Professional knowledge and techniques, ? To nurture clinical laboratory technicians with rich humanity and international perspectives
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Advances in medical care have made it possible to measure viral antigens, antibodies, genes, etc. Laboratory tests play an important role in the accurate diagnosis and early detection of diseases, and expectations for clinical laboratory technician are increasing in the future of advanced medical care. We develop human resources who can not only provide information on clinical data necessary for diagnosis and treatment as prompt and accurate results, but also contribute to Team Medical Care with sufficient communication skills with other occupations.
Department of Clinical Laboratory Science Close-UP
"Microscopes are eyes for clinical laboratory technician " One of the jobs of a clinical laboratory technician is to test and analyze viruses and cancer from samples such as blood and cells obtained from the patient's body. Testing enables practical use not only in diagnosing diseases, but also in prevention and early detection of genetic diseases and treatment of infectious diseases. A clinical laboratory technician must have the same level of knowledge about the human body as a doctor and a better testing technique than a doctor. At this university, students acquire advanced knowledge and skills by using classes where excellent teachers provide active knowledge and students use a microscope prepared for each person.
カリキュラム
In addition to high knowledge and skills, we are also focusing on risk management education to ensure medical safety. Students also learn about the increasing number of infectious diseases on an international scale in recent years, as well as the internationalization of medical care, including preventive medical treatment.
Structure and function of the human body The amount of medical content and knowledge that should be acquired in the field of clinical examination has become enormous even in the basic part. The purpose of this class is to learn basic terms and to build a connection and framework of knowledge in mind by studying anatomy, physiology, and biochemistry widely and shallowly in the 1st grade. Natural sciences such as chemistry and biology are taken as liberal arts subjects as before, but it is difficult to connect natural sciences to medicine and clinical practice. For example, the bottom-up method of accumulating from chemistry to reach biochemistry and medical chemistry alone may not produce enough results for the effort. Students incorporate the story of illness from an early stage, and acquire knowledge of basic medicine while imagining the whole picture of medicine and the "completed picture" at the time of graduation.
General introduction to microbial testing Ecosystems on Earth, and even our human bodies, are made up of the coexistence and conflict with tiny, invisible microorganisms. Some of these microorganisms are useful for our daily lives through fermentation and decomposition, or they live on the surface or inside of our bodies and work to protect us from bad bacteria. However, when the body's resistance becomes weak, the balance between microorganisms and the living body can be lost, which can adversely affect health, causing serious illnesses and life-threatening conditions for most humans. There are also such pathogens. In this class, you will learn about the relationship between microorganisms and humans and the properties of individual microorganisms.
Immunology, blood transfusion/transplantation immunology Immunity is the body's defense mechanism against infection by microorganisms and viruses. On the other hand, immune responses are also triggered in response to biological reactions to destruction from within, such as cancer and autoimmune diseases. The biological mechanism that distinguishes between self and non-self and eliminates non-self is based on the principle of immune tolerance, which states that the body does not react to self. In immunodiagnostics, you will understand the mechanism of the immune system, and learn the necessary knowledge about diseases for which immunological tests are useful and the antigen-antibody reaction, which is the basic principle of testing. In Blood Transfusion/Transplant Immunology, you will learn actual testing methods for infectious diseases, allergies, autoimmune diseases, etc., and acquire the skills to judge test results. Students will also learn about blood type tests and HLA tests, which are tests related to blood transfusions and transplants, and deepen their understanding of the purpose and characteristics of blood transfusion therapy.
Pathology Pathology is defined as a subject to study the causes of illness, but its modern meaning is not limited to the scope of pathology questions given in national exams. In this class, not only pathology for so-called national examination preparation, but also clinical pathology I and II, pathology special course, etc. are set up in addition to pathology, and students can learn about clinical matters and other subject knowledge. The goal is to provide lectures that enable a broader understanding of human diseases in relation to each other. Pathology is a general pathology study that learns the mechanisms of diseases such as congenital anomalies, vascular disorders, inflammation, and tumors, and how those mechanisms act on organs and organs such as the circulatory organs, respiratory organs, and digestive organs. It can be divided into pathology theories to learn whether it causes illness, but as a future clinical laboratory technician, we set up more applied incidental subjects and parallel pathological examination training to observe practical pathological tissue specimens. When students stand in the field, they can diagnose patients and diseases from the same viewpoint as doctors, and improve their background so that they can contribute to the formulation of examination policies.
Gene/chromosome testing Genetic analysis technology has progressed rapidly, and it has come to be used not only in research fields, but also in the prevention and early detection of genetic diseases, and the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases. Genetic testing now occupies an important position in clinical testing. In lectures and practical training, we cover familiar cases such as ``Do you have a strong constitution for drinking?'' ``Are there genes that shape personality?'' and ``Guidelines for genetic diagnosis, including informed consent'' as well as current events related to genetic diagnosis. Students will deepen their understanding of the principles and theories of genetic analysis by interweaving these topics, and then learn gene detection techniques through practical training.
