Medical Laboratory Assistant

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What is a lab assistant?

Lab work plays a crucial role in health care and medical laboratory assistants are an important part of the healthcare team. Lab assistants should have good people skills as they interact directly with patients by collecting blood samples and sometime performing reception/clerical duties in a medical lab. They also prepare samples for testing, operate lab equipment, perform basic laboratory testing and manage computer data.

How to be a Lab Assistant?

People wishing to become a lab assistant must attend a medical laboratory assistant program at a college or career college. Courses include anatomy and physiology, microbiology, histology and cytology, specimen collection and handling and infection control and safety.

Employment Opportunities

Medical laboratory assistants are employed in: