Medical Laboratory Technician - Seward County Community College and Area Technical School

Medical Laboratory Technician from Seward County Community College and Area Technical School is a Campus Associate Clinical Laboratory degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Mission Statement The Seward County Community College/Area Technical School Medical Laboratory Technician program provides a curriculum that produces competent, career entry level medical laboratory technicians. Medical laboratory technicians (MLTs) are trained to perform a variety of laboratory tests. These tests include the typing and crossmatching of blood and blood components; drug monitoring (both for therapeutic monitoring of drugs and the detection of drugs of abuse); identifying anemias, leukemias, and other blood disorders; identifying infectious organisms and determining their susceptibility to specific antibiotics; and performing additional testing as requested by the physician. Medical laboratory technicians (MLTs) work together with a team of pathologists, physicians, and specialists to determine the presence, extent or absence of disease and provide data needed to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment. MLTs must be accurate, reliable, have an interest in science and be able to recognize their responsibility for human lives. The laboratory procedures performed by MLTs use an array of complex precision instruments and a variety of automated and electronic equipment. Individuals interested in a medical laboratory career may direct their goals to one of many levels of education. Seward County Community College offers an Associate in Applied Science degree in MLT. Laboratory personnel may advance by acquiring additional education to progress to the Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) level. View more details on Seward County Community College and Area Technical School . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Clinical Laboratory courses.