Introduction to medical engineering In this class, you will learn the knowledge to use inspection equipment safely and with accurate techniques. Testing equipment is used in a variety of tasks, including ``specimen testing,'' which tests collected blood and urine, and ``physiological testing,'' which involves attaching testing devices to the body and testing electrocardiograms and brain waves. Each test device is assembled from many electronic parts, and by learning the characteristics and principles of the parts, you will understand what kind of substances and changes in the body are reflected in the test values. In addition, in recent years, it has become common to handle test results in electronic medical records, so students will also learn about information networks and information processing.
Blood test science I Blood is composed of various components, but they can be broadly divided into blood cell components (cellular components) and plasma components. Blood cell components include red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Various diseases develop as a result of these blood cells turning into tumors and abnormalities in the number and quality of blood cells. These include leukemia, malignant lymphoma, multiple myeloma, myeloproliferative neoplasms, myelodysplastic syndromes, iron deficiency anemia, aplastic anemia, hemolytic anemia, and bleeding disorders. In order to perform these tests and diagnoses, it is necessary to know the basics of blood, such as the functions of blood cells, the process by which blood cells are produced, the shape of blood cells, and the regulatory mechanism within the body. We also need to understand the causes of the disease. In Blood Information Analysis, you will learn the basics of hematology.
On-site training
Training schedule
We solidify the basis of clinical examination in the 1st and 2nd grades. After acquiring the knowledge of chemistry, biology, and medicine, which are the basics of specialized subjects, students acquire practical inspection techniques through on-campus training. We aim to further develop them and improve their practical skills through clinical training at hospitals in the 3rd and 4th grades. The hospital attached to the School of Medicine is adjacent, so students always learn the latest medical care and research while feeling the skin. Based on the basic testing techniques and communication skills learned on campus, they develop practical skills including manners such as conducting appropriate tests at hospitals that are actually active in the future, dealing with patients and their families, and attitudes. Students also learn about the role of the hospital, such as collaboration with other departments in Team Medical Care.
On-campus training
Life science experiment The 1st grade's life science experiment is a basic practice in anatomy, physiology, histology, molecular biology, etc., and deepens the understanding by actually observing the contents covered in the life science class in advance. There is a biological microscope and a stereomicroscope for each person, and students consult with each other in group to proceed, so even beginners can learn how to use the microscope. The contents range from transformation of escherichia coli and confirmation of the energy of bacterial flagella to observation of early development and apoptosis using chicken eggs. For example, in observations and experiments of each tissue using mice, cells and cells such as Langerhans islets of the pancreas, renal glomeruli and tubules, ear tubules and inner ears, and active staining of acetylcholinesterase at the neuromuscular junction of the eye muscles, etc. By observing the tissue in a form close to a living state, students learn how life is made and how it works.
Biochemical testing practice In this class, you will learn about biochemical test items that are often seen during health checkups. The purpose of biochemical test items is to learn about diseases by reading changes in the amount of several substances present in the blood. Therefore, it is important to take measurements carefully, accurately, and quickly. Students gain a solid understanding of the mechanisms of instruments and machines, correct operation methods, specimen handling, and principles of measurement methods, and by actually touching and operating them, they develop the skills necessary to obtain reliable test values. In addition, by not only measuring test values but also understanding the meaning of those numbers, students will acquire the ability to read the messages contained in them from the body. Students actively discuss and learn about the important steps in inspection work, such as taking measurements correctly, reading the values obtained, and communicating them correctly.
Anatomy training Japan's first anatomy at the Kotsukahara prison during the Meiwa era in the Edo period was the introduction of Western medicine without experience in contrasting it with the Dutch medical book Anatomische Tabell, followed by biochemistry, physiology, microbiology and genetics. It would not have been possible to open the way to modern medicine. It goes without saying that observing the real thing of the human body is the most basic essential item for learning medicine. However, compared to the School of Medicine where detailed and detailed systematic anatomy training is required, it is difficult to secure an opportunity to touch the real thing of the human body in anatomy training at other medical professional training schools. In this department, we practice simulating a real human body by making full use of skeletal specimens of the human body and a large heart model, observe the actual corpse in the anatomy training room of School of Medicine students, and remove it by pathological anatomy or surgery. We train to maximize the macroscopic and microscopic observations of the human organs that have been performed and to match them with the knowledge of classroom lectures.
