives or Additional Core Course 9 Semester Units
- 23. extension.berkeley.edu Core Courses 23 You Choose 2 Core Courses: ● Hematology ● Immunology ● Medical Microbiology ● Biochemistry ● Introductory Biochemistry ● Quantitative Analysis: Applications in Clinical Chemistry
- 24. extension.berkeley.edu Electives 24 ● Virology ● Principles of Molecular Biology ● Principles and Techniques of Molecular Cell Biology ● Principles of Infectious Diseases and Emerging Infectious Diseases ● Introduction to Parasitology ● Pharmacology ● Principles of Toxicology ● Microbiology Laboratory ● Virtual Hematology Laboratory ● General Human Anatomy Take One Elective Course (Or an Additional Core Course) ● Genetics ● Introduction to Biostatistics ● Introduction to Human Physiology ● Human Physiology Laboratory ● Mammalian Systemic Physiology ● Physics I or II ● Introduction to Statistics ● Concepts of Physics ● Endocrinology ● Pathophysiology ● Human Anatomy Laboratory
- 25. extension.berkeley.edu Where You Learn: In the Classroom 25 Golden Bear Center in Downtown Berkeley San Francisco Campus in Downtown San Francisco Belmont Campus in Downtown Belmont
- 26. extension.berkeley.edu Where You Learn: Online 26 How You Learn ● Reading materials ● Videos ● Podcasts ● Instructor and classmate interactions ● Homework assignments ● Proctored final exam Ongoing Enroll at any time and start your course
- 27. extension.berkeley.edu Getting Started 27 Bachelor’s degree recommended Preferably in biology or chemistry Pay for each course individually ($525—$1,075) Pay $100 registration fee at any time—even after starting courses!
- 28. extension.berkeley.edu Earning Your Award of Completion 28 Create student account Complete courses with grade of C or better; GPA 2.5 or better Register for the program and pay fee Receive Award of Completion
- 29. extension.berkeley.edu Who You Learn From 29 Thomas Kampfrath, Ph.D., DABCC Chief of Clinical Chemistry and Toxicology; Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Rajeev Banerjee, Ph.D., M.S., Professor; Laney College C. Mark Lu, M.D., Professor and Vice Chair, Laboratory Medicine; University of California, San Francisco. Amy Morgan, Ph.D., Instructor; University of California, Berkeley Joseph Musallam, CLS, CLS Program Director; University of California, San Francisco Daniel Biocini, CLS, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
- 30. extension.berkeley.edu Our graduates go on to do big things! 30
- 31. extension.berkeley.edu A look at where some of our graduates end up: Vanessa Vun Clinical Laboratory Scientist at UCSF Medical Center Jarell Cruz Clinical Laboratory Scientist at Kaiser Permanente 31
- 33. extension.berkeley.edu 33 Thanks! Find me at extension-science@berkeley.edu (510) 642-8108 extension.berkeley.edu/spos/cls_prep.html
Editor's Notes
- Hello. This is Dr. Richard Louie. Welcome to the Clinical Laboratory Scientist Preparatory Program Informational Session at UC Berkeley Extension.
- Over the next 20-30 minutes I will share with you information about the clinical laboratory scientist career track, how to become a clinical laboratory scientist, what UC Berkeley Extension has to offer and how we can help you achieve your goals. You are welcome to submit questions at any point during the presentation. Please bear in mind that some of your questions may be addressed in content presented in a later segment of the talk. We also will have a Q&A segment at the end and will do our best to answer your questions.
- There are various career choices in the field of laboratory medicine.
- There are various career choices in the field of laboratory medicine.
- Please note that there is a distinction in the roles and responsibilities between clinical laboratory scientists versus a clinical laboratory technician. Clinical laboratory scientists are also known as medical laboratory scientist or medical technologists. To become a clinical laboratory scientist, you must have a bachelor’s degree (typically in a the sciences– such as biological or chemical sciences). Clinical laboratory scientists are responsible for conducting advanced clinical diagnostic testing, and are involved in evaluating and interpreting laboratory results, oftentimes consulting with physicians. Clinical laboratory scientists may also be involved in research and in evaluating new test methodologies. A clinical laboratory scientist is more likely to advance to management positions later in their career.
- There are various types of clinical laboratory scientists. Generalists and those specialized in a specific discipline (e.g., clinical chemist, microbiologists, immunohematologist (bloodbanking).
