Medical Technology
As a medical technologist, you would work as a medical professional with physicians and other members of the health care team to perform laboratory tests used for diagnosis and treatment of disease and maintenance of health. Your training would include the five major disciplines of blood banking, chemistry, hematology, immunology and microbiology.
In the hospital and clinical settings, you would be responsible for analyzing blood, body fluids, and tissues to detect disease. Computerized, automated instruments and analyzers are utilized in this process; you would be responsible for assuring that test results are accurate and reliable. Technologists also develop and evaluate new test procedures, perform quality control, educate other laboratory professionals, and manage the laboratory.
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