COURSE/PROGRAMME DESCRIPTION AND JOB PROSPECTS
The Medical Laboratory Science programme offered at Koforidua Technical University (KTU) is practically based which body of knowledge is grounded in the basic sciences and also supported by some core clinical courses and internships in hospitals. The programme is to produce graduates who can efficiently collect, process and analyze biological samples of patients for the accurate diagnosis of diseases. The Medical Laboratory Science programme is student-oriented in order to allow for a close correlation between theory and practice. Supervision of students and the application of safety procedures in laboratory practice is the responsibility of Lecturers.
JOB PROSPECTS OF STUDENTS
The Department of Medical Laboratory Science has thus put in place structures that will enable it to produce Medical Laboratory Scientists for both private and public sectors of the economy.
Graduates of B.Tech Medical Laboratory Science programme could be:
- Self-employed via the establishment of a private laboratory or selling of laboratory reagents and equipment.
- They could be employed in government hospitals such as teaching, regional as well as district hospitals and non-governmental hospitals.
- They could also be employed in food and drug agencies such as the Food and Drug Authority, quality control and toxicological unit of the pharmaceutical company.
- They could also work in research units such as Noguchi in Accra, KCCR in Kumasi and training institutions such as universities, diploma training colleges, etc.
- They could also work with the forensic laboratory of the police or criminal investigation departments, veterinary laboratories, industrial laboratories, etc.