MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCES

This training aims to produce executives able to detect by laboratory tests, the various pathologies that can affect the human body.

• General skills
  • Receive or collect and check the biological sample and record the date, time of collection, patient details, etc.;
  • Prepare the analysers, the reagents and the biological sample (fractionation, distribution according to the type of analysis) ;
  • Process the sample by centrifugation, dilution, heating, and monitor the progress of the analysis and record the data ;
  • Compare the results of the analysis with previous results, minimum values, maximum values and establish the report;
  • Monitor the inventory status of consumables, establish replenishment orders and arrange the equipment according to their validity date and storage conditions ;
  • Check the operation of the analyzers, update the maintenance register and inform in case of malfunction ;
  • Disinfect, decontaminate, tidy the workstation and equipment ;
  • Proceed with the evacuation and disposal of waste ;
  • Master the computer tool and ICT.
• Specifics Skills
  • Perform biological analyses on blood samples, secretions, tissues, urine, stools, etc…
  • Conduct biological analyses in anatomo-cytopathology, bacteriology, Biochemistry, parasitology, hematology, immunology / serology, virology ;
  • Check the feasibility of a biological sample and inform the patient about its progress ;
  • Take a blood sample, monitor the patient's reactions and intervene as needed ;
  • Manage the stock of labile blood products in an establishment and supply the units of care ;
  • Conduct training actions within an organization.

• Public function ;
• Hospitals and private clinics ;
• NGO (Non-Governmental Organisations) ;
• Self-employment ;
• Agribusiness ;
• Occupational Medicine ;
• Research and training.

For a period of three years, a set of theoretical and practical courses is administered to students with a view to obtaining a Higher National Diploma (HND) sanctioned by MINESUP.

Direct registration on file study :

• A hand written application adressed to the Director of SHS
• A complete registration form available on campus ;
• A photocopy of birth certificate ;
• A photocopy of A/L certificate ;
• Registration fees : 35,000 FCFA ;
• File study fees : free of charge ;
• Annual medical coverage : 5000 F CFA.

• Lectures ;
• Practical work and personal work ;
• Immersion courses in the professions accompanied by a teaching body and company executives.

• Continuous monitoring for each lecture ;
• An exam session (oral or written) at the end of each semester organised according to the subjects registered for the semester ;
• Writing of an internship report defended in front of a jury at the end of the cycle ;
• National HND exam.