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A Career in the A Career in the Clinical Laboratory SciencesClinical Laboratory Sciences
A Perfect Blend of A Perfect Blend of
Science, Medicine and BiotechnologyScience, Medicine and Biotechnology
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Would you like Would you like to know….to know….
• How you can join an expanding field with How you can join an expanding field with multiple and flexible career opportunities? multiple and flexible career opportunities?
• How you can be a medical detective to How you can be a medical detective to investigate and find causes of illness?investigate and find causes of illness?
• How you can have an exciting and rewarding How you can have an exciting and rewarding career helping to save lives and cure disease?career helping to save lives and cure disease?
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Consider A Career in the Consider A Career in the Clinical Laboratory Sciences!Clinical Laboratory Sciences!
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Why Choose to Become a Clinical Why Choose to Become a Clinical Laboratory Professional…Laboratory Professional…
Clinical laboratory professionals Clinical laboratory professionals analyze blood, body fluids, analyze blood, body fluids, tissues and cells to determine tissues and cells to determine the presence or absence of the presence or absence of diseasedisease
They are highly skilled in the use They are highly skilled in the use of the latest in biomedical of the latest in biomedical techniques and instrumentation techniques and instrumentation
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Important Work!Important Work!
Clinical laboratory professionals Clinical laboratory professionals are vital members of the health are vital members of the health care teamcare team
Up to 70% of physician decisions Up to 70% of physician decisions regarding patient diagnosis and regarding patient diagnosis and therapy are based on lab test therapy are based on lab test resultsresults
Modern medicine could not Modern medicine could not function without clinical function without clinical laboratory professionalslaboratory professionals
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Unlimited Opportunities!Unlimited Opportunities!
Clinical lab professionals are in Clinical lab professionals are in great demand!great demand!
• Multiple employment opportunities immediately Multiple employment opportunities immediately after graduationafter graduation
• Flexibility in working hours and shiftsFlexibility in working hours and shifts
• Highly versatile skills that translate into an Highly versatile skills that translate into an unlimited choice of practice settingsunlimited choice of practice settings
• An excellent background for careers in An excellent background for careers in research, medicine and biotechnologyresearch, medicine and biotechnology
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Join a Large Component of Join a Large Component of Healthcare!Healthcare!
• Clinical lab professionals are the third largest Clinical lab professionals are the third largest group of health professionals after doctors group of health professionals after doctors and nursesand nurses
• Over a quarter of a million clinical lab Over a quarter of a million clinical lab professionals work in clinical labs nationwideprofessionals work in clinical labs nationwide
• There are over a thousand different clinical lab There are over a thousand different clinical lab teststests
• Over 7 billion clinical lab tests are performed Over 7 billion clinical lab tests are performed each year in 171,000 laboratories in the USeach year in 171,000 laboratories in the US
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Job Ratings!Job Ratings!
• Medical technologist and medical laboratory Medical technologist and medical laboratory technician ranked 16 and 18 in a list of 250 technician ranked 16 and 18 in a list of 250 jobs according to jobs according to Jobs Related AlmanacJobs Related Almanac (Les (Les Krantz, 1999)Krantz, 1999)
• They also ranked 3They also ranked 3rdrd and 4 and 4thth in the healthcare in the healthcare and medicine occupational category based on and medicine occupational category based on factors such as salary, stress levels, work factors such as salary, stress levels, work environment, outlook, security and physical environment, outlook, security and physical demands.demands.
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Where Do Clinical Laboratory Where Do Clinical Laboratory Professionals Work?Professionals Work?
• Although most clinical laboratory Although most clinical laboratory professionals work in:professionals work in:Hospital clinical labsHospital clinical labsPhysician office labsPhysician office labsCommercial or reference labsCommercial or reference labsPublic Health labsPublic Health labs
• There are many other exciting employment There are many other exciting employment opportunities for clinical laboratory opportunities for clinical laboratory professionalsprofessionals
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Clinical Lab Professionals Also Clinical Lab Professionals Also Work In…………..Work In…………..
Pharmaceutical and Chemical IndustriesPharmaceutical and Chemical Industries Biotechnology CompaniesBiotechnology Companies Forensic and Law Enforcement Forensic and Law Enforcement
LaboratoriesLaboratories Veterinary ClinicsVeterinary Clinics Research and Teaching InstitutionsResearch and Teaching Institutions Transplant and Blood Donor CentersTransplant and Blood Donor Centers Fertility ClinicsFertility Clinics Cosmetic and Food IndustryCosmetic and Food Industry
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A Degree in a Medical Laboratory A Degree in a Medical Laboratory Science is an Also Excellent Starting Science is an Also Excellent Starting
Point for Career Advancement in:Point for Career Advancement in:
MedicineMedicine
DentistryDentistry
Public HealthPublic Health
Biomedical TechnologyBiomedical Technology
Health Care Management Health Care Management and Administrationand Administration
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And more….And more….
