What does the Clinical Laboratory Scientist (Medical Technologist) do?
The medical technologist plays a major role as a member of an interdisciplinary healthcare team by analyzing patient specimens of blood and body fluids. A medical technologist performs laboratory tests, examines specimens microscopically, confirms the accuracy of test results and reports laboratory findings to physicians who rely on their input in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Medical technologists may work as generalists or specialists. They may perform chemical analyses to detect diabetes or isolate and identify bacteria, parasites, and viruses. Medical technologists may evaluate blood samples to detect leukemia, sickle cell anemia or hepatitis. Medical technologists who work in the blood bank are responsible for matching the blood of donors to recipients to ensure compatibility.
