The Medical Technology program at the University of Hawaii/JABSOM is a NAACLS accredited program (10-year accreditation status).

National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS)
5600 N River Road, Suite 720 | Rosemont, IL 60018

MLS Program Outcomes

Student Outcomes Measures

This webpage shows program outcomes data which include certification, graduation, and placement rates for the last three (3) active years. These program outcomes provide access to information that can be viewed by prospective and current students alike. The past three (3) academic years are as follows:

1. 2021
2. 2022
3. 2023

 

Certification Rates

The table below shows the number of graduates who obtained their certification within one year of graduation through the ASCP Board of Certification Medical Laboratory Science Exam (BOC).

Graduation Year	Number taking the BOC Exam (ASCP)	Number who passed ASCP BOC exam within 1st year of graduation	Pass Rate for the BOC (ASCP) %
2023	7	6	6/7 students = 86%
2022	12	12	12/12 students = 100%
2021	7	6	6/7 students = 86%

Graduation Rates

The table below shows graduation rates for the past three (3) academic years.

Graduation Year	Number who started program	Number who completed program	Number who are still in program	Graduation Rates (%)
2023	9	9	0	9/(9+0) students x 100 = 100%
2022	7	7	0	7/(7+0) students x 100 = 100%
2021	8	8	0	8/(8+0) students x 100 = 100%

Job Placement/Employment Rates

The table below shows the number of graduates who found employment in a clinical laboratory (lab), a related field (such as research or other lab), pursued further schooling, or did both within one year of graduation.

Graduation Year	Number employed in MLS or pursued further schooling.	Number who did Neither	Employment Rates (%)
2023	9	0	9/(9+0) students x 100=100%
2022	7	0	7/(7+0) students x 100= 100%
2021	8	0	8/(8+0) students x 100= 100%