This program is taught at Vancouver Community College (VCC) Broadway Campus and runs from January to August (8 months).

Program Details

The Vancouver Community College Medical Laboratory Assistant program is designed to provide students with opportunities to learn to collect and prepare blood (phlebotomy) and other biological samples, perform electrocardiograms (ECG), and communicate effectively with patients and other health care providers.

Please note that students must be in grades 10 or 11 to apply for this program. Applications are due by December 1st.

For more details on program dates, students should contact their counsellors or email careerprograms@vsb.bc.ca.

Course Contents

Students will learn to practise safely, ethically, and professionally as Medical Laboratory Assistants.

Program Pre-requisites

Students are required to meet the admission requirements as determined by VCC prior to starting the program. Please speak with a School Counsellor to make a plan to complete these courses.

• A minimum of 60% in Anatomy & Physiology 12
• A minimum of 80% in Language Arts 12
• Certified five-minute keyboarding test with a minimum typing speed of 40 gross words per minute with a maximum of five errors
  • Note: students will be given instructions about taking this test after they have been interviewed by Career Programs.

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Contact for more information 

Allison Newton