What exactly are biotechnical and clinical laboratory sciences?
The Department of Biotechnical and Clinical Laboratory Sciences encompasses the B.S. degree programs in biotechnology (BTE), medical technology (MT) and nuclear medicine technology (NMT), and an M.S. program in biotechnology. The Web site states that the department’s mission is to prepare students for “lifelong participation in health care delivery and the biotechnology industry.” Can you expand on that? The overarching philosophy of the faculty has been and continues to be that students should be prepared with both a sound theoretical and applied education in the programs. A thorough, theoretical understanding of basic and clinical sciences not only allows graduates to be well-qualified practitioners, but also to become leaders in health-care delivery and the biotechnology arena. Affiliations with the preeminent regional health-care institutions provide students with clinical rotation experiences where state-of-the-art practice skills can be acquired and perfected. The expertise of UB
