Medical technologists
help determine the presence and extent of a disease.
According to Ohio State University, a medical technologist is a laboratory scientist who is part of a medical team of specialists that works together to determine the presence, absence or extent of a disease. Medical technology training programs prepare students to become medical technologists, also called clinical laboratory scientists.
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia offers a medical technology program that is designed to help students enter the field as medical technologists upon graduation. This program requires four years of in-depth study and leads to a bachelor's degree. The school also offers an option to pursue the medical technology with forensic science program, which can be completed in four years as well. Students take courses that include hematology, human parasitology, clinical immunology, anatomy and physiology, clinical chemistry, and survey of biochemistry or molecular structure in biochemistry.
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
600 S. 43rd St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-596-8800
usp.edu
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has a medical technology program that trains medical technologists in major clinical areas including hematology, clinical chemistry, immunopathology and microbiology. Classes run from June to June. Students are required to take this program on a full-time schedule with clinical rotation hours varying according to the actual laboratory sections. Upon successful completion of this program, students receive a certificate of achievement and can apply the courses they have taken toward a bachelor's degree.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
1211 Medical Center Dr.
Nashville, TN 37232
615-322-5000
vanderbilt.edu
Ohio State University
Ohio State University has a medical technology program that prepares students for entry into a career as a certified medical technologist or for education beyond the baccalaureate level. This program offers three tracks of study: the certification track, the medical science track and the Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT ) articulation track. The certification track accepts 25 students annually and prepares students for laboratory work upon graduation and to become nationally registered as medical technologists. The medical science track is specifically for students who are seeking entry into post-baccalaureate or graduate programs. The MLT articulation track is for MLT and Clinical Laboratory Technician (CLT) students who need preparation for certification exams offered by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) and the National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel (NCA).
Ohio State University
453 W. 10th Ave.
Columbus, OH 43210
614-292-1706
osu.edu
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