Med Lab Science Info Session Videos
Hi guys! I just saw the following videos from the Med Lab Science info session last month posted online. If you are interested in the field and didn’t get to attend the info session, do consider taking...
View ArticlePatient Contact Through Bone Marrow Exams
As a future med lab technologist, I expect to be working “behind the scenes” most of the time. This profession doesn’t have very much patient contact like most other careers in health care. Most of the...
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Halfway Done With Level 3!
Celebrating the start of spring break with a trip to historical Fort Langley Spring break is here! Well, it’s halfway over, but still a few more days of sleeping in. I’m lucky this year since we’re...
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Field Trip! Canadian Blood Services and Lessons in Blood
Earlier this week, my class went on a field trip to Canadian Blood Services (CBS) which is located on Oak Street, next door to BC Children’s and Women’s Hospitals. While the majority of med lab...
View ArticleWhat It’s Like at Private Clinical Labs (vs. Hospital Labs)
A couple of days ago my class went on another field trip. This time we went someplace close to BCIT. We visited the BC headquarters of LifeLabs, which is only a 10-minute walk from campus. LifeLabs is...
View ArticleMy Phlebotomy Practicum Experience
I can’t believe it’s almost the end of April and there’s only 3 weeks of classes left! This month has kept me busy with our regular workload and a group project, but now that the term is ending, things...
View ArticleChoosing Clinical Sites for Practicum
A requirement of the med lab program at BCIT is a clinical practicum placement in levels 4 and 5, after the theory component is done. This is what I will be doing in a few months’ time! The practicum...
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The Most Important Exam of My Career
It’s finally my last week of classes at BCIT! We have final exams next week, and while those are important, I’m going to talk about the most important exam I’ll ever write in my career: the CSMLS exam....
View ArticleSummer Vacation and Preparing for Practicum
Level 3 is finally over! The past 1.5 years at BCIT went by so quickly, even though it didn’t feel that way most of the time. Now that the school portion of my program is over, there is only the...
View ArticleLevels 1-3 Completed: a summary
As today marks the end of May, it’s time for me to say goodbye to being a MyLife blogger. I have had fun this past year documenting my experience in the med lab science program; if it weren’t for this...
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