Education

Education

UC Health Laboratory collaborates with local colleges to educate and provide cooperative education for medical laboratory personnel.

What is a Medical Laboratory Scientist?

Medical laboratory scientists, also called medical technologists, are highly trained health care professionals who perform hundreds of different types of tests critical to the diagnosis, treatment, management and prevention of disease. Since clinical laboratory scientists generate as much as 70 percent of the data found in a patient’s medical record, they are, without a doubt, critical members of the health care team

What is a Phlebotomist?

Phlebotomists are medical professionals who draw blood from patients for various lab tests and procedures.