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Описание: What Is a Medical Lab Technician?
The greatest aspect of being a Medical Lab Technician is that your job is equal parts science, technology and healthcare. Lab Technicians are meticulous and dependable and are responsible for:
Receiving, processing and safely storing laboratory samples.
Perform lab tests and recording test results on samples.
Staying current on scientific advances in the field.
Maintaining equipment to produce consistent and quality results.

What You Will Learn in a Medical Lab Technician Program
A Medical Lab Technician AAS is an Associate of Applied Science degree programmatically accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES). The purpose of this program is to aid students in entering the healthcare field with the necessary skills to serve as a Medical Lab Technician. Our program can be completed in just 18 months and has been carefully designed to:
Provide a background in chemistry, hematology, phlebotomy, immunology, parasitology and microbiology.
*Introduce students to the work environment through an externship in healthcare.
Prepare students to sit for the American Medical Technologists (AMT)
Certification Credentialing Exam for Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT).
Learn general education courses necessary to meet the requirements of an associate degree program.

We are ABHES accredited and our students are eligible to sit for the ASCP exam as well as the AMT exam.
Medical Lab Technicians are on the front line analyzing COVID-19 specimens (read our latest blog about MLT).