Medical Laboratory Scientist
Earn While You Learn to Become a Medical Laboratory Scientist
Career Accelerator Program
Oak Point University and our healthcare partners are investing in you and your community with our Career Accelerator Program (CAP). This unique program provides a fast track to educate, certify, and employ medical laboratory scientists (MLSs) while you earn an income and get benefits.
Our CAP takes some of the burdens of decision-making off of you. You will earn a paycheck and get benefits while you are in school. Oh, and school is free. Why? Because the healthcare industry needs people like you. The Baby Boomers are retiring, and others are getting promoted. And as the Boomers need more care in their golden years, the entire healthcare system is still stressed by COVID-19.
The best part? A job is waiting for you in a high-demand and high-growth industry!

Hear That? It's Opportunity Knocking ...

Employment, Free Curriculum + Full-Time Benefits
Earn in the lab, receive instruction paid by your employer, and feel secure with FT-equivalent benefits.

Hands-On Learning
Three lab days per week mean true on-the-job-training at partner sites, putting learning into practice, and gaining critical insights into the job function and role.

Immediate Job Placement + Employment
You are now a permanent employee with the completion of the program. No waiting, wondering, or worrying. Enjoy a full-time job with full-time pay.
Your Role as a Medical Laboratory Scientist
Why become a Medical Laboratory Scientist?
• They perform complex tests on fancy equipment to help doctors diagnose and treat patients.
• They help people live better, healthier lives by using tests and data to identify and treat terrible medical conditions that many people say only in a whisper.
• Decisions, decisions, decisions. MLSs inform approximately 60 to 70 percent of all patient diagnoses, treatment, and hospital admission and discharge decisions through the tests they perform.
What Do MLSs Do?
• Examine and analyze blood, body fluids, tissues, and cells.
• Utilize microscopes, cell counters, and other high-precision lab equipment.
• Cross-match blood for transfusion.
• Establish quality assurance programs to monitor and ensure the accuracy of test results.
Who Can Apply?
Anyone with a BS in chemistry or biology
Now Hiring for Future Medical Laboratory Scientists
Meet Our Healthcare Partners
Applicants are hired by partners and educated by Oak Point University. The healthcare application process requires several steps, and we urge you to apply as soon as you are interested so that you are ready for the first day of classes.
Partners and locations to be announced.
Upcoming Cohorts
START DATE: October 16, 2023 |
END DATE: April 10, 2024 |
Interest List |
START DATE: January 8, 2024 |
END DATE: October 7, 2024 |
Interest List |
START DATE: March 4, 2024 |
END DATE: December 4, 2024 |
Interest List |
Not Sure Where to Start?
Interested? But need more information.
Career Accelerator Program
Medical Laboratory Scientist
Completion time:
9 Months
On-the-Job Training
In the Lab:
3 Days Per Week
In Class:
2 Days Per Week
Accreditation:
NAACLS
Serious Applicant Status**
*Typical details; may vary
depending on the hiring partner
**Upon successful completion
of the program, our students are eligible
to sit for the ASCP BOC exam.
