A new class of graduates mastered the ALTs, BMPs, and CBCs of the Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT) program at Northeast State. These students were recognized in a special pinning ceremony held Dec. 3 at the Wellmont Regional Center for Performing Arts Theatre on the Blountville campus.
Rose Marie Spangler, associate professor and director of the MLT program, emceed the event with students receiving the profession pins. Several students received their pins from family members who attended the event.
The past two years tested students of all stripes. The COVID-19 pandemic shed light on the importance of medical laboratory technologists who decipher the gram stains and bacteria strains to get results.
“I’ll never forget the tenacity, patience, and determination you all have shown during these trying times,” Spangler told the new graduates.
Medical Laboratory Technology program graduates earning the associate of applied science degree this fall are: Zachary Dean Armey; Sara Jane Carlock; Cory Alan Cox; Michael Darrell Crow; Bethany Amanda Diffie; Emily Brooke Gilliam; Caleb Jeremiah Lindamood; Stephanie Marie Martinis; Whitney Lauriel McCoy; D.J. Oliver; Tonya Marie Tipton; and Sidney Lois-Ellen Vaughan.
Among the student superlatives, Sidney Vaughan won the Outstanding Student Award for the class. Michael Crow earned the Best All-Around Students Award. Emily Gilliam received the Most Improved Student Award for her work between the first and second year of the program. Photos from the pinning event can be viewed at https://www.northeaststatephotos.com/Medical-Laboratory-Tech-Graduation/.
Northeast State awards the associate of applied science degree to MLT program graduates. Students accepted into the Medical Laboratory Technology program move through a four-semester cohort process. The degree program covers 63 credit hours including clinical experiences in health care laboratories. The next step for these upcoming graduates is the national certification exam to receive their licensure as MLTs.
These health care professionals take, test, and report blood and body fluid results of patients. Those results represent critical information used to gauge the afflictions affecting patients. Clinical laboratory testing detects possible disease markers with tests on blood and human tissue. Laboratory personnel examine and analyze body fluids and cells searching for bacteria, parasites, and other microorganisms. They also analyze the chemical content of fluids, match blood for transfusions, and test for drug levels in the blood that show how a patient is responding to treatments such as chemotherapy for cancer patients.
The MLT program is accredited through the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences. All States accept the national board exam and graduation from a NAACLS accredited program as sufficient to practice as medical lab technologist. The program is one of six programs under the College’s division of Health Professions.
A new class of graduates mastered the ALTs, BMPs, and CBCs of the Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT) program at Northeast State. These students were recognized in a special pinning ceremony held Dec. 3 at the Wellmont Regional Center for Performing Arts Theatre on the Blountville campus.
Rose Marie Spangler, associate professor and director of the MLT program, emceed the event with students receiving the profession pins. Several students received their pins from family members who attended the event.
The past two years tested students of all stripes. The COVID-19 pandemic shed light on the importance of medical laboratory technologists who decipher the gram stains and bacteria strains to get results.
“I’ll never forget the tenacity, patience, and determination you all have shown during these trying times,” Spangler told the new graduates.
Medical Laboratory Technology program graduates earning the associate of applied science degree this fall are: Zachary Dean Armey; Sara Jane Carlock; Cory Alan Cox; Michael Darrell Crow; Bethany Amanda Diffie; Emily Brooke Gilliam; Caleb Jeremiah Lindamood; Stephanie Marie Martinis; Whitney Lauriel McCoy; D.J. Oliver; Tonya Marie Tipton; and Sidney Lois-Ellen Vaughan.
Among the student superlatives, Sidney Vaughan won the Outstanding Student Award for the class. Michael Crow earned the Best All-Around Students Award. Emily Gilliam received the Most Improved Student Award for her work between the first and second year of the program. Photos from the pinning event can be viewed at https://www.northeaststatephotos.com/Medical-Laboratory-Tech-Graduation/.
Northeast State awards the associate of applied science degree to MLT program graduates. Students accepted into the Medical Laboratory Technology program move through a four-semester cohort process. The degree program covers 63 credit hours including clinical experiences in health care laboratories. The next step for these upcoming graduates is the national certification exam to receive their licensure as MLTs.
These health care professionals take, test, and report blood and body fluid results of patients. Those results represent critical information used to gauge the afflictions affecting patients. Clinical laboratory testing detects possible disease markers with tests on blood and human tissue. Laboratory personnel examine and analyze body fluids and cells searching for bacteria, parasites, and other microorganisms. They also analyze the chemical content of fluids, match blood for transfusions, and test for drug levels in the blood that show how a patient is responding to treatments such as chemotherapy for cancer patients.
The MLT program is accredited through the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences. All States accept the national board exam and graduation from a NAACLS accredited program as sufficient to practice as medical lab technologist. The program is one of six programs under the College’s division of Health Professions.
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