Clinical Curriculum

Program clinical courses are listed in the following table:

A portion of the clinical courses are delivered online, while other aspects of the clinical practice may be performed in the student’s local area.  Descriptions of these courses may be found in The UT Soutwestern School of Health Professions Catalog or on The UT TeleCampus Web Site.

During the student selection process, the applicant must identify a mentor and potential clinical instructors for the Clinical Practice Courses.  The applicant must also identify the primary transfusion service and blood center in which the applicant, if accepted as a student, will perform clinical practice.

Clinical Mentor Selection and Approval

The mentor must meet one of the following requirements:
 
1.  The mentor must be an MT(ASCP)SBB or SBB(ASCP) certified individual or equivalent with a minimum of two years of experience in a donor center, plasma center, testing center, transfusion service, reference laboratory, or vendor or research laboratory; or

2.  The mentor must be an MT(ASCP) or CLS(NCA) certified individual or equivalent with a minimum of three years of experience in a donor center, plasma center, testing center, transfusion service, reference laboratory, or vendor or research laboratory; or

3.  The mentor must be a BB(ASCP) certified individual or equivalent with a minimum of three years of experience in a donor center, plasma center, testing center, transfusion service, reference laboratory, or vendor or research laboratory.

A student may recommend someone to serve as a mentor.  However, a mentor’s résumé and/or CV must be reviewed and accepted by the Education Coordinator of the BBT Program.  A telephone interview may also be required.

Clinical Instructor Selection and Approval

The student and designated mentor must identify clinical instructors for each area of required clinical rotation.  Each clinical instructor’s resume or survey form must be reviewed and accepted by The UT Southwestern BBT Program Education Coordinator.
The clinical instructor must meet one of the following requirements and be acceptable to the BBT Program Education Coordinator:

1.  The clinical instructor must be an MT(ASCP)SBB or SBB(ASCP) certified individual with a minimum of one year of experience in the area of instruction, or

2.  The clinical instructor must be an MT(ASCP) or CLS(NCA) certified individual with a minimum of two years of experience in the area of instruction, or

3.  The clinical instructor must be a BB(ASCP) certified individual with a minimum of two years of experience in the area of instruction, or

4.  The clinical instructor must be a manager/supervisor or trainer with two years of experience in the area of instruction.

Clinical Instruction Exemption

A student may be exempted from a given rotation or clinical instruction experience if the student has met all of the following criteria:

1.  Worked in that area of instruction for at least two years.

2.  Passed the didactic exams or course for that area of instruction with a score of > 80%.

3.  Passed any practical exams over any area that is required for completion of the course with a score of > 80%.

4.  Experience for the area of instruction must be reviewed and approved by the BBT Education Coordinator.

5.  Experience for the area of instruction must be reviewed and approved by the assigned mentor.