Students may take the final year of study independent of the college or choose to receive a second BS in Medical Technology. At the completion of the fifth year of study, students are eligible to sit for the major national certifying examinations. Applicants to this program must have earned an Associate's degree in Medical Laboratory Technology and become registered within one year of entering the program. Students complete the remainder of courses required for a Bachelor of Science degree and are required to apply to a hospital-based approved School of Medical Technology. Students can make arrangements for accelerating hospital rotations directly with the hospital-based school.
Some states require additional licensing examinations.
In these settings tests are performed to help diagnose and treat disease. University, industrial research laboratories and pharmaceutical companies employ Medical Technologists to help find solutions through research and development. Medical Technologists can find employment in state and city health laboratories. They are involved in community health projects, environmental testing and other projects that keep us healthy. Medical Technologists can find employment in crime laboratories where they perform forensic tests that help solve crimes, such as DNA testing.