Mission and Vision (OTA)
Mission
The mission of the Missouri Health Professions Consortium (MHPC) Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) Program is to educate and prepare occupational therapy assistants to provide occupational therapy interventions to the citizens of Missouri and neighboring states, especially those in rural and underserved areas. We educate and prepare OTA generalists, to have the knowledge, skills and professional behaviors that are necessary to work in both traditional and emerging areas of practice.
Vision
The OTA Program’s vision is to be recognized as a leader in innovative strategies for occupational therapy assistant education. Through a combination of distance and on-site education opportunities and experiences, we envision a cadre of highly skilled and educated occupational therapy assistants who will serve the citizens of Missouri and neighboring states.
Mission & Vision (MLT)
Training Skilled Laboratory Professionals for Missouri’s Communities
In keeping with the mission of the Missouri Health Professions Consortium (MHPC), the Medical Laboratory Technician program has been developed to meet the increasing demand for highly competent medical laboratory technicians in rural and underserved areas of Missouri. The purpose of this associate degree program is to prepare selected individuals to provide accurate and reliable diagnostic testing results to the citizens of Missouri. We educate and prepare laboratory generalists, to have the knowledge, skills and professional behaviors that are necessary to be eligible to apply for the national certification examination as well as meet employer expectations in the community service area.
Launch Your Career as a Certified Medical Laboratory Technician
Upon completion of the MHPC Medical Laboratory Technician Program, the graduate will be eligible to sit for the ASCP-BOC certification exam. Upon passing the exam, graduates will be recognized nationally as Medical Laboratory Technicians.
Graduates of the program will have experience in and be qualified to provide laboratory services to patients in many different healthcare settings, including, but not limited to, hospitals, clinics and physician offices.
Our Purpose
There are four (4) main goals for the Consortium-based cooperative degree completion programs:
- To expand the supply of healthcare professionals who will choose to live and work near their current homes
- To establish mutually accepted baseline enrollment, retention, graduation and alumni/employer satisfaction rates
- To expand the cooperative relationships between the clinical health employers and professionals and local community colleges
- To enhance public/private partnerships that contribute to increased accessibility to higher education between the Missouri community colleges