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Career Center: Clinical Laboratory Technologist
- “What I like best about my work is the satisfaction of providing quality test results as a member of the health care team. I am very proud to be part of a team working to help patients get better.”
– Vivian Morales, Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologist, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Center, NIH
- What You’ll Do: Examine and analyze body fluids, and cells looking for bacteria, parasites, and other microorganisms; analyzing the chemical content of fluids; matching blood for transfusions; and testing for drug levels. Job Description.
- Where You’ll Work: Mainly Hospitals.
- How Much School: 4 years (Bachelor’s usually required).
- What You’ll Make: $49,700
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• Medical & Clinical Lab Tech: Chris King
• Clinical Lab Tech: Vivian Morales
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lucymd5c
about 1 month ago
6 comments
Can somebody please help me?
I've been trying to find out if I can be certified as a med technologist but nobody from the ascp has returned my phone messages---- I have a bachelor's degree in zoology (w/ several human A&P courses) and minors in microbiology and chemistry. I want to know if I'm eligible to take the certification exam and what to expect if I can take it. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!