Specific professions,
career occupations or trades that the
graduates of this program may go into:
Clinical Laboratory Practice: Medical
Technologists / Medical Laboratory
Scientists in Hospital Laboratories,
Clinical and Sanitarium.
Education: Graduates of the program
can be employed as faculty in colleges and
universities offering Medical Technology /
Medical Laboratory Science program to teach
professional subjects.
Diagnostic Industry / Drug Companies:
Graduates of the program can be employed in
the following specialized fields:
.:.
Medico-Legal Laboratory .:.
Drug Testing Laboratory .:.
HIV/AIDS Testing Laboratory .:.
Information System .:.
Quality Management System .:.
Research
Other fields employing the Knowledge and
Skills of Medical Technologists / Medical
Laboratory Scientists
The Medical Technologist
The clinical laboratory scientist/medical
technologist is an allied health
professional who is qualified by academic
and practical training to provide service in
clinical laboratory science. The clinical
laboratory scientist/medical technologist
must also be responsible for his/her own
actions, as defined by the profession. The
ability to relate to people, a capacity for
calm and reasoned judgment and a
demonstration of commitment to the patient
are qualities essential for a clinical
laboratory scientist/medical technologist.
He must demonstrate ethical and moral
attitudes and principles that are essential
for gaining and maintaining the trust of
professional associates, the support of the
community, and the confidence of the patient
and family. An attitude of respect for the
patient and confidentiality of the patient’s
record and/or diagnoses must be maintained.
Clinical laboratory scientist/medical
technologists are competent in:
a. Developing and establishing procedures
for collecting, processing and analyzing
biological specimens and other substances;
b. Performing analytical tests of body
fluids, cells, and other substances;
c. Integrating and relating data generated
by the various clinical laboratory
departments while making decisions regarding
possible discrepancies;
d. Confirming abnormal results, verifying
quality control procedures, executing
quality control procedures, and developing
solutions to problems concerning the
generation of laboratory data;
e. Making decisions concerning the results
of quality control and quality assurance
measures, and instituting proper procedures
to maintain accuracy and precision;
f. Establishing and performing preventive
and corrective maintenance of equipment and
instruments as well as identifying
appropriate sources for repairs;
g. Developing, evaluating, and selecting new
techniques, instruments and methods in terms
of their usefulness and practicality within
the context of a given laboratory’s
personnel, equipment, space, and budgetary
resources;
h. Demonstration professional conduct and
interpersonal skills with patients,
laboratory personnel, other health care
professionals, and the public;
i. Establishing and maintaining continuing
education as a function of growth and
maintenance of professional competence;
j. Providing leadership in educating other
health personnel and the community;
k. Exercising principles of management,
safety, and supervision;
l. Applying principles of educational
methodology, and
m. Applying principles of current
information systems.
Upon graduation and initial employment,
the clinical laboratory scientist/medical
technologist should be able to demonstrate
entry-level competencies in the above areas
of professional practice.
