Ontario College Advanced Diploma in Medical Laboratory Science ( Kingston)

St Lawrence College

Medical Laboratory Technologists conduct sophisticated diagnostic tests on blood, body fluids and tissues to provide important information used in detecting illness and monitoring health. They enjoy rewarding careers where they use their skills to measure chemical components in blood and body fluids, detect diseases in blood cells, perform blood typing and cross-matching for blood transfusion, detect and identify infections caused by bacteria and fungi, and prepare surgical and autopsy tissues for analysis. Medical Laboratory Technologists (MLTs) represent one of the largest groups of professionals in health care.The final year of the program occurs inside the laboratories of partner hospitals and private institutions and is arranged by the College. Students are expected to finance clinical placement costs (tuition, travel, room and board). The start date and location for third-year placement are determined by the program and clinical site requirements. Locations may include Kingston Health Sciences, Brockville General Hospital (rotations at Kingston Health Sciences Centre), Quinte Healthcare (Belleville Site), Mount Sinai Hospital, LifeLabs (Belleville site, rotations at Quite Health Care), Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association (EORLA) Ottawa sites including The Ottawa Hospitals (Civic, General, and Riverside Campuses) with possible rotations at Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), The Montfort (Hospital), Queensway Carleton Hospital, Kemptville District Hospital, Sick Kids (Toronto), Grand River/St. Mary’s Hospitals in Kitchener, Peterborough Regional Health Centre, and Stratford General Hospital.Graduates are eligible to write the general certificate exams of the Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science. To practice in Ontario, graduates of the program must meet strict requirements established by their regulator – the College of Medical Laboratory Technologists of Ontario (CMLTO).