- Clinical laboratory scientists may work in a variety of laboratory settings. Besides the hospital clinical laboratories, you will find clinical laboratory scientists in public health laboratories, pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, foresenic laboratories, veterinary clinics, and research/teaching institutions. These are just a few examples.
- According to data from the US Bureau of Labor & Statistics the prospect of job opportunities and growth in this profession are positive, due in part by vaccancies and retirement projections.
- The annual mean wage of medical and clinical laboratory scientist vary by state but wages average between $70-75,000 per year in the Western- and Northeastern regions of the US). Here is the range of some annual mean wages of select metropolitan areas in California.
- So, how do you become a clinical laboratory scientist. You can summarize it in 5 steps. We will discuss specifically steps 2 & 3, as Steps 4 & 5 come after completion of a CLS training program.
- First you need to have completed your Bachelor’s degree. Step 2 – You need to make sure that you have completed and fulfilled the academic requirements that are necessary to obtain a CLS trainee license. In the state of California, the Department of Public Health Laboratory Field Services office issues the clinical laboratory scientist trainee license. The license permits you to train in a clinical laboratory setting. If you are planning to apply to a CLS training program in California, you will need to obtain the trainee license from the Laboratory Field services office before beginning a CLS training program. If you apply to a training program outside of California, please be sure to contract the programs to learn about the requirements needed and how to acquire it, such as a trainee.
- To obtain the CLS trainee license for a Generalist training program in California, the California Department of Public Health Laboratory Field Services academic requirements include: 18 semester units of biology (must include medical microbiology, hematology, and immunology) 16 semester units of chemistry (must include analytical chemistry (Quantitative analysis) + biochemistry) 3 semester units of physics (must include course instruction on principles of light and electricity) Please note that if you are applying to a specialized training program, the academic requirements will differ for the specific discipline. Please visit the CDPH LFS website for information about the academic requirements for trainee license in the difference specialty areas. The LFS website states that the average processing time is 90 days but can take up to 150 days based on the receipt of a complete application.
- Now we’’ll talk about the CLS training program
- To obtain the CLS trainee license for a Generalist training program in California, the California Department of Public Health Laboratory Field Services academic requirements include: 18 semester units of biology (must include medical microbiology, hematology, and immunology) 16 semester units of chemistry (must include analytical chemistry (Quantitative analysis) + biochemistry) 3 semester units of physics (must include course instruction on principles of light and electricity) Please note that if you are applying to a specialized training program, the academic requirements will differ for the specific discipline. Please visit the CDPH LFS website for information about the academic requirements for trainee license in the difference specialty areas. The LFS website states that the average processing time is 90 days but can take up to 150 days based on the receipt of a complete application.
- When deciding which CLS training program to apply to, consider the following: A Generalist versus a specialist training program: A generalist program trains students in all disciplines within the CLS profession, for example chemistry, bloodbanking, microbiology, and others. A specialist program provides specific training to a particular discipline. Tuition and stipends varies with the training programs The format of the course work and training varies with the program some offering a separated versus an integrated lecture/lab training modalities. An example of an integrated lecture and lab training modality, where classroom lecutures are held once per week, while students undergo laboratory training four days per week. Please take time to learn about the admission requirements of the training programs and contact the program representatives if you have questions about the admissions requirements.
- When deciding which CLS training program to apply to, consider the following: A Generalist versus a specialist training program: A generalist program trains students in all disciplines within the CLS profession, for example chemistry, bloodbanking, microbiology, and others. A specialist program provides specific training to a particular discipline. Tuition and stipends varies with the training programs The format of the course work and training varies with the program some offering a separated versus an integrated lecture/lab training modalities. An example of an integrated lecture and lab training modality, where classroom lecutures are held once per week, while students undergo laboratory training four days per week. Please take time to learn about the admission requirements of the training programs and contact the program representatives if you have questions about the admissions requirements.
- Here is a summary action plan for getting into a CLS training program. Research the CLS career Identify area/disciplines of interest, generalist versus specialty programs Identify the training program Understand the admissions requirements Make your application competitive.
