ORBIS EDUCATION SERVICES TEAMS UP WITH SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY TO LAUNCH ACCELERATED BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE
INDIANAPOLIS, April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Medical Laboratory Scientists (MLSs) are the professionals that doctors and other medical providers rely on to make decisions about a patient's diagnosis, treatment and monitoring. But like other healthcare heroes, MLSs are in short supply.
- April 24 30 is Medical Laboratory Professionals Week, an opportunity to show appreciation for clinical laboratory personnel and raise awareness of a critical workforce shortage within the laboratory science industry.
- "Medical laboratory scientists work behind the scenes, but they make a huge impact on patient care," said Elizabeth Gockel-Blessing, Ph.D., associate dean and associate professor of medical laboratory science in Saint Louis University's DoisyCollegeof Health Sciences.
- Health care settings that offer medical laboratory testing are in dire need of qualified staff, said Daniel Briggs, founder and CEO of Orbis.
- Saint Louis University's in-person medical laboratory science program was one of the first of its kind and has been accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science for more than 85 years.