With tremendous advances in medical research in recent years, modern health care has become increasingly dependent on a growing variety of complex laboratory tests to diagnose and treat disease.

The is a professional clinical laboratory scientist who, as a member of the health care team, is responsible for providing this essential testing service in the fields of:

  • Clinical Chemistry
  • Clinical Hematology
  • Clinical Microbiology
  • Urinalysis
  • Blood Banking
  • Serology

Additionally, Medical Technologists are preferentially hired by several leading biotechnology firms to assist in research. Medical Laboratory Scientists and Technologists require a broad educational background and clinical lab training to work in these areas of a hospital lab. They are responsible for the quality and accuracy of analysis of patient samples, which provide critical information to physicians and primary care providers who are treating patients.