
Medical Technology : Overview
Department of Biotechnical and Clinical Laboratory Sciences
Contact Information
Medical TechnologySchool of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
26 Cary Hall
South Campus
Buffalo, NY 14214-3005
Phone: 716.829.3630
Fax: 716.829.3601
Email: DOHERTYL@buffalo.edu
Web Address: medicine.buffalo.edu/education/undergraduate.html
Paul J. Kostyniak
Chair
Chair
Carol A. Golyski
Program Director
Program Director
Leah Doherty
Undergraduate Program Advisor
Undergraduate Program Advisor
Overview
Medical technology, also known as clinical laboratory science, deals with the diagnosis and treatment of disease. It is a field of applied biology and chemistry and is appropriate for students interested in the delivery of health-care services. The course of study is interdisciplinary, drawing heavily upon the resources of both the natural sciences and the health sciences faculties. Once admitted into the program, students spend three academic semesters at the university taking program courses covering the areas of biochemistry, immunology, instrumentation, clinical chemistry, microbiology, blood banking, hematology, coagulation, parasitology, mycology, urinalysis, biomolecular techniques, medical genetics, and management. The last semester of the senior year is spent rotating through laboratories in area hospitals with which the program has affiliation agreements.
Updated: 13 Nov 2012 06:01:42 EST