Elective Years 1 and 2: Laboratory Medicine

Department: Laboratory Medicine
Title: Laboratory Medicine
Location: RAH
Duration:

 3.5 hours
Contact:

Jennifer Christensen, Administrative Assistant  Jennifer.Christensen@albertaprecisionlabs.ca
Overview: Do you want to explore a career in medicine that is intellectually stimulating and challenging, offers a great lifestyle and great compensation?  Then come to the Laboratory for a fun, entertaining and educational shadowing experience in laboratory medicine.  You will spend time with anatomical pathologists, hematopathologists and/or biochemists.  You'll help diagnose rare and unusual tumors, learn how to perform a cross match in the blood bank, help perform some biochemical tests and much more!  Experiences are available at the RAH and may also be arranged at other city hospitals.
Objectives:
  1. Allow medical students to gain insight into the responsibilities and the nature of work that hospital based laboratory physicians perform
  2. Gain insight into the workings of a busy hospital laboratory
  3. Discuss career opportunities in a laboratory medicine
  4. Learn about the training programs in laboratory medicine
Additional Notes:
Last Updated: September 12, 2023