Janet Whitney

Janet Whitney, MEd, MLS (ASCP)^CM, SBB
Assistant Professor, Medical Laboratory Science
(515) 643-6741
janet.whitney@mchs.edu

Office Location
ACE - 204

Office Hours

Posted outside office. Please contact for appointment.

Mailing Address

Mercy College of Health Sciences
Medical Laboratory Science Program
928 6th Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa 50309-1239

Year Started at Mercy College 2009

• Department: Medical Laboratory Science

Education

• MEd, Higher Education Leadership, Upper Iowa University (2016)
• BA, Biology, Wartburg College (1987)
• Certificate of Medical Technology, St. Luke’s Hospital (1988)
• Specialist in Blood Banking, Memorial Blood Center (1993)

Courses Regularly Taught

• MLS 411 Clinical Immunology Didactic
• MLS 413, 443 Clinical Immunohematology Didactic
• MLS 414 Clinical Hematology Didactic
• MLS 415, 445 Clinical Chemistry Didactic (Co-teach)
• MLS 417, 447, 477 Clinical Hematology Didactic
• MLS 432, 462 Clinical Immunohematology and Immunology Rotations I, II
• MLS 433, 463 Clinical Hematology, Urinalysis, Body Fluids and Microscopy Rotations I, II
• MLS 436, 466 Clinical Chemistry Rotations I, II

Certifications

• Medical Laboratory Scientist (ASCP)^cm, American Society of Clinical Pathologists
• Specialist in Blood Banking (SBB)^cm, American Association of Blood Banks

Clinical/Field Experience

• I have worked full-time; part-time; or PRN since 1988 at a variety of hospital laboratories in Iowa; with the exception of 1993 when I went to Minneapolis, MN to complete my training in the Specialist in Blood Banking Program at Memorial Blood Center.

Professional Memberships

• American Society for Clinical Laboratory Scientists – Iowa Branch (ASCLS – IA)

Community Service Involvement

• I am involved with my church in a variety of volunteering opportunities.

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