MEDT 467 Clinical Practice Blood Banking

(Credits: 3)

This course provides exposure to practical experience in Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine acquired through a 14-day rotation at an affiliated hospital laboratory. Students are introduced to daily operations, workflow and the laboratory information system as they perform routine and specialty pre-transfusion testing on patient and simulated samples. Techniques performed include ABO/Rh testing, antibody detection and direct antiglobulin testing as well as antibody identification, direct antiglobulin battery and other reference techniques and methods.