Overview
The one-year program offers students the chance to train at a hospital site and a high-volume core laboratory site. Our core lab is the largest reference lab in northwest Indiana. The lab handles more than 28 million tests each year. Students work with the latest technologies and testing methods in the clinical lab
Interns must be in class eight hours a day, Monday-Friday. They take frequent written and practical exams throughout the year. Once you complete the internship, you will sit for a national board of registry exam. Read our program brochure (PDF) for more information.
The Medical Laboratory Science Program is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science (NAACLS).
National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science
5600 North River Road, Suite 720
Rosemont, IL 60018
773-714-8880
View NAACLs award status for this program by downloading the below letters:
Curriculum
The curriculum includes didactic and hands-on laboratory sessions. Lab training includes:
- Electrophoresis
- ELISA (enzyme-linked immunoassay)
- Fluorescence
- Flow cytometry
- Immunofixation
- Phlebotomy
- Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
Requirements
If you don't have a bachelor's degree from an American college or university, you may need to complete biology and chemistry courses. Courses should be completed at an American college or university. You must also have a:
- Cumulative GPA of at least 2.7
- Science GPA of at least 2.7
Outcomes
About 70 percent of students that graduated from our program in the last 10 years still work for our corporation. Many of those graduates have leadership positions with us.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
| Pass rate for BOC | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Graduation Rate | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Placement Rate | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Affiliated Schools
We have affiliations with these colleges to take 3+1 students:- Ball State University, Muncie, IN
- Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
- Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN
- Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, IN
- Manchester University, West Manchester, IN
- Purdue University Northwest, Hammond, IN
- Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
- University of St. Francis, Joliet, IL
- Calumet College of St. Joseph, Whiting, IN
Application Process
Complete a program application (PDF).
We will hold personal interviews with all viable candidates from October to mid-December.
Application deadline
Send all application materials to the director of the Medical Laboratory Science program before December 1 of each year.
Application materials to include are:
- Processing fee of $20. Checks / money orders should be made out to: Franciscan Health Dyer
- Completed application form
- All college transcripts
- High school transcripts if dual credits were used as college credits
- A short paragraph stating your reasons for choosing the Medical Laboratory Science field
Applicant rankings
Scoring weights:
- Academic criteria: 50 percent
- Nonacademic criteria, including interview, letter of intent and job experience: 50 percent
We choose the six highest-scoring students every year for the internship. We place other candidates on an alternate list. Alternates may be accepted if one of the first six candidates declines. We may use demographics and the interview process as a tiebreaker.
We will notify accepted candidates in early January. Classes begin in August and run through the following June.
Academic Calendar
This program is an 11 month program that begins each year in early August and ends in late June of the following year. Each class consists of 7 students.
Classes are held Monday through Friday while in session. Typical breaks include Thanksgiving Day and the Friday after, a 2-week Christmas break and Good Friday and Easter Monday. Students are also off on Labor Day and Memorial Day.
Academic Year Schedule 2026-2027:
- Start Date: August 10, 2026
- Labor Day Holiday: September 7, 2026
- Thanksgiving Break: November 26-27, 2026 (Thursday and Friday)
- Christmas Break: December 21, 2026 - January 3, 2027
- Good Friday: March 26, 2027
- Easter Monday: March 29, 2027
- Memorial Day Holiday: May 31, 2027
- Graduation Day: June 18, 2027
Our Location
Franciscan Health Dyer
Franciscan Health Dyer
Contact Us
For more information about our Medical Laboratory Science Program, please call (219) 407-6399.
Victoria Frey MPH, MLS (ASCP) LSSGB
Program Director
Phone: 219-407-6399
Email: Victoria.Frey@FranciscanAlliance.org
Faculty
Faculty members are involved in both the didactic and clinical training of students. Students are trained by many different staff technologists in the clinical areas. In the laboratory, students will have a 1:1 or a 2:1 ratio of instructor to student.
Rosemary Duda
MLS (ASCP), MS, I, SM
Adjunct Faculty
Crystal Mayfield
MLS (ASCP)
Adjunct Faculty Hematology/coagulation
Nicholas Garcia
MLS (ASCP) MS
Staff Technologist / Clinical Instructor
Matthew Smaga
MLS (ASCP)
Staff Technologist / Clinical Instructor
Kelly Olha, MLS(ASCP)
Staff Technologist, Microbiology
Victoria Frey
MPH, MLS (ASCP) LSSGB
Program Director