What is a Medical Technologist ?

To start from the basics and to understand the laboratory work we have to learn who is the person behind the laboratory results. The Medical Technologist is a person who received training to interpret, analize and ultimately to result laboratory work up. Several organizations accredited certified that the Medical Technologist meet the minimum requirements to work in the laboratory. For example, I'm certified by the American Society of Clinical Pathology. A Medical Laboratory Technician do exactly the same as a Medical Technologist the difference is in the academic preparation plus the Medical Technologist is who finalize the outcome of laboratory results. Also we are trained to troubleshoot laboratory equipment and work with the QC to assured accurate and precise results.