Additional Information
Level of Instruction: Basic
Intended Audience: This course meets the requirements of basic clinical microbiology courses at the post-secondary level. It can also be used as review material for clinical laboratory practitioners, medical students, and pathology residents. It requires skill in the use of the microscope, aseptic techniques, experience preparing and Gram staining smears, and experience reading smears from cultures.
Author Credentials: This course was developed by Betty Smith MT (ASCP) and Jaimy Hill MT (ASCP), and was updated by Education Materials for Health Professionals, Inc., under the supervision of Marjorie Spahn MT(ASCP). It was reviewed and adapted for online use by Paul Fekete, M.D. fellow C.A.P.
Reviewer Credentials: Dr. Julie Ann West is certified by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) as a Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) and as a Specialist in Microbiology (SM). In addition, Dr. West has earned a PhD in Public Health - Infectious Disease Epidemiology and is Certified in Public Health (CPH) by the National Board of Public Health Examiners. Dr. West is experienced as a Technical Specialist, Safety Officer, Educator, and Lead in the Veterans Administration Healthcare System, and has prior experience as an Administrative Laboratory Director.
Copyright: Copyright EMHP Inc., Dayton OH. Licensed to MediaLab Inc., Lawrenceville, GA. Web-based version produced solely by MediaLab Inc.
Course Description: This course describes the morphology and Gram stain reactions of bacteria and nonbacterial elements found in Gram-stained smears of clinical material.