student resources

• Advising Central @ UD
• Academic Honesty Policy
  The Department of Medical & Molecular Sciences supports and enforces the University of Delaware policy and procedures on academic honesty as stated in the UD Student Guide to University Policies.
• Career Services Center / Career Exploration
  A comprehensive resource for all things career related. Whether you are exploring career options, seeking employment after graduation, or considering graduation school, the most effective career decisions start here!
• Center for Counseling & Student Behavior
  Counseling & many other services including career related workshops and major decision making.   If a consultation meeting with a counselor would be helpful to you, feel free to call for an appointment at 302-831-2141 or call 302-831-1001 at any time for assistance.
• Disability Support Services
  The University of Delaware offers a variety of academic services for students.  These services include coordinating tutoring sessions, providing academic skills workshops, and providing assistance for students with ADHD and learning disabilities. Students are encouraged to contact the Office of Academic Enrichment (831-4555) to take advantage of these services.
• Honors
  Well-qualified students may elect to pursue an Honors Degree.
• Math Tutorial Lab
  The Math Lab offers drop in hours for all students needing assistance.
• Office of Academic Enrichment
  Office of Academic Enrichment offers tutoring, study skills workshops and more.
• Writing Center
  The University Writing Center offers individualized writing consultations. Student writers at any level and from any discipline may use the center at no charge. Center tutors are prepared to discuss any aspect of writing. They can help writers decide on topics, how to organize information, revise a draft, document sources, or self-edit. In addition, the center offers advice on prewriting strategies, essay exams, documentation styles, and thesis or dissertation writing.

Our Medical & Molecular Science (MMS) graduates are working for dozens of employers, including hospitals, medical institutes, pharmaceutical companies, blood banks, and manufacturers of diagnostic equipment. Most are in the mid-Atlantic region, but others are as far away as Texas, Colorado, and Hawaii.

Areas of employment include:

• andrology/embryology
• biosafety
• bone marrow transplantation
• cancer research
• cellular immunology
• clinical chemistry
• customer support
• fertility clinic
• flow cytometry
• forensic science 
• general clinical laboratory
• hematology
• HLA tissue typing
• human genetics
• immunohematology
• immunology
• infectious diseases
• microbiology
• molecular diagnostics
• point of care
• research & development
• sales
• technical consulting
• virology

Other professional careers include:

• anesthesiologist
• attorney
• business analyst
• chief financial officer
• clinical information analyst
• dentist
• director of manufacturing
• education
• embryologist
• law enforcement
• marketing
• nurse
• optometrist
• orthopedic surgeon
• pharmacist
• physician
• physician assistant
• senior sales representative
• system analyst

MMSC100 Introduction to Medical Laboratory Science

Students are asked to participate in a service activity to benefit others in support of the University’s service initiatives.. Various suggested activities are available, and students can choose among those or propose their own ideas for a service project to meet this requirement. Among the various sections of MMSC100 each semester, students make a tremendous impact to benefit the community by completing activities including but not limited to:

• Donation of hundreds of pounds of canned goods to the Food Bank of Delaware

• Collecting and donating soda tabs to support families of sick children through the Ronald McDonald House

• Donating blood and blood products to support the community routinely as well as at times of great need such as during the pandemic

Numerous volunteer service hours on behalf of organizations including, but not limited to:

• Ronald McDonald House

• UDance canning to fight childhood cancer

• Local fire companies

• Christiana Care and other local hospital emergency department

• Lori’s Hands to help those with chronic conditions in the community

• Pediatric patients – gifts to add cheer to patients at Nemours AI duPont Children’s Hospital

• Jeanne Jugan Nursing Home residents

• Walk-Safe Bike Initiative

• American Red Cross

• And many more

• Making Doctors
• Medical & Molecular Sciences Club
• Physician Assistant Club
• Pre-Student Osteopathic Medical Association (Pre-SOMA)
• University of Delaware Emergency Care Unit (UDECU)

For a list of all 400+ Registered Student Organizations, please visit Student Central

Organizations

• American Association of Blood Banks (AABB)

• American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC)

• American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS)

• American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)

• ASCP Board of Certification

• American Society of Hematology

• American Society for Microbiology

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• College of American Pathologists

• Health Professionals Network

• Joint Commission

• National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS)

• Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI)

• National Library of Medicine

General Information

• All the Virology on the Web

• Diagnostic Parasitology, University of Delaware

• Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources

• Lab Tests Online

• Martindale’s Health Science Guide

• Occupational Outlook Handbook

1. Gain excellent preparation for graduate/professional studies including medical school, dental school, optometry school and physician assistant programs.
2. Study medical-related sciences to learn about the prevention, diagnosis and therapy of disease.
3. Have close connections with faculty and staff.
4. Attend small classes junior & senior years.
5. Have a distinct advantage over medical school or physician assistant school classmates when applying for admission.
6. Are specifically prepared for physician assistant studies through the only pre-physician assistant concentration on campus.
7. Use biology and chemistry knowledge in medical-related careers.
8. Learn how to relate laboratory analyses to patient condition or disease.
9. Receive excellent academic and career advisement.
10. Honors degree is available and achievable.

1. Get good jobs.
2. Are in demand.
3. Attend small classes junior & senior years.
4. Have close connections with faculty & staff.
5. Receive excellent instruction.
6. Get extensive hands-on laboratory experience on campus.
7. Get real world experience through clinical practicums.
8. Enter the work force with remarkable, transferable skills.
9. Have a broad range of career options.
10. Use biology and chemistry knowledge in medical-related careers.

1. Get good jobs.
2. Are in demand.
3. Attend small classes junior & senior years.
4. Have close connections with faculty & staff.
5. Receive excellent instruction.
6. Get extensive hands-on laboratory experience on campus.
7. Get real world experience through clinical practicums.
8. Enter the work force with remarkable, transferable skills.
9. Have a broad range of career options.
10. Use biology and chemistry knowledge in medical-related careers.