📋 About the Department
The Medical Laboratories Department was established in the academic year 2020-2021 for morning studies, and evening studies were introduced in the academic year 2023-2024. The department is dedicated to graduating mid-level specialized cadres in the field of pathological analyses to work in public and private laboratories. It is equipped with modern laboratories that keep pace with technical and scientific development.
The department focuses on qualifying highly competent technicians to perform medical analyses, isolate and diagnose pathogens, and conduct histological examinations, meeting the needs of the healthcare sector and serving the local community.
🎯 Vision, Mission & Objectives
To equip graduates with knowledge and experience in the field of medical laboratories, whether governmental or private, including the isolation and diagnosis of various clinical samples and the preparation of histological slides. The graduate shall possess scientific and practical qualifications and have a positive impact on serving society and developing the laboratory healthcare sector.
To achieve excellence in acquiring scientific skills and to implement specialized educational, training, and research programs in the field of medical laboratories. The department seeks to graduate specialized health cadres who work in health and research institutions to enhance the high ability to diagnose various diseases and develop health services in the service of society.
The department aims to graduate technical staff capable of working in medical laboratories, performing routine laboratory analyses, general chemical tests, body fluid examinations, as well as operating and maintaining laboratory equipment.
- Perform laboratory work related to isolation, staining, and examination of bacteria in clinical samples.
- Prepare and sterilize all culture media and examine food for food contaminants.
- Conduct all blood-related analyses and tests.
- Perform urine, stool, and various body fluid tests (synovial fluid, cerebrospinal fluid, sputum, semen).
- Prepare histological slides for various body organs and prepare them for examination.
- Prepare all laboratory solutions.
- Operate and maintain medical laboratory devices used in pathological analysis laboratories.
🔬 Department Laboratories
Objective: Train students to prepare and study histological slides using a microscope.
Practical content: Preparing tissue samples, staining slides, studying cellular structure and different tissues.
Benefit: Develops students’ skills in laboratory diagnosis and understanding tissue-related diseases.
Objective: Teach students the basics of chemistry and its medical applications.
Practical content: Preparing solutions, studying chemical reactions, testing biological samples.
Benefit: Connects chemistry with medical sciences and qualifies students to understand laboratory analyses.
Objective: Train students to use medical devices and perform laboratory tests according to quality standards.
Practical content: Operating medical analyzers, performing blood and urine tests, applying quality control procedures.
Benefit: Enhances students’ ability to work in medical laboratories and ensures accuracy of results.
Objective: Teach students the structure and functions of the human body organs.
Practical content: Studying anatomical models, conducting tissue experiments, understanding the relationship between structure and function.
Benefit: Links theoretical knowledge with practical application to understand the human body and diagnose diseases.
🎥 Department Introductory Video
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📊 Staff & Student Statistics
🔧 Workshops & Courses
- 📅 Nov 13, 2025 – Insulin Resistance: The Disease of the Era (Courses – Medical Labs)
- 📅 Jan 25, 2026 – Role of Viruses in Cancer Diseases (Courses – Medical Labs)
- 📅 Mar 11, 2025 – Ethics of the Health Profession (Courses – Medical Labs)
- 📅 Sep 22, 2025 – Oral Thrush in Infants and Children (Courses – Medical Labs)
- 📅 Jan 12, 2025 – Thalassemia: Causes, Types, and Symptoms (Workshops – Medical Labs)
- 📅 Mar 12, 2025 – Importance of Vitamin D and Causes of its Deficiency (Seminars – Medical Labs)
Assist. Prof. Rima Nimat Allah Hassan
Head of Medical Laboratories Department
Assistant Professor / MSc in Microbiology
📧 [email protected]
Lect. Marwa Mohsen Hussein
Department Rapporteur
Assistant Lecturer / MSc in Zoology
📧 (Institutional email)
👩🏫 Faculty Members
- 🔹 Rima Nimat Allah Hassan – Assistant Professor / MSc Microbiology
- 🔹 Marwa Mohsen Hussein – Assistant Lecturer / MSc Zoology
- 🔹 Zainab Mohammed Khalaf – Assistant Lecturer / MSc Microbiology