Medical Technologist

Medical Technologists play a key role in the modern laboratory. By performing scores of laboratory procedures in areas such as clinical chemistry, microbiology, hematology, serology and urinalysis, they help a physician to identify a patient's disease and evaluate effective treatment.

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Education

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• Medical
• Laboratory
• Technologist

[Vergil7799]

Can a MLT become a forensic?

[medlabtek]

A forensic scientist is a masters degree or higher. However, working in a forensic lab doesn't require a forensic degree. MLT's can work in forensic labs just not a level you might want to.

[mayelaine2]

I wanted to become a doc and then take a specialty in something related to science... but i wouldn't want to spend eternity studying while there's a job that does what i want and only takes like 5 yrs. Here's my question: how would i get 2yrs of experience, if nobody would higher someone with less than 2? I heard that Clinics are a good way to start, but i'm not sure

[medlabtek]

Not a lot of ways to shortcut the process whether it be nursing or lab.

[hmongmike]

i was thinking about changing my career to this but looking at the responses of the pay, i think i'm just gonna stick with what i got

[medlabtek]

Pay also varies according to rural vs. urban. Hospital vs. clinic vs. reference lab vs. physician office.

As with all health occupations, lab is also recession "resistant".

Bottom line, it depends on what you like to do and what you find rewarding!!

[crumbumcorvette]

@DaMostEnigmatic I guess mostly but there are plenty of really outgoing people also.

[crumbumcorvette]

@mollzz its just a job and its not rewarding. im not saying it isnt an important job because it is but its really hard to see the good you actually do. Also if you work in a hospital (maybe not all labs but mine) for some reason everything is our fault even when it is clearly not. you will begin to hate nurses. It probably depends on how well run the lab is but it seems that the people that run my lab have no desire to make the place an enjoyable place to work

[DaMostEnigmatic]

@crumbumcorvette would you say it's a job for introverts or not?

[mayelaine2]

@thnkr0917 And how do you know that? You're basing on a single Youtube comment. How silly.

[thnkr0917]

@bren57mar

I thought for a moment that you were referring to nursing. This problem with respect for co-workers must be throughout the entire healthcare profession.

[thnkr0917]

@mayelaine2

If you spell the word hire as "higher" that would be your first clue that you don't have what it takes to be a "doc".

I'm

[getdown1983]

The relativ atom masses are to handel (addit) with (g/mol=x*10^-36) for the exactly molecularmass, divide it by the number of atoms and verb they paralell to the exactly ratio you want. You can to addit the sames atoms before do the paralell verbs.

It is a kind of magic sure.

Amazon.de sell an periodensystem with relative atommasses and more.

I like the texas instrument calculators (not the cheapest.

[bren57mar]

Honestly, you need to really investigate this field and interview some technologists. I would advise some other healthcare field. Unless you want to work long hours at night forever, get no respect because anyone can push a button as they say, be at the mercy of unscrupulous managers who make life misreable, you will not find many who don't hate their job.

[nefrinhayat]

is med lab techonology a university program or a college one?? does anybody know what's the salary?

[mollzz]

@crumbumcorvette Why?