When Emily Sobelman came to East Stroudsburg University she knew she wanted to earn a degree that would allow her to work in the healthcare field. \u201cI didn\u2019t want to do bedside care, but I wanted to work in medicine,\u201d the Pennsville, N.J. native said. That\u2019s when she discovered the Medical Technology program.<\/p>\n
ESU\u2019s Medical Technology major is designed to provide students with preparation in fundamental and clinical laboratory sciences for careers in diagnostic clinical laboratories where they will test and analyze blood, other body fluids, and tissue samples that help doctors diagnose patients.<\/p>\n
Dr. Abdalla Aldras, director of ESU\u2019s program, explains that \u201cStudents in this program complete their work at ESU in three years. Then they must complete a one-year internship in an approved hospital clinical program.\u201d For Sobelman it was that year-long internship that changed everything.<\/p>\n
She applied and was accepted into a program of only eight at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. \u201cThis is one of the biggest internship programs on the east coast,\u201d Sobelman said.<\/p>\n
During the first six months of the internship, Sobelman and her peers spent their mornings in lectures and shadowed technologists in the clinical lab in the afternoon. \u201cWe had one or two exams a week, and we finished a textbook each month. It was intense.\u201d The second six months were comprised of mini-rotations where she gained hands on experience in multiple specialties.\u00a0 During this time she found her niche in microbiology.<\/p>\n
According to Dr. Aldras, ESU has a 100% graduation rate for students studying medical technology, 100% job placement rate, and 100% pass rate for the national certification exam. Sobelman, of course, was no exception. \u201cI passed the boards on my first attempt and recieved\u00a0 before I graduated,\u201d she said. Sobelman accepted a full-time position as a medical laboratory scientist specializing in microbiology at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.<\/p>\n
\u201cI couldn\u2019t be more thankful for the program and how ESU helped me with the classes to get here.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sobelman thinks medical technology is the most underrated job in the health care field. \u201cThe lab is a huge part of patient care. We help doctors with diagnosing patients and our work helps determine their care.\u201d<\/p>\n
Three additional students in ESU\u2019s medical technology program completed internships and graduated in 2022. They\u2019ve all accepted job offers. They are Jacob Wampole, of New Tripoli, Pa.; Stephanie Lo Presti of Saylorsburg, Pa.; and Ndukauba Nwosu of East Stroudsburg, Pa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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