Proposed Fall/Spring Lab Schedule

Lab 1

• Introduction
• Safety

Lab 2

• Specimen Collection
• Bacterial Media
• Aseptic technique

Lab 3

• Use of the Microscope
• Smear preparation/Gram Stain
• Special Staining Procedures

Lab 4

• Special Staining Procedures
• ID of medically relevant Gram (+) cocci
• Staphylococci
• Streptococci

Lab 5

• ID of medically significant Gram (-) cocci, bacilli
• Neisseriae
• Enterobacteriaceae

Lab 6

• Quiz
• Discussion of results
• Open Lab review

Lab 7

• Lab Exam #1 (Labs 1-3)

Lab 8

• ID of medically significant eukaryotes, I, II
• Fungi
• Protozoa
• Arthropod vectors
• Helminths

Lab 9

• ID of medically significant eukaryotes, I, II
• Fungi
• Protozoa
• Arthropod vectors
• Helminths

Lab 10

• Quiz
• Discussion of results
• Open Lab review
• ID of medically relevant eukaryotes, III
• Fungi
• Protozoa
• Arthropod vectors
• Helminths

Lab 11

• Lab Exam #2 (Labs 6-7)

Lab 12

• Antibiotic/Kirby-Bauer Susceptibility test
• Antiseptic Disk Diffusion
• Chemical Antiseptics
• Ultraviolet Irradiation

Lab 13

• Discussion of the Kirby-Bauer, antiseptic disk diffusion, and UV irradiation test results
• Diagnostic Immunology

Lab 14

• Quiz
• Open Lab Review
• Discussion of Immunology test results

Lab 15

• Lab Exam #3 (Labs 9-10)