How can you advance your career as a medical technology?

Answer 1

There are many main routes to take in advancing your medical technology career:

Here are some more common or effective routes:

1. Experience with esoteric testing such as special hematology, coaguation, immunology, and chemistry. Both salary and recognition is given to technologist who have special knowledge.

2. Become certified! One popular organization is ASCP (American Society of Clinical Pathologist). This organization provides testing that allows passing candidates to gain certification and credentials; thus, allowing for higher salary and marketability for potential medical technology job candidates. Its a small price to pay for a big long-term reward.

3. Become a 'specialist' in a particular by utilizing the ASCP specialty examination and credentialing. For example, a Medical Technologist who is certified as a generalist MLS (ASCP) can become certified in blood banking, hematology, chemistry, management, and more (ie. MLS (ASCP)H - Hematology Specialist). This route requires testing and financial obligation.

4. One can utilize the hierarchy that exist in most laboratories in applying to a supervisory role. Positions include charge techs, lead technologist, assistant supervisor, and supervisors. Qualification are limited to professional credentials, years of experience, and knowledge in regards to supervisory role. Starting as a charge tech is a stepping stone to a larger position.

5. Participate in case studies, conferences, writing exploits, and other 'extra-curricular' activities. Continuing education credits are necessary in maintaining licensure and required by many laboratories. By participating in educational outlets technologist gain new knowledge, create professional networks, and may even build resumes

6. Use your Medical Technology career as a solid backbone in applying to Graduate school. Higher positions in the laboratory include pathologist, managers, and other administrating postions. Becoming a Medical Technologist allows for the keystone knowledge necessary for higher administration positions.

Explore these methods or research your own. Good Luck!

Answer 2

This is not a degreed Vocation. There are companies that provide Certificates of competency of various types but no degrees. You can check online providers for this fields and what they offer mostly are just training and certification.

You may be able to get certain types of employmrnt in medical billing or auditing.

Answer 3

A medical technologist, researcher, laboratory inspector, pharmacuetical sales, laboratory equipment and reagent sales and repair. You can become histocompatibilty specialist, a phlebotomy teacher. There is many things to do if you just look and try!

Answer 4

A Medical Technologist