Southeast Community College’s
Medical Laboratory Technology students placed 2nd in the National
Super Cell Bowl, and 1st in the Midwest region. The event tests the
scientific knowledge of students with team competitions that enhance their
knowledge of blood cells as they try to identify 30 different blood cells in
under one minute.
“We are very proud of how
hard our students worked,” said Leah Stamps, instructor. “They beat out 85
other MLT and MLS programs!”
The Cell Bowl, sponsored by
the American Society for Clinical Pathology, is a lively, interactive competition
between medical laboratory science programs nationwide that culminates in the
National Super Cell Bowl Championship. It helps prepare students to take the ASCP
Board of Certification Exam after graduating from the MLT program.
“Passing this exam indicates
sufficient knowledge required to perform and report patient blood and body
fluid testing results in a medical and diagnostic setting,” Stamps added.
The seven-week competition
started in October and ran through November. SCC had the top score after Week
2. Individually, SCC student Jessie Pohlmann was a Week 2 winner. The 86 teams
were divided into West, Midwest and East regions. This was the third year of the
competition.
For more on SCC’s Medical Laboratory
Technology program, click on this link: https://www.southeast.edu/medlabtech/