
Proposed Summer Lab Schedule
Due to the 3 hour format, "open lab" time is built into the schedule. There will be no additional open lab hours outside of class time. Use your time wisely!
Lab 1
- Safety
- Specimen Collection
- Bacterial Media
- Aseptic techniques
- Use of the Microscope
- Smear preparation/Gram Stain
- Special Staining Procedures
Lab 2
- Special Staining Procedures
- ID of medically relevant Gram (+) cocci
- Staphylococci
- Streptococci
Lab 3
- ID of medically significant Gram (-) cocci, bacilli
- Neisseriae
- Enterobacteriaceae
- Quiz
- Discussion of results
- Open Lab review
Lab 4
- Lab Exam #1 (Labs 1-3)
Lab 5
Lab 6
Lab 7
Lab 8
- Quiz
- Discussion of results
- Open Lab review
Lab 9
- Lab Exam #2 (Labs 5-7)
Lab 10
- Antibiotic/Kirby-Bauer Susceptibility test
- Antiseptic Disk Diffusion
- Chemical Antiseptics
- Ultraviolet Irradiation
Lab 11
- Quiz
- Discussion of the Kirby-Bauer, antiseptic disk diffusion, and UV irradiation test results
- Diagnostic Immunology
- Discussion of Immunology test results
- Open Lab Review
Lab 12
- Lab Exam #3 (Labs 10-11)