The biomedical analyst carries out the analyses that serve as the basis for assessing diseases in patients, making it possible to give proper treatment. Upon successful completion of the three-year program at Karolinska Institutet graduates receive both an occupational and a bachelor’s degree in biomedical laboratory science.
Practical training at Karolinska University Hospital
The program includes at least three and a maximum of five clinical courses or traineeships, each worth 5 credits. Students attend these clinical courses during terms 5 and 6. The clinical portion of the program mainly takes place at the Karolinska University laboratory. The following hospital laboratories are involved:
- Clinical chemistry
- Clinical bacteriology
- Clinical virology
- Clinical pathology/cytology
- Clinical immunology
- Transfusion medicine
- Clinical pharmacology
- Clinical genetics (only Solna)
- Center for Inherited Metabolic Diseases (only Huddinge)
- Traineeships
Every term Karolinska University Laboratory accepts biomedical analyst students. Each student has a principal advisor who is responsible for planning and organization of the traineeship.
During the traineeship students under supervision learn to apply the various methods and techniques found in the laboratory to become well-versed in both the practical and theoretical aspects of the methodology. During this period students document the methods and techniques used in a log, which subsequently serves as the basis for the examination held at KI.
Degree project
Karolinska University Laboratory also accepts biomedical analyst students working on their degree projects (10 credits), usually during the spring term. Some students also work on their 20-credit master’s theses. Each student is assigned a principal advisor holding a PhD who is responsible for planning and implementation of the degree project. Examinations are held at Karolinska Institutet.