The MLT performs testing on blood and
body fluids to determine the presence, extent or absence of disease and
provide data needed
to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment.. 70% of all medical decisions
are based on laboratory results.
MLT's are responsible for the operation of computers,
precision instruments and other complex electronic equipment that is used
in the clinical laboratory.
Students are trained to work in all departments of the clinical laboratory.
They perform testing in blood banking, chemistry, hematology, immunology, microbiology
and urinalysis.
Most Medical Laboratory Technologists work
in hospitals, but many other opportunities are open to them. Our graduates
are employed
in clinics, as sales representatives, in forensic laboratories and industrial
laboratories.
