
The CLS Occupational Health and Safety Department screens students and offers them any vaccinations requisite for their practicum and employment. Additionally, they offer an associate’s degree in science, which takes between 60 and 62 credit hours to complete, depending on which elective courses students choose. Our students complete a 5-week practicum with CLS in either a community or hospital setting. The medical assisting certificate program offered by Middlesex Community College takes 29 credit hours to complete. ABES’ onsite lab uses all CLS equipment and trains students to CLS’ Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) standards to help better prepare you for practicum and employment. Duration: 11 months Hours: 456 Classroom Hours & Skills Lab Hours, 160 Hours Practicum Externship Total 616 Hours Class size: 8 Min/10 Max Cost: 4,500 (. ABES brings in CLS employees to provide training in technical areas during the classroom portion of training. Their work is supervised by medical and clinical lab technologists or lab managers, who generally perform more complex lab tests. Certified Medical Lab Assistants, also known as Clinical Laboratory Technicians, examine and analyze bodily fluids and cells. CLS employees help train students while they are at ABES. Nationally Certified Multi-Skilled Medical Laboratory Assistant (NCMSMLA). You will have a working relationship with CLS from the beginning.
CLS interviews and selects students for the program. The Medical Laboratory Technician program is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS).Our MLA students also receive these direct benefits:
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Our partnership with CLS for the Medical Lab Assistant program means that students have the opportunity to form a professional relationship with CLS-the largest employer for MLAs in Calgary and the surrounding areas.