The education of the medical technologist prepares the student for work in the laboratory areas of clinical chemistry, hematology, microbiology, immunology, and immunohematology. Tests performed in theses laboratory areas are used for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.
Health care is fastest growing service industry in the United States today.
Career opportunities for medical technologists continue to expand and include employment in hospital laboratories, physician offices, reference laboratories, commercial firms, management, education, sales, laboratory information systems, and research and product development. To meet academic and financial objectives, the UC Davis Primary Care Network was developed, expanding the number of individual physicians, and the patient base size. In addition, the laboratory is regulated by the State of California Department of Health Services, and the Food and Drug Administration. This program is approved for training by the California Department of Health Services and the America Medical Association Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation through the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences. Students entering the program have a baccalaureate degree and continue their education for twelve months in the diverse laboratory areas.