Medical Technology Boost
The
School of Allied Health Sciences is partnering with Gainesville State University
and the Northeast Georgia Health System to create more medical technologists for
the Gainesville area.
The partnership, which began this fall, supports the Internet version of MCG’s bachelor of science program in medical technology. GSU provides campus resources for an MCG faculty member, and the Northeast Georgia Medical Center provides internships at its hospital laboratories.
“We’re able to capture a group of individuals who wouldn’t normally have an opportunity to pursue this degree,” said Dr. Elizabeth Kenimer Leibach, chair of the Biomedical and Radiological Technologies Department. “Students can stay where they are—in the Gainesville area—and still be prepared in this really robust health care discipline.”
Medical technologists are laboratory scientists involved in all aspects of clinical laboratory testing. The field offers many job opportunities due to a critical shortage of clinical laboratory personnel in Georgia and nationwide.