Medical InformaticsMedical Informatics
Basic Science and Cancer Research Basic Science and Cancer Research
Sales, Marketing, Product DevelopmentSales, Marketing, Product Development
Law and Public AdvocacyLaw and Public Advocacy
EducationEducation
Many othersMany others
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Requires excellent Requires excellent technical skills as well technical skills as well as problem solving, as problem solving, data analysis, data analysis, computer skills, and computer skills, and good oral and written good oral and written communicationcommunication
The Clinical Lab is a Biomedical The Clinical Lab is a Biomedical EnvironmentEnvironment
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Directors, Managers, CoordinatorsMasters, PhD, MD
Histotechnologist (HTL)
Cytotechnologist (CT)
Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) or
Medical Technologist (MT)Baccalaureate
(4 Year Degree)
Histotechnician (HT)
Clinical Laboratory Technician (CLT) or Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT)Associate
(2 Year Degree)
Phlebotomist (PBT)Post HS
Who Works in a Clinical Laboratory?Who Works in a Clinical Laboratory?
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Clinical Laboratory ScientistsClinical Laboratory Scientistsand Techniciansand Technicians
Analyze body fluids for many Analyze body fluids for many diverse proteins, sugars, diverse proteins, sugars, enzymes, lipids, hormones and enzymes, lipids, hormones and drugs drugs
Provide information to Provide information to physicians to help diagnose:physicians to help diagnose:
• Cancer Cancer
• Diabetes and kidney diseaseDiabetes and kidney disease
• Drug overdosesDrug overdoses
• And many other conditions …And many other conditions …
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Clinical Laboratory ScientistsClinical Laboratory Scientistsand Techniciansand Technicians
Detect and identify Detect and identify disease-causing disease-causing bacteria and parasitesbacteria and parasites
Determine the best Determine the best antibiotics to use for antibiotics to use for bacterial infectionsbacterial infections
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Clinical Laboratory ScientistsClinical Laboratory Scientistsand Techniciansand Technicians
Examine and count Examine and count blood cells to detect blood cells to detect abnormalities found abnormalities found in anemias, in anemias, leukemias and leukemias and infections so infections so appropriate therapy appropriate therapy can be startedcan be started
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Clinical Laboratory ScientistsClinical Laboratory Scientistsand Techniciansand Technicians
Analyze blood to Analyze blood to find causes for find causes for abnormal bleeding abnormal bleeding or clottingor clotting
Test plasma to Test plasma to monitor therapy with monitor therapy with anticoagulant drugsanticoagulant drugs
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Clinical Laboratory ScientistsClinical Laboratory Scientistsand Techniciansand Technicians
Use techniques to Use techniques to detect antibodies to detect antibodies to Strep Infections, Lyme Strep Infections, Lyme Disease, Infectious Disease, Infectious Mono, and many other Mono, and many other diseasesdiseases
Prepare red blood Prepare red blood cells, platelets, plasma cells, platelets, plasma for safe transfusionfor safe transfusion
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Clinical Laboratory ScientistsClinical Laboratory Scientists
Perform testing on Perform testing on DNA, RNA or DNA, RNA or chromosomes to help chromosomes to help identify genetic identify genetic causes of disease or causes of disease or to identify pathogens to identify pathogens and their drug and their drug resistance mutationsresistance mutations
From: National Human Genome Research Institute
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CytotechnologistsCytotechnologists
Examine cell samples on Examine cell samples on slides to determine the slides to determine the presence of cancerous or presence of cancerous or benign diseasesbenign diseases
Analyze microscopic cellular Analyze microscopic cellular changes that can directly changes that can directly affect a patient’s course of affect a patient’s course of treatment treatment
Assist in early detection of Assist in early detection of cancercancer
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CytotechnologistsCytotechnologists
Examine cells from all body Examine cells from all body sources taken by swab or sources taken by swab or fine needle biopsyfine needle biopsy
A Pap Smear is a commonly A Pap Smear is a commonly performed testperformed test
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Histotechnologists and Histotechnologists and HistotechniciansHistotechnicians
Section, stain and Section, stain and analyze tissues from analyze tissues from surgery for surgery for examination by a examination by a PathologistPathologist
Allow pathologists to Allow pathologists to determine if disease is determine if disease is present in that tissuepresent in that tissue
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PhlebotomistsPhlebotomists
Collect blood specimens Collect blood specimens from patientsfrom patients
Are careful and accurate in Are careful and accurate in processing samples processing samples
Are excellent communicators Are excellent communicators with patientswith patients
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At Masters, Doctoral and MD LevelAt Masters, Doctoral and MD Level
• Pathologists (MD)Pathologists (MD)• Administrative DirectorsAdministrative Directors• ManagersManagers• Technical SupervisorsTechnical Supervisors• Laboratory Information SpecialistsLaboratory Information Specialists• Quality Assurance CoordinatorsQuality Assurance Coordinators• Point of Care Testing CoordinatorsPoint of Care Testing Coordinators• Marketing and Outreach CoordinatorsMarketing and Outreach Coordinators• And more…And more…
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Clinical Laboratory ProfessionalsClinical Laboratory Professionals
• Enjoy the challenge of science theory, lab Enjoy the challenge of science theory, lab discovery, technology and medicinediscovery, technology and medicine
• Have a high level of responsibility and Have a high level of responsibility and commitment to help otherscommitment to help others
• Have the capacity for calm and reasoned Have the capacity for calm and reasoned judgmentjudgment
• Are organized, efficient and are good problem Are organized, efficient and are good problem solvers, communicators and team playerssolvers, communicators and team players
• Have high standards and demand quality Have high standards and demand quality performance and accuracyperformance and accuracy
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For Medical Lab Professionals, For Medical Lab Professionals, Safety Always Comes First!Safety Always Comes First!
