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11. Distant students: Distant lab students are required to be currently employed in a hospital lab (e.g., Phlebotomist/Lab Assistant) or have access to a full service lab that offers all areas of laboratory practice: Phlebotomy, Hematology/Hemostasis, Urinalysis, Chemistry, Microbiology and Blood Bank/Serology. As a part of Phase I Admission Requirements, distant students must complete the following and submit by the March 1 deadline:
a. Provide their employer’s statement of support. This statement must indicate the employer will support the student in their lab and clinical rotations for the comple- tion of the program. Submit this statement to the MLT Program Coordinator at the college.
b. Complete and submit a “Lab Site Information Form” which will detail the contact information for their laboratory site. This form may be found online at the College’s MLT website and should be submitted to MLT Program Coordinator.
PHASE II
Preliminary selection for 15 slots will be based on those students with the top grade point averages who have completed Phase I requirements by March 1. Additional consideration will be given to students that have completed a college level chemistry and math course. The identi ed individuals will receive provisional acceptance and move to Phase III of the admis- sion requirements.
PHASE III
An Acceptance Packet from Admissions is sent (by mail) to those individuals who successfully complete Phase II requirements. The acceptance packet will include the following items with due dates for completion:
• Provisional Acceptance Letter
• Acknowledgement of Acceptance form – note due date on form
• MLT Lab Site Information form – note due date on form
• *SCC Medical/Health Forms – Due Aug. 1
• Essential Functions (self-appraisal) form to be completed by the student – Due Aug. 1
• Castlebranch instructions for submitting medical records and proof of accident and
liability insurance.
*The medical/health forms must be completed by appropriate medical personnel and must indicated that you are capable of meeting the physical requirements of the program.
The items on the following Check-off list must be submitted as instructed below by Aug. 1.
• Medical/Health Forms including documentation of a physical, health history, immuniza-
tions to include the rst Hepatitis B vaccine in the series. Note: if you have had Chicken Pox (and not the vaccine) then you will need to provide an Varicella-Zoster antibody titer to proof immunity. Medical forms need to be loaded to Castlebranch website.
• Receipt/proof of purchase for accident and malpractice insurance. This insurance can be purchased in the College Business of ce. Proof of purchase to be loaded to Castlebranch website.
• Essential Functions (self-appraisal) form - submit to Program Coordinator
• Signed signature sheet at the end of the Program Student Policy Manual is submitted to
the Program Coordinator. See Student Policy Manual section following below.
*Castlebranch instructions are mailed to the student with program acceptance letter. Students who fail to submit the completed forms above will not be able to register for pro- gram courses.
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