Clinical
Laboratory Specialist
Duties & Responsibilities:
A clinical laboratory specialist
is also called many other names such as Clinical Laboratory Technicians, Clinical Technologists and
Medical Laboratory Technicians or Medical Technologists. All of these do
almost the same thing such as performing laboratory work to identify, diagnose,
and treat disease. They use microscopes, laboratory
equipment, chemicals and computers to perform laboratory procedures. They
also collect blood samples and prepare culture media. They issue tests
and prepare reports for clinical technologists or physicians. Clinical
technologists perform harder tests than a technician. Most of the Clinical Technologists
work in hospitals, but some of them also work in private practices, medical
groups, research laboratories, pharmaceutical companies, and universities.
Salary:
$20,000 - $28,000 (Clinical
laboratory technicians)
$25,000 - $40,000 (Clinical technologists)
$25,000 - $40,000 (Clinical technologists)
Education:
Take the most challenging course
in science, math, and English. Have an associate’s degree specialized in house
training program is required to become a Clinical Laboratory Technician. Bachelor
Degree is usually required to become a clinical technologist.
Reflection:
I do not think that I
would like to become a clinical laboratory specialist because I want to pursue
a career in medicine but I actually want to be able to work one on one with
patients.
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