Republic of the Philippines OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION “By, CHED MEMORANDUM ORDER No._13, Series of 2017 SUBJECT: POLICIES, STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES FOR THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY) MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE (BSMT/MLS) PROGRAM In accordance with the pertinent provisions of Republic Act (RA) No.7722, otherwise known as the "Higher Education Act of 1994", in pursuance of an outcomes-based quality assurance system as advocated under CMO No. 46 s. 2012 entitled "Policy Standards to Enhance Quality Assurance (QA) in Philippine Higher Education Through an Outcomes-Based and Typology-Based QA", and by virtue of Commission en banc Resolution No. 231-2017 dated March 28, 2017 the following policies, standards, and guidelines (PSGs) are hereby adopted and promulgated by the Commission. ARTICLE| INTRODUCTION Section 1. Rationale Based on the Guidelines for the Implementation of CMO No. 46 s. 2012, this PSG implements the “shift to learning competency-based standards/outcomes-based education.” It specifies the ‘core ‘competencies’ expected of BS Medical Technology/Medical Laboratory Science graduates “regardless of the type of HEI they graduate from. However, in “recognition of the spirit of Outcomes-Based Education” (OBE), this PSG allow HEI to initiate curricular innovations “in line with the assessment of how best to achieve learning outcomes in their particular contexts and their respective missions...” ARTICLE Il AUTHORITY TO OPERATE .. Government Recognition All private higher education institutions (PHEIs) intending to offer BS Medical Technology/Medical Laboratory Science (BSMT/MLS) must first secure proper authority from the Commission in accordance with this PSG. All PHEIs with an existing BSMT/MLS program are required to shift to an outcomes-based approach based on this PSG. State universities and colleges (SUCs) and local universities and colleges (LUCs) should likewise strictly adhere to the provisions of these policies and standards. Higher Education Development Center Building, C.P. Garcia Ave., UP Campus, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines ‘Web Site: www.ched.gov.ph Tel. Nos. 441-1177, 385-4391, 441-1169, 441-1149, 441-1170, 441-1216, 392-5296, 441-1220 “441-1228, 986-0002, 441-0750, 441-1264, 441-1235, 441-1255, 411-8910, 441-1171, 352-1871ARTICLE Ill GENERAL PROVISIONS Per Section 13 of RA 7722, the higher education institution shall exercise academic freedom in its curricular offerings but must comply with the minimum requirements for specific academic programs, the general education distribution requirements, and the specific professional courses. Section 3. The Articles that follow give minimum standards and other requirements, and prescriptions for BSMT/BSMLS. The minimum standards are expressed as a minimum set of desired program outcomes which are given in Article IV Section 6 of this PSG. CHED designed a curriculum to attain such outcomes. This curriculum is shown in Article V Section 9 as a sample curriculum. in designing the curriculum, the CHED employed a curriculum map which is shown in Article V Section 10 as a sample curriculum map. Using a learner-centered/outcomes-based approach, the CHED also determined appropriate curriculum delivery methods shown in Article V Section 11. The sample courseflearning plan given in Article V Section 12 shows some of these methods. Based on the curriculum and the means of its delivery, CHED determined the physical resource requirements for the library, laboratories, and other facilities and the human resource requirements in terms of administration and faculty. See Article VI Section 4. The HEIs are allowed to design curricula suited to their own contexts and missions provided that they can demonstrate that the same leads to the attainment of the required minimum set of outcomes, albeit by a different route. In the same vein, HEIs have latitude in terms of curriculum delivery and in terms of specification and deployment of human and physical resources as long as they can show that the attainment of the program outcomes and satisfaction of program educational objectives can be assured by the alternative means they propose. The HEIs can use the CHED Implementation Handbook for utcomes- Based Education (OBE) and the Institutional Sustainability Assessment (ISA) as a guide in making their submissions for Sections 17 to 22 of Article VIL This PSG is based on the K-12 basic education system and on the new GE program. ARTICLE IV PROGRAM SPECIFICATIONS Section 5. Program Description 5.1, Degree Name The degree program described herein shall be called “Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology/Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science” Page 2 of 445.2. Nature of the Field of Study: Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology/Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science (BSMT/BSMLS) is a four-year program consisting of general education and professional courses. The fourth year level is the internship program of one (year) in a CHED-accredited training laboratory with rotational duties in different sections such as Clinical Chemistry, Hematology, Microbiology, —Immunohematology (Blood Banking), Immunology and Serology, Urinalysis and other Body Fluids (Clinical Microscopy), Parasitology, Histopathologic/Cytologic Techniques, and other emergent technologies. 5.3 Program Goals: For the graduates to: 5.3.1 develop the knowledge, skills, professional attitude, and values in the Performance of clinical laboratory procedures needed to help the Physician in the proper diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, and prevention of diseases; 5.3.2 acquire critical thinking skills in Medical Technology/Medical Laboratory Science; 5.3.3 engage in research and community-related activities; 5.3.4 participate in activities related to promoting the profession and actively ‘engage in life-long learning undertakings; and 5.3.5 develop collaborative and leadership qualities. 5.4 Specific Professions/Careers/Occupations for Graduates 5.4.1 Licensed Medical Technologists/Medical Laboratory Scientists 5.4.2 Diagnostic Molecular Scientists, 5.4.3 Research Scientists 5.4.4 Educators 5.4.5 Diagnostic Product Specialists 5.4.6 Public Health Practitioners 5.4.7 Healthcare Leaders 5.5 Allied Medical Fields: ‘An MTIMLS graduate may practice in the following fields: 5.5.1 Public Health/Epidemiology 5.5.2 Veterinary Laboratory Science 5.5.3 Molecular Biology/Biology 5.5.4 Nuclear Science 5.5.5 Forensic Science 8.5.8 Health Administration/Management 8.5.7 Food and Industrial Microbiology Section 6. Program Outcomes ‘The minimum standards for the BSMT/BSMLS program are expressed in the following minimum sets of learning outcomes. Page 3 of 44