Spread the Word: A Medical Technology Student’s Perspective : July 2009

Microbiology Rotation Part 2 July 21, 2009 10:51 AM by Tiffany Landis: I am now on the second week of my 3-week rotation in microbiology. I started today on the urine and stools bench learning how to interpret plates and what tests to run next. This is the problem-solving part of microbiology, which so far is pretty interesting. Read More...
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Microbiology Rotation Part 1 July 10, 2009 8:29 AM by Tiffany Landis: On the first day of my microbiology rotation, I did not know what to expect. I got a tour of the hospital and a lesson on safety. I was then put at my first station, set ups, as this hospital calls it. I took worksheets with the patient information and Read More...
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Immunology Rotation July 7, 2009 8:22 AM by Tiffany Landis: Honestly, I was a little nervous about my immunology rotation! However, once I met my instructor and started learning about the machine they used, it was not so bad after all. At the hospital I was at, they have the Centaur XP which runs tests from HIV, Read More...
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Annual ASCLS Meeting July 1, 2009 11:24 AM by Tiffany Landis: The annual ASCLS meeting is being held in Chicago in July. This is a great opportunity for students, because of all the valuable information and connections that can be found there. This meeting will serve as an introduction to the organization and give Read More...
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