Meet Drew Mundy '24
A current student talks about career journey
Drew Mundy is a current student from Clearwater, FL. She discovered the MLS program during her freshman year at a STEM career fair held at FSC.
“I chose MLS because I have always loved working in the laboratory,” Drew said. “I use to be in a veterinary program [in high school], and I would always be near the microscopes, running all the urine and blood tests. I loved it so much! I also think it would be such a rewarding career to be able to help people behind the scenes.”
Drew is looking forward to her upcoming experiences. “My favorite thing about the MLS program is starting your junior year you get to take classes at Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center, and you get hands-on experience,” she said.
As she thinks about her future, Drew is very optimistic and sees many opportunities. “MLS allows for a lot of different career opportunities and advancements,” she said. “If you know you want to go into the healthcare field and you love being in the laboratory then I would definitely consider joining the MLS program. Also, MLS can be a great stepping stone to other career paths as well, such as pathologist assistant, or specializing in parasitology, hematology, etc.”
National Accreditation
We have earned Serious Applicant Status (SAS) with NAACLS and are awaiting our final approval to become a fully accredited Medical Laboratory Scientist Program. Our program received a NAACLS Site Visit Review Report and the Review Committee for Accreditation Program (RCAP) meeting was performed in February 2022. RCAP will review our program and formulate a recommendation by March 2022. This recommendation will be received by the Board of Directors by April 2022, and our notification of the award will be sent by May 2022.
We graduated our first class in the spring of 2021. Information on certification, graduation and attrition rates for the program are listed below.
ASCP Certification BOC Rate
(within first year of graduation)
Class Year |
Rate |
Number of Student Pass/Fail |
2021 |
75% |
3/1 |
Graduation Rates
Class Year |
Rate |
Number of Student Pass/Fail |
2021 |
100% |
4/4 |
Attrition Rates
Class Year |
Rate |
Number of Student Pass/Fail |
2021 |
0% |
4/0 |