1. Safia Khan and Zahra Naqi

2.  Anyone that needs to get a lab test for diagnosis or prevention.

3.  Tests pertaining to the diagnosis, treatment and the prevention of a disease.  Clinical laboratories: › Microbiology › Parasitology › Virology › Hematology › Coagulation › Clinical biochemistry › Toxicology › Immunology/Serology › Immunohaematology › Urinalysis › Histopathology › Cytopathology › Electron microscopy › Genetics › Cytogenetics › Surgical pathology

4.  Varies for different tests  $21 pregnancy test to $3000 brain scan

5.  Medical Director  Pathologist, Clinical biologist  Resident in Pathology, Anatomical pathology or Clinical biology  Pathologist Assistant  Laboratory Manager  Department Supervisor  Chief/Lead Technologist  Cytotechnologist, Medical Laboratory Scientist, Histotechnologist  Medical Laboratory Technician, Histotechnician  Medical Laboratory Assistant (Lab Aide)  Phlebotomist  Transcriptionist  Specimen processor

6.  More than 10 billion laboratory tests are performed in the United States each year.  12,200 new laboratory professionals will be needed annually to meet the growing need of the world’s population, but only 4,000 to 6,000 graduates will join the workforce each year.  Laboratory test results constitute a significant portion of the patient’s medical records and are vital to the diagnosis and treatment of illness and disease.