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During the last year of your bachelor’s degree program at Arizona State University, you will participate in several months of clinical rotations at Mayo Clinic in Arizona and other affiliated laboratories in the Phoenix area.
During your clinical practice rotations, you will gain experience in these key areas of laboratory science:
- Chemistry
The chemical analysis of blood and body fluids
- Urinalysis
The chemical analysis of urine
- Hematology
The study of the cellular components of blood and the mechanisms of hemostasis (blood clotting)
- Immunology
The detection, measurement and identification of antigens or antibodies produced by the immune system in response to the introduction of a foreign substance
- Microbiology
The culture, identification and susceptibility testing of agents of infectious diseases (viruses, parasites, bacteria and fungi) by traditional biochemical techniques and molecular methods
- Phlebotomy
The collection and preparation of patient blood samples for laboratory testing
- Immunohematology (Transfusion Services)
The science and technology used to prepare blood products and determine suitability of blood products for transfusion
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