Janet Whitney
Janet Whitney, MEd, MLS (ASCP)CM, SBB (ASCP)
Assistant Professor, Medical Laboratory Science
(515) 643-6741
jwhitney@mercydesmoines.org
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 412 Clinical Immunohematology Didactic
- MLS 444 Clinical Hematology Didactic I
- MLS 474 Clinical Hematology Didactic II
- MLS 432 Clinical Immunology and Immunohematology Rotation I
- MLS 433 Clinical Hematology, Urinalysis, Body Fluids, and Microscopy Rotation I
- MLS 462 Clinical Immunology and Immunohematology Rotation II
- MLS 463 Clinical Hematology, Urinalysis, Body Fluids, and Microscopy Rotation 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 (ASCLS)
- 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.