Medical Lab Outcomes
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MLS Board of Certification Scores
Employment in Three Months
First Time Examinees for MLS Board of Certification
from the total population this cycle 2023
| Program | Hospitals | National | |
| Number of First Time Examinees | 12 | 45 | 117 |
| Mean Scales Score | 526 | 547 | 508 |
| Number Passing First Time (Percent) | 11 (91.6%) | 40 (89%) | 97 (82.9%) |
| Number Failing First Time (Percent) | 1 (8.3%) | 5 (11%) | 20 (17.09%) |
| Number Passing Within One Year | 11 (91.6%) | ||
| Employment in Three Months | 12 (100%) |
First Time Examinees for MLS Board of Certification
from the total population this cycle 2022
| Program | Hospitals | National | |
| Number of First Time Examinees | 8 | 304 | 2,032 |
| Mean Scales Score | 495 | 499 | 467 |
| Number Passing First Time (Percent) | 7 (87.5%) | 244 (80%) | 1,486 (73.1%) |
| Number Failing First Time (Percent) | 1 (12.5%) | 60 (20%) | 546 (26.87%) |
| Number Passing Within One Year | 8 (100%) | ||
| Employment in Three Months | 8 (100%) |
First Time Examinees for MLS Board of Certification
from the total population this cycle 2021
| Program | Hospitals | National | |
| Number of First Time Examinees | 8 | 314 | 2,446 |
| Mean Scales Score | 487 | 527 | 469 |
| Number Passing First Time (Percent) | 7 (87.5%) | 265 (84%) | 1,768 (72.28%) |
| Number Failing First Time (Percent) | 1 (12.5%) | 49 (16%) | 678 (27.72%) |
| Number Passing Within One Year | 7 (87.5%) | ||
| Employment in Three Months | 8 (100%) |
First Time Examinees for MLS Board of Certification
from the total population this cycle 2020
| Program | Hospitals | National | |
| Number of First Time Examinees | 9 | 841 | 4,507 |
| Mean Scales Score | 481 | 527 | 484 |
| Number Passing First Time (Percent) | 8 (88.9%) | 742 (88%) | 3,470 (76.99%) |
| Number Failing First Time (Percent) | 1 (11.1%) | 99 (12%) | 1,037 (23.01%) |
| Number Passing Within One Year | 9 (100%) | ||
| Employment in Three Months | 9 (100%) |
Graduation Attrition Rates
2023
- 12 students began final half of the program
- 12 students who began final half of program have since graduated, for a 100% graduation rate
2022
- 9 students began final half of the program
- 8 students who began final half of program have since graduated, for a 89% graduation rate
2021
- 8 students began final half of the program
- 8 students who began final half of program have since graduated, for a 100% graduation rate
2020
- 9 students began final half of the program
- 9 students who began final half of program have since graduated, for a 100% graduation rate
For more information about the Medical Laboratory Science Program at NMMC, contact:
Cynthia Holman, MS, MLS(ASCP)
NMMC Medical Laboratory Science Program
Program Director
830 South Gloster Street
Tupelo, MS 38801
Phone: (662) 377-3080
cholman@nmhs.net