January 19, 2026
Jean McGlone, Medical Laboratory Technology Program Director, has experienced a lot of growth in her 16 years teaching at Shawnee State. McGlone has set personal goals throughout the years as well as professional goals for the program.
“The field is an aging workforce, and SSU’s two-year program with small class sizes is a hidden healthcare profession,” McGlone said.
Not all healthcare professions are ones where you have to be hands-on with patients. The Medical Laboratory Technology program is much more than lecture-based learning. The program is full of hands-on experience with labs where students learn the science behind results.
“My favorite part of teaching is watching students find their love of learning—mastering and appreciating the science to finding the results,” McGlone said.
The program has toured the Medical Laboratory at Southern Ohio Medical Center, an opportunity other programs do not receive, allowing students to see how their in-class experiences translate to the job itself.
“Attention to detail and the strive to know how things work are two traits we look for in medical laboratory technicians,” she said.
To any student who might be thinking about joining the program McGlone said “Come see me and I will tell you my story about how I found the medical laboratory technician profession.”
For more information about the Medical Laboratory Technology program at Shawnee State, visit shawnee.edu/medical-laboratory-technology