Mississippi Baptist Medical Center School of Medical Laboratory Science

The School of Medical Laboratory Science was established in 1946 and is a division of the Department of Pathology at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center. The largest private general hospital in the state, Baptist is accredited by The Joint Commission and is a member in good standing of the Mississippi Hospital Association. The Pathology Department is accredited by the College of American Pathologists and the American Association of Blood Banks.

The School of Medical Laboratory Science offers a 1 year program for qualified applicants in the major disciplines of clinical laboratory medicine including Chemistry, Hematology, Immunohematology and Microbiology as well as special topics such as Education and Management.

Outcome Measures

*data updated 11-13-23

**Once students complete 50% of the total weeks of the program, they enter the final half of the program.

Contact Information

If you’d like to request more information about the School of Medical Laboratory Science, request a tour of the laboratory and/or request to speak to a current student, please contact the Program Director at 601-968-3070 or via email at Jennifer.Knight@bmhcc.org.

Click here to access the online application.

Send official transcripts and other application
materials to the Program Director at
Jennifer.Knight@bmhcc.org or

Program Director, School of Medical Laboratory Science
Pathology Department, Mississippi Baptist Medical Center
1225 North State Street
Jackson, MS 39202