What is Medical Laboratory Technology??? Medical Laboratory Technology is a profession that combines the challenges and rewards of medicine with laboratory science. Medical laboratory Technologists perform complex and varied laboratory analyses, and use critical thinking skills in determining the accuracy and validity of test results. They recognize the interdependency of testing information and possess the knowledge of physiologic and pathological conditions affecting results in order to support medical decisions. In diverse health care settings, clinical laboratory scientists provide test results used by such practitioners as physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physicians assistants, in determining: the presence, extent, and causes of disease; monitoring therapy; and evaluating testing protocols to insure optimum and safe public health applications. Career Opportunities Today there is a greater demand of allied health professionals than supply. Demand for clinical laboratory scientists is outstanding. Graduates have a wide choice of practice settings: hospitals, independent laboratories, clinics, public health facilities, forensic crime laboratories, sales and marketing of diagnostic instruments and reagents, federal and state regulatory agencies, and research and development of future clinical tests and instruments. In addition a bachelors degree in clinical laboratory science provides an excellent background for admission to other professional programs, such as medicine, dentistry, pharmacy etc ★Students Welfare Association Mianwali (SWAMI)★
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