Where Is Your Future?
The first three years of the program are accomplished at Thomas More College and give
the student a strong background in biology, chemistry, and the liberal arts. During the third year, the student will
apply to the School of Medical Technology at nearby St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center. She/he will spend the final (fourth)
undergraduate year taking classes in this program. The program accommodates only four students each year and consists
of laboratory-centered courses (see below) in which the individual is able to progress to processing actual patient
samples while still a student. The student will receive his/her degree in Medical Technology from TMC.
What Is Medical Technology?
Medical Technologists may be found in laboratory settings within a hospital, pharmaceutical company, or
research institution. They may specialize in Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology, Hematology, Tissue typing, Serology,
Cytology, or Histology. Others may choose to be generalists, rotating between the various specialties. Medical
Technology gives an individual the background not only to perform highly technical manipulations, but also to pursue
graduate or medical school, in much the same way as if the individual possessed a biology major.
Thomas More College is affiliated with the Clinical Laboratory Program of Saint Elizabeth Hospital,
Covington, Kentucky. The Med Tech Program at St. Elizabeth is accredited by the National
Accreditation Agency for Clinical Lab Science (NAACLS) of Chicago, IL. After completing the course work required by Thomas More College, the student spends his/her
senior year at the hospital. This is a twelve-month program of professional study, generally beginning in July after
their junior year (or January). Course work at the hospital is in the following areas (see catalog or link above for
further description):
- Clinical Chemistry
- Special Chemistry
- Urinalysis
- Microbiology
- Hematology
- Immunohematology
- Serology
- Cytology/Histology Techniques
News
St. Elizabeth Heart Program Ranks in Nation's Top 100
HCIA-Sachs selected St. Elizabeth Medical Center as one of 100 Top Hospitals Cardiovascular Benchmarks for Success
study in the year 2000. The listing was developed last year to identify the nation's top cardiovascular hospitals
and to set performance standards for other hospitals to meet.
St. Elizabeth Medical Center Rated "Best in Tri-State Region"
Not only is St. Elizabeth’s cardiac program rated number one by Healthgrades.com within a 200 mile radius of
Cincinnati, but the medical center is also the only hospital in the region to earn a five-star rating in cardiac
bypass surgery, valve replacement surgery, and treatment of heart attack.
St. Elizabeth Medical Center
School of Medical Technology
For more information, contact:
John Hageman, PhD
Medical Technology Adviser
(859) 344-3525
John.Hageman@thomasmore.edu
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