Laboratory CareersPacket #4

Introduction

Individuals working in this field have various tasks, duties, interests and abilities.

Laboratory personnel do not usually have contact with patients and often work sitting within a controlled environment.

Laboratory careers are strongly related to various fields of science Examples

Cytology Microbiology Pathology Zoology

Pathologist

 A pathologist is a person who specializes in the study and practice of pathology. The scientific study of

the nature of disease and its causes, processes, development, and consequences.

A pathologist investigates body tissue, fluids and secretions to diagnose disease.

Clinical Laboratory ScientistLaboratory Technologist

Conducts various diagnosis, such as chemical and immunologic, on various specimens.

These scientists can be specialized: - Microbiology technologist Cytotechnologist Chemistry technologist

Toxicology screening Study of blood

Pathogens Not to be confused

with pathologists.

Medical Laboratory TechniciansClinical Laboratory Technicians

Works under a laboratory technologist.

Prepares tissue slides, obtains blood samples, performs cell counts and tests such as urinalysis, serology, hematology and bacteriology.

May specialize in areas such as histology where tissue samples are prepared for diagnosis, teaching, forensics labs, veterinary practices or marine biological studies.

Blood Bank Technology Specialist

Specialists in blood banking work in many types of facilities, including community blood centers, hospital blood banks and transfusion services, transplantation laboratories and blood bank equipment and they supply vendors.

These specialists help recruit, collect, process, test and type blood.

Laboratory Careers Education

Most laboratory careers require a bachelor’s degree plus an additional year of training.

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