A MLT is generally a graduate of a two-year associate degree MLT program with similar standards to a medical technology program. The two-year curriculum consists of general education courses, such as English, math, computer science, and psychology, integrated with laboratory courses such as Microbiology, Immunohematology, Immunology, Clinical Chemistry, Hematology, Homeostasis, and Urinalysis. Graduates may take national certification examinations. Medical laboratory technicians are trained to perform routine laboratory procedures and are in high demand in hospital and clinic laboratories. The close approximation of these designations is responsible for much confusion.
Career opportunities abound for the medical technologist.
Each hospital listed below affiliates with several colleges in South Dakota and the surrounding states. To Further Explore Medical Technology 1. Talk with a Medical Technologist at your local hospital. Write the sources listed below.