The Department of Medical Laboratory at Government Polytechnic for Women, Srinagar was established in 1986 and offers 3 year diploma program in the field of Laboratory Medicine.
It has collaborated with other constituent institutes like Sheri-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences to conduct professional training in the 5th and 6th Semester of the course.
Students are trained in state-of-the art laboratories of clinical biochemistry, clinical pathology, clinical haematology, bacteriology, mycology, virology, parasitology, transfusion medicine, immunology, and molecular technology.

Competency Profile

Based on employment opportunities for diploma holders in medical lab technology following competency profile is arrived at:

• Knowledge about basic anatomical structure of human body and physiological functions
  Awareness of different laboratory hazards and safety precaution during sample collection and laboratory investigation and biological waste management
• Ability to collect, prepare, transport and preserve clinical samples such as blood, urine, stool, sputum, swabs etc and carry out laboratory investigation for diagnostic purposes
• Knowledge and skill of operating ,handling,care and preventive maintenance of various types of laboratory equipments(routine and sophisticated )
• Knowledge about procurement of laboratory equipment, glassware,/plastic wares,clinical reagents for laboratory investigations.
• Knowledge of reference values for various types of clinical investigations and ability to insure quality assurance as per national standards
• Knowledge about lab management and record keeping in the laboratory
• Ability to make use of computer for information storage and retrieval pertaining to laboratory investigations
• Knowledge of automation in medical laboratory technology
• Understanding the importance of human relation,professional ethics,medico legal aspects in the field of medical lab technology
• Understanding basic principles of management of man power material and resources for their optimum utilization and effectiveness
• Ability of self learning and independent thinking for solving problems related to clinical laboratory practice
• Ability to communicate effectively in world of work

Scope of the Course

• Pass out can work as technicians in hospital,nursing homes, diagnostic centre, medical colleges, paramedical institutes, health centers and dispensaries.
• Can work in national institute of communicable diseases
• Can establish their own clinical lab
• Can work in pharmaceutical industries dealing in analytical kits and instruments.
• Can go for higher studies.
• Can work in health organization (WHO) projects.

Laboratory Details:-

The Medical Lab Technology department consists of following labs:

1 Hematology Lab:-

This Laboratory includes two sub units viz coagulation studies and blood banking.

In this laboratory students perform wide range of tests using advanced technology for diagnosis of hematological diseaeses and disorders. Students are trained to perform automated and manual analysis of whole blood in paticular and other bodyfluids in general to investigate paramters such as full blood counts, microscope examination of blood films. Range of stains are performed on Blood films to study various cells under microscope.

Major equipments on which students work in this laboratory are High Precision Microscopes monocular and binocular waterbaths etc.

2  Clinical Microbiology Lab:

This lab encompasses five different sciences viz Bacteriology,Virology,Parasitology, Immunology and Mycology.

In this Laboratory students are trained to perform testing for a full range of human pathogens including aerobic & anaerobic bacteria,yeast and modulus etc. Techniques used include culture from a wide variety of specimen,special stains direct antigen detection extra. Once isolated and identified antibiotic susceptibility testing testing is performed on bacteria & antifungal susceptibility test on yeast.

Major equipments on which students work are incubator,Hot air Oven, Colony Counter, Digital Balance, High Precision Microscope Semi automatic and manually operated auto claves etc

3 Clinical Biochemistry

This laboraory includes section like enzymology, toxicology and Endocrinology.

Students in this lab are trained to perform instrumental analysis of blood components such as serum and plasma and other body fluids. Major equipments on which students work in this laboratory are semi automatic bio chemistry analyzer, photochlorimeter centrifuge,potentiometers,Ph metrs,waterbaths, digital balances,electrophoresis apparatus,  thin laser cloromatography apparatus.

4 Histopathology and cytology lab

This laboratory has two major sections viz histopathology and cytology.In this lab the students are made to understand the fundamentals of histopathology and cytology.Students learn about different types of microscopes and their principles with practical handling of various microscopes.

Students perform fixation of various tissues and understand the impact of fixation, perform tissue processing leading to microtomy.Different histological and cytological stains are performed to identify nature of tissues and cells.

Major equipments on which students work are micromtromes,tissue flotation baths, monocular and binocular microscopes, automatic tissue processor,paraffin dispenser

Employment areas

• Pass out can work as technicians in hospital,nursing homes, diagnostic centre, medical colleges, paramedical institutes, health centers and dispensaries.
• Can work in national institute of communicable diseases
• Can establish their own clinical lab
• Can work in pharmaceutical industries dealing in analytical kits and instruments.
• Can go for higher studies.
• Can work in health organization (WHO) projects.
• Can work as technicians in medical colleges/dental colleges(Clinical laboratories)

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