MDLT264

This course will introduce the student to management issues in health care, including health care reform, federal regulations, and national organizations associated with clinical laboratory practice. In addition, principles and theories of clinical management, information technology affecting the laboratory, principles of personnel and financial management, and critical thinking skills will be explored. The student will focus on clinical education topics that will include characteristics of a clinical instructor, learning domains, modified taxonomy of cognitive domain, and the purpose and use of behavioral objectives. Basic research techniques will be identified and employed by the student to conduct a literature search of a specific topic. (Corequisites: MDLT-261, MDLT-262, MDLT-263, MDLT-265)