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Mercy Integrated CLS Program
Mercy Integrated Clinical Laboratory Science (CLS) Program is one of the most successful and respected CLS programs in the nation. This reputation is based on the fact that our certification scores are consistently among the highest in the nation. In 2003 our scores were the highest of over 200 programs nationwide. We contribute our success to our small class sizes, individual instruction, committed faculty, and our new state-of-the-art facility. We are strongly committed to providing students with the best educational experience possible.
The Program is based in Mercy Integrated Laboratories on the campus of Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio. This new state-of-the-art laboratory opened in March of 2000 and services Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center, Mercy St. Anne, Mercy St. Charles and Mercy Children's Hospital (a total of over 700 beds) in addition to outreach, outpatient and long-term care facilities throughout the region. The lab employs approximately 180 professionals to perform over 1.7 million tests a year.
Mercy Integrated CLS Program is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences
(NAACLS)*. The program was established in 1950 and until the year 2000 operated as Riverside School of Medical Technology where all graduates passed a National Certification Examination to become MT (ASCP) Medical Technologists and/or CLS (NCA) Clinical Laboratory Scientists.
The program is presently affiliated with Defiance College, Miami University, Youngstown State University and Kent State. A full year of academic credit is granted by the University so the "3+1" graduates are eligible to receive a baccalaureate degree. Many other universities also find the program acceptable in lieu of a fourth year of college. Interested individuals should check with their university registrar or dean. Students who have already earned a degree are considered "4+1" and may also be eligible to receive academic credit. All program graduates receive a certificate upon completion of the program and are eligible to take the ASCP and NCA Certifying Exams. The issuing of this certificate is not contingent upon the student passing any certifying exam.
*NAACLS
8410 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Suite 670
Chicago, IL 60631-3415
(773)714-8880
www.naacls.org
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