Focus on laboratory skills within the clinical setting. Provides the student with experience in the work environment in the laboratory of a CLIA Waived medical office or a hospital based laboratory. This is an unpaid educational work experience to be taken after all other coursework in the program has been successfully completed. After completion of the externship, the student is eligible to apply to the American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) to take the Phlebotomy Technician (PBT) exam. This class is 8 weeks in length.