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Harcum MLT Program Accredited
Receives Highest Status
BRYN MAWR, PA (Tuesday, August 28, 2007) The Medical Laboratory Technician Program at Harcum College has received a full 7-year accreditation award from the National Accrediting Agency of Clinical Laboratory Science (NAACLS). The accreditation is based on a self-study report and site visit that occurred in March 2007.
NAACLS is the accrediting agency for academic programs dealing with laboratory science that includes Medical Technology, Histology, Cytology, Phlebotomy, as well as many specialty areas within the laboratory. Programs are granted an accreditation status of 3, 5, or 7 years depending on the strength of the curriculum, faculty, clinical sites, and certification passing rates. Harcum’s MLT program was granted a 7-year accreditation status, the highest award possible.
MLT professionals provide diagnostic testing of patient specimens in a laboratory setting. Harcum’s MLT Program can be taken on a full-time or part-time basis, with on-line courses accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week each semester. Using the WebStudy Course Management System, students are in contact with their instructors through email, as well as via telephone and in person. The Harcum program has students enrolled in the region and in other parts of the U.S.
“The initiation of the on-line MLT program in 2004 has proven to be a tremendous success for the program and has gained national recognition for the College,” according to Professor Donna Broderick, Program Director for the Medical Laboratory Technician Program and 2006 recipient of the Lindback Award for excellence in teaching, Harcum College currently offers the only on-line MLT program in Pennsylvania.
Professor Broderick credits the MLT faculty, clinical affiliates, and students, past and present, for their commitment and hard work toward achieving the 7-year accreditation award. She also acknowledges the continued support of the Harcum College administration, faculty and staff to the MLT program.
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