MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST

Correct Name of Career

o Medical Technologist
Education and/or Training Required
o Some important skills of a medical technologist are computer skills, the ability to
use a microscope, and patient care.
o Some high school courses could include microbiology, general anatomy, and
science.
o The first thing that someone should do when they are interested in becoming a
medical technologist is get their bachelors degree. A bachelors degree in medical
technology will prepare someone for work in this field. This four-year program is
focused on mainly natural science and often has an internship required at the end
of the course. Getting their bachelors degree is a minimum entry level
requirement for a medical technologist. Usually after the person completes this
they decide to become a laboratory director. To do this they need a masters
degree.
o There are many subspecialties someone can work in after their residency as a
medical technologist. Some specialties are blood banking, chemistry, hematology,
immunology and microbiology. It is not a requirement for someone to have a

subspecialty in medical technology but some people choose to take this path.
Responsibilities and Daily Activities
o Some daily activities of a medical technologist are complex analysis of
microscopic, immunologic, biologic, bacteriologic, hematologic, and chemical
tests and their results. However, some other activities that a medical technologist
might be asked to perform are preparing cultures of tissue samples, establishing
and monitoring programs that ensure data accuracy, microscopically examining
slides of bodily fluids, cross-matching blood for transfusions, chemically
analyzing blood or urine for toxic components, analyzing lab reports for accuracy,
operating and calibrating equipment, and delivering test results to physicians,
researchers or patients.
o Medical technologists are known for performing urinalysis tests. However, there
are other tests that medical technologists perform. One of these tests that they
perform are pregnancy tests. The purpose of this test is to know if a women is

pregnant or not. If the test comes back negative after a couple has been trying to
get pregnant for a while it could show the medical technologist that the couple
might have a problem with either of their reproductive systems. Another test that
these doctors perform are HIV tests to prove if a patient has HIV or not. If this
test comes back positive the patients immune system begins to wear down as the
body tries to fight off the infection unsuccessfully. The third test that medical
technologists perform are diabetes tests. This test is obviously done to prove if
someone has diabetes or not. If a patient come back positive with diabetes it
shows them that their pancreas isnt producing insulin/ it isnt working in their
bodies. This can cause the patient to have to watch what they eat so that they
dont intake a large amount of glucose.
o There are various work places that medical technologists can work in. Some
choose to work in hospital; clinics; industrial or research labs; or sales, service or

technical development for companies that make medical supplies.

Salary Range
o Mid-range: $56,317.
o Values are for Owensboro, Kentucky.
o Salary is highly variable education, performance, and years of experience. .
Documentation of Sources
o Study.com. (nd). Medical Technologist: Job Description, Duties and
Requirements. [accessed 24 February 2016]. Retrieved from
http://study.com/articles/Medical_Technologist_Job_Description_Duties_and_Re
quirements.html
o Allied Health Profession. (nd). The Medical Technologist (MT). [accessed 24
February 2016]. Retrieved from
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o University of Wisconsin. (nd). Medical Technology. [accessed 24 February 2016].
Retrieved from http://www.uwosh.edu/med_tech/what-is-elementaryhematology/what-is-a-medical-technologist
o FamilyDoctor.org. (nd). HIV and AIDS. [accessed 24 February 2016]. Retrieved
from http://familydoctor.org/familydoctor/en/diseases-conditions/hiv-andaids/diagnosis-tests.html

o Salary.com. (nd). Medical Technologist (ASCP). [accessed 24 February 2016].

Retrieved from http://swz.salary.com/SalaryWizard/Medical-Technologist-ASCP

Salary-Details-Owensboro-KY.aspx
Self-Reflection
o I have never heard of this career before.
o A good thing about this career is you get to help people every day.
o A bad thing about this career would be delivering bad news to your patients.
o I dont think I would enjoy this job.
o I wouldnt like this job because it would be hard to inform your patients about the
bad news.