What is the difference between lab technicians and lab technologists?
Lab technologists earn a BS degree, which involves three or four years at an accredited college or university, followed by one year in a Clinical Laboratory rotating through the different lab sections. Some technologists go on to specialize in one area, while others continue to work in multiple areas of the lab. Lab technicians have less training than lab technologists, but with experience, they may function almost at the level of a technologist. Since New York State Department of Health guidelines require that certain tasks must be performed by a technologist or higher, Phelps predominantly employs technologists. What is a pathologist? A pathologist is a physician specialist who has a medical degree prior to specializing in pathology. How many people are on the Phelps Laboratory staff? In addition to three pathologists, Phelps’ Lab has 40 – 45 full-time employees, and an additional 20 – 25 part-timers. When is the lab in operation? The lab is in operation 7 days a week, 24 hours a day
