Course number and code: MCLS 634 Course name: Blood Cancers Number of units: 4 Course Description: This course aims to learn and understand benign white blood cell disorders and blood malignancies including: different types of leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome, myeloproliferative disorders, lymphomas, and multiple myeloma. Differential diagnosis methods for these malignancies will be discussed and emphasis will be placed on the interpretation of the results. The student is expected to perform routine and advanced techniques in the diagnosis of these malignancies. The course will also provide an overview of stem cell transplantation.