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SFA Pre-Medical Technology (Pre-Clinical Laboratory Sciences) OVERVIEW: Medical technologists, also known as clinical laboratory scientists, analyze human blood, tissues, and body fluids and supervise the performance of thousands of medical laboratory tests. Medical technologists exercise independent judgment, correlate test results, and interpret the findings. Physicians depend on these professionals to produce reliable and valid results that may be used in determining the presence, extent, and possible cause of disease. Bachelor’s degree programs in medical technology require four years of college education, including one year of clinical laboratory education and experience in an accredited health facility. Currently, Texas does not require a license to practice. Students who graduate from medical laboratory science programs are eligible to take the national certification examinations that are administered by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP), the American Medical Technologists (AMT), and the National Certification Agency for Medical Laboratory Personnel (NCAMLP). The Texas Workforce Commission reports the average wage for medical technologists is $36,110 per year. Related career opportunities within the laboratory sciences include phlebotomist, blood bank technology specialist, medical laboratory technician, cytotechnologist, and histotechnologist Click on the following to link to Texas Clinical Lab Science Programs: Southwest Texas State University Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi Texas Tech University Health Science Center University of Texas at El Paso University of Texas Pan American at Edinburg UT Health Science Center at San Antonio University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
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