Janet Whitney, MEd, MLS (ASCP)CM, SBB (ASCP)
Assistant Professor, Medical Laboratory Science
(515) 643-6741
jwhitney@mercydesmoines.org

Office Location
ACE - 204

Office Hours

Posted outside office. Please contact for appointment.

Mailing Address

Mercy College of Health Sciences
Medical Laboratory Science Program
928 6th Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa 50309-1239


Year Started at Mercy College 2009

  • Department: Medical Laboratory Science

Education

  • MEd, Higher Education Leadership, Upper Iowa University (2016)
  • BA, Biology, Wartburg College (1987)
  • Certificate of Medical Technology, St. Luke’s Hospital (1988)
  • Specialist in Blood Banking, Memorial Blood Center (1993)

Courses Regularly Taught

  • MLS 411 Clinical Immunology Didactic
  • MLS 412 Clinical Immunohematology Didactic
  • MLS 444 Clinical Hematology Didactic I
  • MLS 474 Clinical Hematology Didactic II
  • MLS 432 Clinical Immunology and Immunohematology Rotation I
  • MLS 433 Clinical Hematology, Urinalysis, Body Fluids, and Microscopy Rotation I
  • MLS 462 Clinical Immunology and Immunohematology Rotation II
  • MLS 463 Clinical Hematology, Urinalysis, Body Fluids, and Microscopy Rotation II

Certifications

  • Medical Laboratory Scientist,(ASCP)cm, American Society of Clinical Pathologists
  • Specialist in Blood Banking (SBB)cm, American Association of Blood Banks

Clinical/Field Experience

  • I have worked full-time; part-time; or PRN since 1988 at a variety of hospital laboratories in Iowa; with the exception of 1993 when I went to Minneapolis, MN to complete my training in the Specialist in Blood Banking Program at Memorial Blood Center.

Professional Memberships

  • American Society for Clinical Laboratory Scientists (ASCLS)
  • American Society for Clinical Laboratory Scientists – Iowa Branch (ASCLS – IA)

Community Service Involvement

  • I am involved with my church in a variety of volunteering opportunities.

Advice to Students

“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” — Benjamin Franklin