Educational Sponsorships & Training

Careers in medical diagnostics offer long-term, stable employment viability in Manitoba and across North America. DSM offers financial assistance programs for students wishing to enter the diagnostic field and for staff wishing to upgrade their skills.

Education Sponsorship and Return of Service Program

Those seeking admission to Red River College's Medical Laboratory Science Diploma Program or Medical Radiological Technology Diploma Program may be eligible to receive financial assistance through DSM's Education Sponsorship and Return of Service Program for Rural/Northern Manitoba. Accepted students will receive reimbursement for tuition and books for the two-year diploma program (approx. $8,500), provide any additional cross-training that is required and guarantee full-time employment upon completion of the program in exchange for a three-year return of service commitment in a rural or northern facility.

ROS Brochure

The call for applications typically occurs early in the New Year for fall intake, with a deadline of March 15 annually. The 2010 intake is now closed.

International Technologist Bridging Program

DSM's award-winning Bridging Program offers financial assistance for internationally educated MLTs to participate in a distance education program designed to prepare them for the Canadian Society of Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS) certification examinations in general laboratory technology.

Program graduates are then able to use their skills and expertise as MLTs in Canada.

Bridging Program Brochure

Applications are typically accepted in late spring / early summer for an August intake. Please check back for an application form in spring 2011.

DSM's Bridging Program received an Excellence in Leadership Award from the Human Resources Management Association of Manitoba in 2010. The program was recognized in the category of Workplace Essential Skills and Employee Development for demonstrating success in raising the skill level of employees through job-related training and lifelong learning.

The program not only fills a need within DSM in hiring into Medical Laboratory Technologists positions, but also serves to increase the job satisfaction of internationally trained technologists looking to work at the same level that they worked at in their home country.

Post-Doctoral Training Program in Clinical Biochemistry

DSM offers a post-doctoral training program in Clinical Biochemistry. The program provides an excellent opportunity to learn Clinical Biochemistry and gain exposure to other laboratory medicine disciplines in preparation for pursuing a career as a Clinical Biochemist. DSM offers the program every three years. The next call for applications will be in the fall of 2012 for a July 2013 position.

DSM Clinical Biochemistry Post Doctoral Program Description

For more information on careers in Clinical Biochemistry, see www.cscc.ca and follow links under Academy.