Certification To be sure that laboratory workers are competent and able to perform high quality laboratory tests, the Board of Registry of the American Society of Clinical Pathologist gives a national certification exam. Students take this exam after meeting their academic and laboratory education requirements. Where Medical Laboratory Technicians Work Medical laboratory technicians have an unlimited choice of practice settings. Hospitals,Crime labs, Pharmaceutical sales, Instrumentation sales representative, CDC, Research Labs, Veterinarian labs, for-profit laboratories, clinics, nursing homes, public health facilities, business and industry currently have positions open for qualified medical laboratory technicians. The Medical Technologist performs a full range of laboratory tests, from the most routine to the most complex, with little or no supervision.
Medical technologists can be teachers, supervisors or researchers.
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