Current Courses

Courses I Teach

• MDLB 3600 - Basic Techniques in Clinical Laboratory Science
  Introduces the various disciplines of study in laboratory medicine, integrates principles of phlebotomy, microscopy, laboratory mathematics, spectrophotometers and laboratory safety.
• MDLB 3850 - Body Fluids Analysis
  This course addresses clinical analysis of body fluids such as spinal fluid, synovial fluid, amniotic fluid, and urine. Emphasis is placed on urinalysis in the scope of renal, body water, and electrolyte physiology. The laboratory component focuses on analysis of human body fluids, correlation of data, and identification of aberrant results affecting body fluid analysis.
• MDLB 4200/4210 - Clinical Chemistry
  This course addresses clinical chemical analysis of human blood and body fluids in normal and abnormal physiological conditions. Emphasis on clinical testing methods, correlation of data and physiological condition, and identification of aberrant results affecting chemistry results. Topics include: human organ system function, endocrinology, blood gases, electrolytes, clinical laboratory calculations, and toxicology. This knowledge will also be applied to problem-solving case studies typical to the clinical setting.
• MDLB 5100 - Principles of Education and Research Design
  The first section of this course discusses principles of education to include writing objectives and examination items as well as teaching techniques especially relevant to the medical laboratory. In the second section, students will review major steps of a research project, including how to identify research topics, evaluate the literature, construct and test a working hypothesis, analyze and interpret data, and report results. Basic research terminology and major formats of research designs will be discussed.