Mission

The mission of the Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences is to educate and train skillful, knowledgeable and committed Medical Laboratory Scientists who have breadth of knowledge, competence in the various aspects of Medical Laboratory Sciences, who shall adhere to professional ethics, and who can contribute successfully as Medical Laboratory Scientists in the health care team. The Faculty also aims to contribute to the development of the profession and allied health services in Kuwait, both in the Kuwait health care delivery system and in private hospitals, by providing consultancy and other services.

Objectives

The key objectives, therefore, are:

1. To develop, monitor, evaluate review and maintain an undergraduate curriculum that provides:
• An essential core of knowledge and skills
• Opportunities to develop clinical competence through laboratory practice in the Faculty and hands-on experience in Ministry of Health hospitals and clinics
• A grounding in Laboratory Management and Quality Assurance
• A thorough grounding in professional ethics in Medical Laboratory Sciences
2. To foster the requisite professional attitudes and values in students, who shall adhere to professional ethics and demonstrate concern, responsibility and the ability to interact appropriately with other care providers, administrators, patients and their families.
3. To provide students with the necessary support and guidance in terms of counselling, and feedback on academic and clinical performance.
4. To use alternative learning modes, including:
• Computer-assisted learning
• Problem-based learning
• Research projects
• Student presentations
5. To have well functioning laboratories in the following areas:
• Haematology
• Clinical Chemistry
• Biochemistry
• Histology and Cytology
• Microbiology
• Diagnostic Molecular Biology and Immunology
6. To develop and provide postgraduate programs, short courses, lectures, workshops and seminars for Ministry of Health staff that meet the changing health care needs of Kuwait and keep them abreast of the state-of-the-art.
7. To recruit well qualified and experienced teaching and support staff who will act as role models for students and keep themselves abreast with scientific advances in the field and apply the state-of-the-art in all endeavours: teaching, curriculum development and assessment, research, clinical supervision and community service.
8. To provide consultancy services to hospitals and clinics in the public sector health care delivery system and in the private sector.