The Clinical Laboratory Professional Lesson 1-2 The Clinical Laboratory Professional

Overview Clinical laboratory professions History of clinical laboratories Requirements for laboratory professionals Allied health professions Responsibilities Professionalism Employment

History Origins of “medical technology” Early medical laboratories Modern clinical laboratories Twenty-first–century laboratories

Role of Laboratory Professional Allied healthcare partner Work in many different settings Work at various levels of responsibility

Change in Certification Agency Effective 2010 ASCP Board of Certification (BOC) See Tables 1-6, 1-7

Education Programs Requirements Accreditation Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) or Medical Technologist (MT) Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT)

Education Areas of specialization Credentialing and certification Licensing

Other Allied Health Personnel Phlebotomist Medical Assistant Physician Office Laboratory (POL) Technician Point-of-care (POC) Technician Other

Other Allied Health Personnel Examples: Paramedic Nursing staff Clinical laboratory assistant Diagnostic molecular scientist

Ethics Maintain Duty to High standards of practice Honesty, integrity, and reliability Duty to Patients Profession and colleagues Society See Table 1-8

Ethics Respect Patients Profession Other healthcare professions

Professionalism Desirable qualities Patient privacy Confidentiality Interactions with patients

Professionalism Professional organizations See Table 1-9

Employment Opportunities Hospitals and clinics Government Universities Military Research Public health Product sales/service