Medical Laboratory Scientist

It is fascinating how changing a few letters in a word can create an entirely different meaning to the words. Who do we call a Technologist or Technician? In the healthcare field, these words have easily been interchanged simply because in many labs and practices, everybody does everything, as far as they are qualified to work in a lab. However, there are clear and distinct differences between a Technologist and Technician. Radiologic Technologists, also known as "R.T.s", are professionals who are

asking to add on a lab test to patient’s blood we had in the laboratory already. There were times where I was about to give up and thinking I’m not going back to work the following day, but there I was back in the laboratory ready to work. I also used to work with the laboratory supervisor on certain days and she was praising me and telling me the difference when I first started to work with them and that I mastered all the laboratory protocols and procedures. I was and always will be grateful with

Regarding the job posting on the BCIT co-op website, I would enjoy the opportunity to join your analytical laboratory as a summer co-op student. Allergy, Saliva, and serum or plasma tests that are offered by Stero-Chrom and the opportunity to learn new lab skills including ELISA have grabbed my interest greatly. As an NSERC eligible, second-year student of the UBC-BCIT Honours in Biotechnology Program, I am certain that I have developed myself as a strong candidate for this position with various

Medical Lab Technologists and Technicians When I go to the doctor to get laboratory tests done, such as blood or urine tests, I have always been interested in how nurses are prepared to deal with needles, blood, and most importantly the patient’s life and safety. Besides my interest in how nurses are prepared to work in laboratories, I would like to change the feeling of fear that we all get when we have to go and we have to get our tests done; instead of this fear I want to make people

Since 1971, Mayo Medical Laboratories has been a thriving for profit entity of Mayo Clinic; performing nearly 23 million tests annually for more than 4.5 million patients worldwide. MML launches 150 new tests annually for clients in more than 60 countries. From the draw of a specimen to the time results are given, there is a solid system in place to provide efficient results to patients. With every step, the sample is tracked by its autonomous identification number to provide metrics and analytics

for lab techs, the job description was similar to many things I was doing as a vet tech. I enjoy the laboratory aspect of my job already, and began to believe I could do that, and more importantly I would enjoy that. The problem was, I needed a different degree in order to make that career

Medical lab technician A medical lab technician is trained to work in hospitals or independent labs. They have many duties to do on the job: working with infectious diseases, materials that produce fumes, analyze body fluids, and study blood samples. They are prepared to use the proper protection materials in order to do their jobs. They use safety materials such as wearing protective goggles, gloves, and masks. Medical lab technicians have to use certain equipment to complete their daily tasks.

Phlebotomist April L. Rosser Ivy Tech Community College Phlebotomist I have always wanted to work in health care and help people but I did not want to be a nurse or directly involved in individualized health plans. I wanted to work behind the scenes. I became a CPhT and went to work right away at my local hospital. Life was wonderful! I was helping sick people feel better and doing something worthwhile that came along with the means to help support my family comfortably. Then that dreadful

agents of sepsis. Fast detention and identification of bacterial pathogens is one of the most important functions of the microbiology laboratory especially when the pathogen is suspected to be in the bloodstream. Being able to detect and identify the organism early can increase the survival of a patient. The identification of microorganisms in the microbiology laboratory is traditionally done by phenotypic tests such as macroscopic examination of colonies, staining characteristics and biochemical tests

Laboratories across the United States have many different ways of operating in order to collect sufficient and precise data and make adequate conclusions.  In order for a laboratory to run smoothly and collect good data, the lab must stay clean and sterile. Through Dr. Williams section of LB 133, Introduction to History, Philosophy and Sociology of Science, I had the opportunity to complete a two hour non-participant, unstructured, naturalistic observation at the MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory