Medical Laboratory Scientist Career: Recent Episodes
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A career as a medical laboratory scientist (MLS) provides meaningful work and career growth. Whether you are considering a first college major or are about ready to graduate, this podcast will provide you with guidance and perspective on the career.
Alese Thompson discusses the medical laboratory scientist career, education, training and her program a the University of Missouri.
During the course of 2023, I will continue to come back to the process of becoming a medical laboratory science professional. It is important for listeners of this podcast series to understand the career as they consider their options.
Research shows that 70% of all medical diagnoses and treatments are dependent on laboratory test results, If you are interested in a health care career with meaningful work and career growth, consider the medical laboratory as one of your options.
When we get on an airplane, we trust the pilot, the air traffic controller, mechanic and many others we don't see to get us to our destination.
If you are looking for a behind-the-scenes career in health care, the medical laboratory scientist is one of the careers to consider.
This podcast draws comparisons to what airline pilots and medical laboratory scientists do to get their passengers/patients to their respective end destinations.
Nurses do it. Pilots do it. Tank drivers do it. Heavy maching operators do it. Medical laboratory scientists should start doing it.
Since the advent of the profession, medical laboratory professionals have exclusively used hands-on training to learn and refine their skills in chemistry, hematology, blood bank, microbiology, and more.
This podcast outline the essence of a simulation and emulation training model that would increase training efficiencies and effectiveness for medical laboratory students and existing medical laboratory professionals.
Compare the education requirements, compensation, work place, and more as I discuss your opportunities in medical laboratory science or physical therapy.
Career decisions should be based on gathering as many facts and perspectives as possible. In this podcast, I will compare and contrast nursing careers versus those in a hospital's medical laboratory.
There are benefits and considerations to consider when choosing your medical laboratory career path. In this podcast, I step you through the differences between the MLS and MLT (CLT) college routes to a medical laboratory career.
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As you consider a career as a medical laboratory scientist, you will want to know more about the final part of your education and training. This episode explains what you can expect as you complete your college education and move onto the internship in a hospital or other medical laboratory
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More information on the medical laboratory career is available, here.
All jobs, professions, organizations, families, and more have their own special words, terms, acronyms and more. A career is a medical laboratory scientist is no different.
In this short podcast, I share some of the common terms and their definitions.
If you are considering a career in the medical laboratory, this brief podcast will make you more familiar the common and special terms used in medical laboratories.
You are a junior or senior college student working toward a BS in biology, chemistry, microbiology or other science degree.
You are looking for options to leverage your degree into a well-compensated career with meaningful work.
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Here is a link to the MLS course requirements at Marquette University. This list is strongly representative of other BS college MLS programs.
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