Medical Lab Technology
Medical Lab Technology Associate Degree Program
Understanding lab results is crucial to the medical field! Medical lab technicians are trained to recognize specimen and test result abnormalities. MLTs deal with the monitoring, screening and troubleshooting of analytical devices, quality control, result assessment, and statistical control of observed data and recordkeeping.
This comprehensive Medical Lab Technology program explores areas of:
- Hematology
- Clinical chemistry
- Immunohematology
- Microbiology
- Serology/immunology
- Coagulation
- Molecular diagnostics
- Emerging diagnostics
How do health facilities use medical lab technology?
The medical lab technician is the primary analyst when making specimen-oriented decisions on predetermined criteria, including a working knowledge of critical values. The MLT holds diverse functions in areas of pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical processes.
Career opportunities in medical lab technology include employment in independent medical labs, hospitals, medical diagnostic companies, physicians' offices and wherever laboratory testing is performed.
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