Tri-County Medical Laboratory Technology Students
Win Major Awards at Annual College Bowl Competition
CONTACT: DALLAS JONES, 646-1351
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 4/28/2004
(By Lisa Garrett)
PENDLETON --- This semester's semi-weekly study sessions
for the registry exam paid off for Tri-County Technical College's
Medical Laboratory Technology seniors who won major awards at
an Annual College Bowl competition.
Five Tri-County seniors were selected by classmates to serve
on teams comprised of students from seven S.C. technical colleges
and the Medical Technology program at McLeod Hospital in Florence.
The annual competition was held at Midlands Technical College
in Columbia.
Luke Glenn, of Fair Play, was a member of the team that took
home the state championship award. He also received a plaque
for answering the most questions correctly at the competition.
In addition, Angela Houwing, of Clemson, was third runner-up
for answering the most questions correctly.
"Competing is nerve wracking, but it provides a comprehensive
all-day review for the upcoming registry exam," said Glenn,
who, along with the other MLT grads can take the registry in
about two weeks. For two semesters the class has reviewed every
Monday and Friday by forming teams that mimic the competition.
The ultimate goal is to prepare students for the National
Registry of the American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP),
said Dallas Jones, head of the MLT department. MLT (ASCP) is
the most prestigious credential a medical laboratory technologist
may place after his or her name.
"I'm very proud of these students and their accomplishments,"
added Mrs. Jones.
Job placement for the students who will graduate in May is
excellent, said Mrs. Jones, " and part-time jobs during
college often lead to full-time positions the day after graduation."
The department has always had 100 percent job placement, Mrs.
Jones said. "The difference today is that graduates can
be more selective about their jobs. They can pick a job suited
to their personal needs. And because we are accredited, the graduates
are accepted everywhere they go," she said.
Last year Tri-County's MLT department received a maximum seven-year
accreditation with no recommendations for improvement following
an extensive self study and a national accrediting agency's two-day
evaluation.
The MLT department became fully accredited by the AMA in 1974
and, at that time, became the second fully accredited program
of its kind in South Carolina.
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