Career opportunities: Rapid job growth within the industry and an increase in the aging population are providing excellent job opportunities. At present, the Ontario Government has officially listed the job market within the Medical Laboratory field as fair on a scale of poor, fair and good. Clinical laboratory technicians are supervised by clinical laboratory technologists and physicians, such as pathologists. (Pathologists specialize in the diagnosis of disease.) Most clinical laboratory technicians work in hospitals. Some work in research institutes and clinics. Others are employed in commercial medical laboratories that run tests for doctors and hospitals on a fee basis. Clinical laboratory technicians perform routine tasks in the laboratory. For example, they collect samples of blood and urine, label them, and conduct simple tests on them. They sterilize instruments; prepare, stain, and label slides; and keep records of tests. Clinical laboratory technicians also perform tests involved in blood banking. For example, they may help to determine a donor's blood type. They may work in several areas of the clinical laboratory or specialize in just one. Histotechnicians prepare slides of body tissue for examination by clinical laboratory technologists and pathologists. They freeze tissue so that it can be cut into paper-thin slices. They also stain the slides so that the tissue can be seen clearly under a microscope. Employment can be sought in a vast areas from Hospital settings to medical laboratories, private doctors offices, veterinary clinics, Although hospitals are expected to continue to be the major employer of clinical laboratory workers, employment is expected to grow faster in medical and diagnostic laboratories, offices of physicians, and all other ambulatory health care services. Our program: Our 34-week diploma program will prepare students to demonstrate the acquired skills necessary in a medical office, laboratory or hospital setting. In addition to your classroom learning, students will receive practical, hands-on training in a fully-equipped medical laboratory, which will provide them with a solid understanding of their responsibilities. Graduates of the Medical Laboratory Technician program are eligible to write the Ontario Society of Medical Technologists Certification Exam. Admission Requirements
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Medical Laboratory Technician
Medical Laboratory Technician or Clinical laboratory technicians are also known as medical technicians or medical laboratory technicians. They conduct laboratory tests that aid in the detection, diagnosis, and treatment of disease.