ULM Medical Laboratory Science

09/24/2025

🩸Did you donate blood today? If not, don't worry. There's still time! LifeShare will be back on campus tomorrow to continue our fall blood drive!
🩸Find them on the second floor of the SUB in Hangar Ballroom A from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
🩸Donors will receive a free LifeShare “Everyday Hero” canvas tote bag while supplies last.

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🩸Did you know that every unit of blood that is donated goes through testing to ensure the blood is safe for transfusion? After the blood is determined to be of the highest quality, an MLS in a hospital or reference lab will also perform extensive testing to match blood to each patient who will receive a transfusion. This testing goes far beyond just choosing a unit with the same ABO/Rh type! The high complexity testing performed in blood banks requires a college degree and certification.
👨🏾‍🔬🔬The ULM MLS program continues to prepare students with the knowledge to provide the highest quality patient care in transfusion medicine. Help fill our hospitals with this vital product and donate with LifeShare!

09/19/2025

Vittoria Valderrama is a second year professional student in the ULM Medical Laboratory Science program.

We are so thankful for our amazing students from all over the world! Vittoria is an absolute delight to teach and we are so happy to get to celebrate her heritage! 🇻🇪🇵🇪🇮🇹

09/19/2025

Medical Laboratory Science is hosting a campus blood drive on Tuesday 9/23 and Wednesday 9/24 from 10:00-4:00. Head over to the Hangar Ballroom A and give the gift of life to someone in our community!

Did you know that Medical Laboratory Scientists are the ones who work behind the scenes to test patient blood and prepare compatible blood products for transfusion? A lot of work goes into ensuring each product is not only a match for the patient, but safe for them to receive. This is especially important for patients who receive multiple transfusions in their lifetime. There is a lot more to compatibility than just the ABO-Rh systems! 🤯

MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) — The University of Louisiana Monroe’s Medical Laboratory Science Society is teaming up with LifeShare Blood Center for a two-day blood drive aimed at saving lives and…

09/09/2025

🔬👨🏻‍🔬 Meet the 2025 MLS Society officers! 👩🏿‍🔬🧫

Five Year-1 professional students were chosen by their peers to represent the ULM MLS program as officers. Over the next year, these students will serve not only their program, but their classmates, campus, and profession.

President - Abi Savage
Vice President - Bijaya Silwal
Treasurer - Makayla Westerburg
Secretary - Taylor Brown
Public Relations - Alexander Garcia

Thank you all for your commitment to the profession and your willingness to lead and serve!

08/29/2025

Did you catch the new University of Louisiana Monroe commercial on ESPN last night?!
You might just spot a ULM Medical Laboratory Science student at the 7-second mark! 👀

🏈Congrats to the Warhawks on the season-opening win!🦅

08/28/2025

💉 Focused, Skilled, and Ready - Building confidence and quality one draw at a time!

ULM Medical Laboratory Science Year 1 students practiced venipuncture for the first time today. Proper blood collection techniques are important for quality laboratory results. Students begin learning these skills early so they will be ready to serve the community and beyond as soon as they graduate!

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08/21/2025

St. Francis Medical Center, Monroe, La. is one of many amazing clinical sites that MLS students may rotate through during their clinical year. We are proud and honored to have such strong and consistent support for our program and our students!

08/19/2025

Thank you, ULM President Dr. Carrie L. Castille!
And thank you, St. Francis Medical Center, Monroe, La. for allowing us to show off our program.

🔬 Thinking about a career in healthcare? ULM’s Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) program trains students to become the “scientists behind the scenes.” 🧪 Our graduates perform life-saving tests in hospital and reference labs—analyzing blood, body fluids, and tissues to help doctors diagnose, treat, and prevent disease. 💉✨

05/26/2025

🎓 We want to extend our heartfelt congratulations to the graduating seniors of the Medical Laboratory Science Program. Your dedication, perseverance, and academic excellence have brought you to this important milestone, and we are incredibly proud of each of you.

We would also like to recognize this year’s outstanding award recipients:
🔹 Lambda Tau Honor Society inductees, honored with golden stoles, for achieving a GPA of 3.5 or higher and exemplifying academic excellence in the field.
🔹 Student of the Year Award — awarded jointly to Hailey Holt and Rabina Sapkota for their exceptional leadership, commitment, and contributions to the program.
🔹 Academic Achievement Award — presented to Alicia Williams in recognition of her exemplary academic performance throughout the program.

As you begin your professional journeys as Medical Laboratory Scientists, we wish you great success in your new roles and in passing the BOC exam. The future of laboratory medicine is bright with you in it. 👩🏻‍🔬🔬👨🏽‍🔬

05/22/2025

📣We’ve decided to extend our initial deadline for Fall 2025 admissions! That means you and your friends can still apply. Just think, you could be a working licensed and certified Medical Laboratory Scientist in May 2027! 🧑🏼‍🔬🧑🏽‍🔬

🔬Don’t stress if you have not met all of the requirements just yet. Email our Program Director, Jessica Lasiter (lasiter@ulm.edu). She will review your transcript and see if we can get you in now! The MLS faculty works hard to ensure students don’t have to delay their start date.

Application packets can be found at the following link:
https://ulm.edu/mls/admissionreqs.html

05/21/2025

Take a look at one of our most recent graduates! Kelsey Giddens is the first full-time ULM athlete to pursue an MLS degree. She completed the extremely rigorous professional phase of the MLS program while playing softball. She is truly a rockstar on the field, in the classroom, and now in the lab! We are so proud of Kelsey and the rest of her classmates for finishing strong! ♥️💛

Though often unknown because of less hands-on patient care, Medical Laboratory Scientists are truly the backbone of healthcare. Test results provided by licensed and certified MLSs are responsible for over 70% of diagnoses made in healthcare. We understand the importance of accurate and precise testing, as well as how to interpret results for each individual patient.

Each MLS graduate is trained in areas of Immunology, Hematology, Medical Microbiology, Clinical Chemistry, Immunohematology, and more! Don’t let those big words scare you, though. If you have any questions about a career in MLS, please contact us!
You can find more information at ULM.edu/mls

04/16/2025

Time is ticking, future MLS students!
Don’t forget to submit your application by May 1st to stay on track.
Questions? We’re here to help — reach out to lasiter@ulm.edu.
Good luck on your final exams! You're going to do great!