Physiological examination training If heart is throbbing or we have pain around chest, we go to the hospital and have an electrocardiogram. By the way what is the electrocardiogram? Is electricity flowing in the heart? The living body has a delicate regulatory mechanism and shows an appropriate response to stimuli from the outside. These reactions are for life support and contribute to the homeostasis of the living body. In the biological information, electrical signals are mainly measured by electrocardiogram, brain wave, and etc., but in physiology training, the electrocardiogram and brain wave recording method and waveform reading method of a normal person, and the recording method with a load are performed. In addition, diagnostic imaging expresses the condition inside the human body, but in physiological examination training, the condition of organs is directly observed using ultrasound. Cancer, inflammation, bleeding, etc. are the main targets of diagnostic imaging, but the projected images are not all of the disease. Although it is an indispensable test method for diagnosis, the judgment of the result differs greatly depending on the difference in the visualization method from CT or MRI. We learn the characteristics and limitations of ultrasound images along with the pathology.
Pathology laboratory training Learn about cytology, which is one of the morphological tests. Cytology is a test method that uses a microscope to observe cells and determine whether the cells are benign or malignant, such as infectious disease, cells before cancer (precancerous lesions), or cancer cells. In the practical training, each student will acquire the basic knowledge necessary for cytology tests by observing them under a microscope using typical cytology specimens (gynecological, respiratory, urinary, and body cavity fluid areas). Features of the training include explanations of cells using virtual slides and daily case study sessions. During the case review session, each group views a specimen using a discussion microscope, and students exchange opinions regarding the cell image of the case. Finally, we will present the cytological findings, possible diagnoses, and differential diseases. The goal of this practical training is to acquire morphological knowledge related to cytodiagnosis, as well as develop the ability to listen to others' opinions and summarize the group's opinions through discussion.
On-site training
On-site training is the practice in which students actually go to the hospital and learn the actual inspection work and other areas. In this department, clinical training is conducted at Teikyo University Hospital adjacent to the university and testing centers to acquire practical clinical testing techniques. In addition to basic clinical testing techniques, students learn the roles and responsibilities of clinical laboratory technician, clarify what they should be as a medical professional in the future, and acquire testing techniques that suit each individual patient.
Main training content
Biopsy Physiological function test (circulatory function test, respiratory function test, neuromuscular function test, sensory function test, imaging test)
Specimen test <Morphological test> Pathological test, Blood test, General test <Biochemical analysis test> Chemical test, Genetic test, Radiation isotope test <Pathogenesis / biological defense test> Microbial test, Immunological test, Blood transfusion test
Comprehensive inspection management
List of main training destinations
Teikyo University Hospital, Teikyo University Hospital, Mizonokuchi, Chiba University Hospital, Yokohama City School of Medicine Hospital, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Jikei University Hospital, Saitama Medical University General Medical Center, St. Marianna University Hospital , Tokai University School of Medicine, Ageo Chuo General Hospital, etc.
(As of April 2024)
成績評価と単位認定
Grading Criteria
Criteria For Advance to the next grade and Graduation certification, etc.
Annual promotion conditions and graduation / completion requirements are clearly stated in the course requirements, and are thoroughly known to students in the guidance at the beginning of the academic year. Advance to the next grade and graduation assessment meeting is held at the end of the year, and these are strictly operated based on the assessment materials. Failure to meet the requirements for advancement and graduation as specified in the course requirements results in retention in the original class. The evaluation criteria for all subjects is specified in the course requirements distributed at the beginning of each semester. The evaluation scale varies depending on the subject, but in general, the grades of regular exams, grades of submissions such as reports, attendance status, and attitude of learning are apportioned and evaluated as a total.
Display of Grades and Assessment Criteria
Classification
Grading Criteria
GPA
Grading Criteria
Details of Assessment
Pass
S.
4.0
90 percent or higher
Represents particularly excellent grades.
A
3.0
80 percent
Represents excellent grades.
B.
2.0
70 percent
Represents grades recognized as adequate.
C.
1.0
60 percent
Represents the minimum grade acceptable as a pass.
Fail
D.
0.0
Less than 60 percent
This means that the student has not reached the minimum grade acceptable as a pass. It also includes the lack of class attendance, the fact that the exams for the class have not been taken, and so on.
* GP: Points used to calculate GPA
About our GPA System
GPA (Grade Point Average) is a system that evaluates achievements of learning with objective numerical values. This system is generally based on the grade evaluation system based on universities in the United States and Europe.
GPA Calculation Method
Credit Recognition
Minimum number of courses or credits required for graduation
Students must obtain 20 credits for compulsory subjects and 4 credits or more for elective subjects in basic field subjects, total 24 credits or more, 20 credits for compulsory subjects in specialized basic field subjects, 81 credits for compulsory subjects in specialized field subjects, and 125 credits or more in total.
