Furthering Your Education
Through our partnership with Weber State University, the MLT Pathway Program offers a comprehensive curriculum that includes didactic and laboratory learning via distance education, as well as hands-on clinical rotations within University of Vermont Health.
Upon completing Weber State’s Associate of Applied Science program, graduates will be eligible to sit for the exam to obtain certification as a Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) through the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) and licensure as a Clinical Laboratory Technician (CLT). Graduates can seek employment as an MLT at one of our UVM Health partner sites across Vermont and northern New York.
What Does an MLT Do?
Medical Laboratory Technicians (MLT), also commonly known as Clinical Lab Technicians (CLT) are responsible for performing tests and analysis on blood, urine, spinal fluid and tissue. They are responsible for operating, maintaining and troubleshooting sophisticated biomedical instrumentation and technology. Laboratory testing includes disciplines in chemistry, hematology, immunology, immunohematology (transfusion medicine), microbiology, molecular biology, anatomic pathology and cytopathology.
Program Details
All candidates must:
- Work at least 72 scheduled hours per pay period as a current employee of a laboratory department within UVM Health (part-time/per diem employees are not eligible).
- Be in good standing with no corrective actions above a counseling level.
- Must commit to a Medical Laboratory Technician position at their respective partner location upon successful completion of program.
- Weber State University Application Deadline: September 1
- UVM Health Applications Open: October 1
- UVM Health Application Deadline: October 15
- UVM Health Cohort Selection: November 1
- Classes Begin: January
- Apply to the MLT Program at Weber State University
- Apply for financial aid at https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa
Applications are accepted October 1-15 of each calendar year.
Please have ready the following items to upload with your application:
- Résumé
- Cover Letter
Leader Confirmation of Support: Leaders must complete the electronic UVM Health Pathway Program Leader Approval Form prior to the application deadline. It is the applicants responsibility to coordinate with their leader to ensure this is completed.
*Please note that the UVM Health Pathway Program Leader Approval Form must be accessed from a UVM Health account.
- Weber State University Acceptance Letter
MLT Pathway Program applications will only be accepted during the defined application period. You must apply from a UVM Health account. Please visit the Workforce Development Sharepoint Site (internal applicants only).
Students are responsible for paying all tuition and fees and must commit to working as a full-time Medical Laboratory Technician at a partner site within UVM Health for three years upon successful completion of the program. UVM Health will begin reimbursing tuition costs one year after graduation.
Frequently Asked Questions
The MLT Pathway Program offers a comprehensive curriculum that includes didactic and laboratory learning via distance education, as well as hands-on clinical rotations within UVM Health. Participation requires full-time commitment across four semesters at Weber State University. All classes will be virtual. Clinical practicum hours will take place in laboratory settings at participants’ UVM Health employer sites.
While enrolled in the MLT program at Weber State University, students will work their regular job 48 hours per pay period. Students will receive pay for an additional 24 hours per pay period to allow time for classwork, lab/clinical instruction and studying.
Students are responsible for paying all tuition and fees. For graduates who commit to working at their respective partner location for three years, they will reimbursed in one-third increments for all out-of-pocket tuition, fee and books costs beginning one year after graduation.
Being a full-time laboratory employee in a UVM Health partner is a requirement for application and enrollment. To be eligible for the program you’ll need to be hired as a full-time employee in the laboratory department of any UVM Health partner.
Call 800-722-9922 and choose Option 3 to talk with one of our talent acquisition partners about full-time job opportunities within UVM Health.
To be eligible, you need to be a working a full-time employee at UVM Health.
Possibly, depending on the timeframe and your grades. VTSU will review the courses and grades on your transcript to determine whether they meet the requirements for this program. If you do need to retake courses, check out Pathfinder, which is a program offered by UVM Health in partnership with Community College of Vermont and will support employees who are seeking to enter a UVM Health Pathway Program to begin taking prepaid preparatory, prerequisite and corequisite courses.
You will need to complete the MLT Program curriculum through Weber State University (coursework and lab/clinical instruction) in its entirety. Please contact WSU Admissions for specific questions related to your academic history.
The amounts paid under this Program have tax implications. Amounts that are paid to your educational institution for tuition, fees, books, supplies, or other expenses constitute payments under an educational assistance program described in Section 127 of the Internal Revenue Code and are therefore excludable up to $5,250 per calendar year. Amounts paid in excess of $5,250 per year are taxable income and are subject to applicable withholding taxes.
These taxes will be withheld from your regular earnings, resulting in a reduction to your usual paycheck. To avoid unforeseen hardships, the reduction should be planned for, and if necessary, additional funding sources such as loans should be sought.
Please consult your personal tax advisor, as UVM Health cannot provide you with individualized tax advice.
Each Vermont UVM Health partner will determine the number of seats it can support annually. Partner-specific waitlists may be utilized depending on eligible applicant numbers. Application materials and interviews will determine how employees are initially placed on the partner waitlists. Should a seat become available, the next applicant on that partner waitlist will be contacted.
Individuals who do not meet the initial program deadline for consideration may submit a complete application for their UVM Health partner’s waitlist. After the initial program deadline, employees applying directly to the waitlist will be reviewed in the order that applications are received, should seats become available. No waitlist applications will be accepted or reviewed for after July 1.
Our Pathway Programs are designed to support employees through the entirety of the academic program. Off-cycle enrollments will not be accepted.
Questions?
Please contact:
Rebecca Aldrich, Workforce Development Program Manager or Megan Foster, Workforce Development Program Manager