Have you ever wondered

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Have you ever wondered

• What happens to the blood sample you give at the
  doctors office?
• How do doctors diagnose disease?
• How can you have a rewarding career helping
  others?

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Welcome to the world inside the medical
laboratory. Its a world where medical laboratory
professionals find answers to these questions and
more.

• In the laboratory, a highly-skilled medical
  team of pathologists, specialists, technologists
  and technicians work together to determine the
  presence, extent or absence of disease and
  provide valuable data needed to evaluate the
  effectiveness of treatment. The fact is, the
  practice of modern medicine would be impossible
  without the tests performed in the laboratory.

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Who works in the laboratory?

• Phlebotomy Technicians
• Histologic Technicians
• Histotechnologists
• Cytotechnologists
• Medical Laboratory Technicians
• Medical Technologists

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These professionals ...

• are problem solvers
• like challenge and responsibility
• are accurate and reliable
• work well under pressure
• communicate well
• set high standards for themselves
• are fascinated by science

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Medical Laboratory Technician

• The medical laboratory technician works in all
  areas of the clinical laboratory and searches for
  basic clues to the absence, presence, extent and
  causes of diseases. Medical laboratory
  technicians are dedicated and self-motivated to
  do their part in providing the highest quality
  patient care.

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• I had been looking into going to medical
  school before learning about this field. I
  originally chose this career as a stepping stone,
  but it has turned into so much more. I especially
  like to find out the whys in disease
  diagnosis.
• Tracy Donahue, MLT(ASCP)

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Wage and Vacancy Rates

• In 1998 the average medical laboratory technician
  earned 12.90 per hour an increase of 2.50 per
  hour from two years before. Because there were
  not enough certified medical laboratory
  technicians 11.1 of medical laboratory
  technician positions went unfilled.

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Medical Laboratory Technician- 18 on the best
job list

• According to Jobs Rated Almanac, by Les Krantz,
  medical laboratory technician has 15 job growth,
  very low unemployment and good job security.
  Among health care professions, it ranks 4.

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Where does a Medical Laboratory Technician work?

• Hospital Laboratory
• Physician Office Laboratory
• Reference Laboratory
• Fertility Clinic
• Pharmaceutical Company
• Research Laboratory
• Veterinary Laboratory
• AND MANY OTHER PLACES!!

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How can you become a Medical Laboratory
Technician?

• You need to have a solid background in biology,
  chemistry, math and computer science.
• You must earn an associate degree and complete a
  NAACLS accredited medical laboratory technician
  program.
• You need to be sure to take the certification
  examination given by the Board of Registry of the
  American Society of Clinical Pathologists.

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Thank you and for more information, please
contact

• American Society of Clinical Pathologists Board
  of Registry
• Box 12277
• Chicago, Illinois 60612-0277
• Email bor_at_ascp.org
• Web site http//www.ascp.org/bor