- Now how can UC Berkeley Extension help you achieve this career goal? When you enroll in a UC Berkeley Extension course, you are guaranteed a real-world professional education, and on top of that, you’re also getting Berkeley-quality education—without the application process or student loan! UC Berkeley Extension is the continuing education college of UC Berkeley and we’ve been assisting students in reaching their professional goals since 1891. Currently, we offer more than 65 professional certificates and specialized programs, and more than 2,000 classroom and online courses and 38,000 enrollments each year. We pride ourselves on academic excellence. All of our courses and certificates—such as this CLS program—are approved by the appropriate main campus department. You can take a course online or in the classroom. Our classroom courses are available at our Berkeley, San Francisco, and Belmont facilities.. We offer a variety of basic science and upper-division science courses that will help you meet the prerequisite course work requirements to apply to a CLS training program. Our courses are UC Berkeley approved and instructors carefully vetted with extensive teaching and academic experience. Our instructors include clinicians, clinical laboratory scientist professionals, biomedical research scientist, and public health experts.
- Now how can UC Berkeley Extension help you achieve this career goal? When you enroll in a UC Berkeley Extension course, you are guaranteed a real-world professional education, and on top of that, you’re also getting Berkeley-quality education—without the application process or student loan! UC Berkeley Extension is the continuing education college of UC Berkeley and we’ve been assisting students in reaching their professional goals since 1891. Currently, we offer more than 65 professional certificates and specialized programs, and more than 2,000 classroom and online courses and 38,000 enrollments each year. We pride ourselves on academic excellence. All of our courses and certificates—such as this CLS program—are approved by the appropriate main campus department. You can take a course online or in the classroom. Our classroom courses are available at our Berkeley, San Francisco, and Belmont facilities.. We offer a variety of basic science and upper-division science courses that will help you meet the prerequisite course work requirements to apply to a CLS training program. Our courses are UC Berkeley approved and instructors carefully vetted with extensive teaching and academic experience. Our instructors include clinicians, clinical laboratory scientist professionals, biomedical research scientist, and public health experts.
- We offer the CLS preparatory program here at berkeley as an opportunity for students to enhance their competitiveness for CLS training program. The CLS prep program offers an award of completion (certificate), which you may include in you academic record/accomplishment in you application to CLS training program. To complete the prep program…. Students complete 2 core courses plus 1-2 electives. You may complete additional core-courses for your electives. If you do not wish to complete the prep program, you may enroll and complete the individual courses that you need.
- We offer the CLS preparatory program here at berkeley as an opportunity for students to enhance their competitiveness for CLS training program. The CLS prep program offers an award of completion (certificate), which you may include in you academic record/accomplishment in you application to CLS training program. To complete the prep program…. Students complete 2 core courses plus 1-2 electives. You may complete additional core-courses for your electives. If you do not wish to complete the prep program, you may enroll and complete the individual courses that you need.
- We offer the CLS preparatory program here at berkeley as an opportunity for students to enhance their competitiveness for CLS training program. The CLS prep program offers an award of completion (certificate), which you may include in you academic record/accomplishment in you application to CLS training program. To complete the prep program…. Students complete 2 core courses plus 1-2 electives. You may complete additional core-courses for your electives. If you do not wish to complete the prep program, you may enroll and complete the individual courses that you need.
- We offer classroom courses in all three academic terms (Spring, Summer, and Fall), typically classroom courses are offered in the evenings weeknight and during the day on weekends. The majority of our science courses are 3 semester units. 3 unit courses typically are conducted over a 15 week period with 3-hour meetings weekly.
- We offer classroom courses in all three academic terms (Spring, Summer, and Fall), typically calssroom courses are offered in the evenings weeknight and during the day on weekends. The majority of our science courses are 3 semester units. 3 unit courses typically are conducted over a 15 week period with 3-hour meetings weekly. We offer continuous enrollment online courses as well. For online courses, you may start the course at any time, offered year-round.
- Entering the prep program we reocmmend that you have completed a Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Biology or Chemistry. You pay for courses as you enroll in them. The course fees varies but for 3 unit courses, the course fee is $975-1050 per course. Registration for the preparatory program is a one-time $100 processing fee. The benefits of registering for the program includes: Notification of program updates Notification of courses And an AWARD of Completion (Certificate)
- To earn the award of completion: Register for the program and complete course work with a C or better within 5-year. Contact the Sciences, Mathematics, and Biotechnoloy department upon completion to receive the award of completion.
- Note: Can add slide re: instructors if you want
- Note: Can add slide on what schools are grads are accepted
- We’ll use your FAQs as “real incoming questions” so that students get the feeling that this presentation is live.