• Protective clothing: gloves, lab coats, Protective clothing: gloves, lab coats, gogglesgoggles
• Safety needles, sharps containersSafety needles, sharps containers
• Biological and chemical safety hoodsBiological and chemical safety hoods
• Automatic loading instrumentsAutomatic loading instruments
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US Labor StatisticsUS Labor StatisticsAccording to US Bureau of Labor Statistics, According to US Bureau of Labor Statistics,
through the year 2010: through the year 2010:
• 12,200 new laboratorians 12,200 new laboratorians needed in hospitals per yearneeded in hospitals per year
• Only 4000 graduates from Only 4000 graduates from educational programs per yeareducational programs per year
• Projected need of 8,200 new Projected need of 8,200 new laboratorians per year!laboratorians per year!
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Vacancy RatesVacancy Rates
National Northeast
Clinical Lab Scientist (Medical Technologist)
7.0% 8.3%
Cytotechnologist 7.6% 2.9%
Histotechnician 8.7% No data
Medical Lab Technicians 8.6% 3.5%
Phlebotomist 9.1% 8.0%
Source: 2002 Wage and Vacancy Survey of Medical Laboratories, American Society of Clinical Pathology. Lab Med (2003), 34:702-707.
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NJ Educational ProgramsNJ Educational Programs
Clinical Laboratory Science Clinical Laboratory Science (Medical Technology)(Medical Technology)
• Jersey Shore Medical CenterJersey Shore Medical Center
• Monmouth Medical CenterMonmouth Medical Center
• Morristown Memorial HospMorristown Memorial Hosp
• University of Medicine and University of Medicine and Dentistry of New JerseyDentistry of New Jersey
• Valley HospitalValley Hospital
Universities with Clinical Lab Universities with Clinical Lab Science and Medical Science and Medical Technology MajorsTechnology Majors
• Bloomfield CollegeBloomfield College
• Caldwell CollegeCaldwell College
• College of St. Elizabeth College of St. Elizabeth
• Fairleigh Dickinson UnivFairleigh Dickinson Univ
• Felician CollegeFelician College
• Kean CollegeKean College
• Monmouth UniversityMonmouth University
• New Jersey City UnivNew Jersey City Univ
• Ramapo CollegeRamapo College
• Rutgers Univ – NewarkRutgers Univ – Newark
• St. Peters CollegeSt. Peters College
Cytotechnology • University of Medicine and
Dentistry of New Jersey
Baccalaureate DegreeBaccalaureate Degree
Professional ComponentProfessional ComponentPreprofessional ComponentPreprofessional Component
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NJ Educational ProgramsNJ Educational Programs
Clinical Lab Technician Clinical Lab Technician (Medical Lab Technician)(Medical Lab Technician)
• Northern NJ Consortium for Northern NJ Consortium for Medical Laboratory Medical Laboratory Technology Education Technology Education (Bergen, Passaic and Sussex (Bergen, Passaic and Sussex County Colleges)County Colleges)
• Camden County CollegeCamden County College• Mercer County CollegeMercer County College• Middlesex County CollegeMiddlesex County College
Associate DegreeAssociate Degree Post HS CertificatePost HS Certificate
PhlebotomyPhlebotomy• Mercer County CollegeMercer County College• University of Medicine and University of Medicine and
Dentistry of New JerseyDentistry of New Jersey
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Clinical Laboratory Clinical Laboratory ProfessionalsProfessionals
• Highly versatile skillsHighly versatile skills
• Solving medical mysteriesSolving medical mysteries
• Providing vital information to Providing vital information to save a life and cure a diseasesave a life and cure a disease
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Further InformationFurther Information
• American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science http://www.ascls.org/jobs/careers.asphttp://www.ascls.org/jobs/careers.asp
• UMDNJ - Video clip on clinical laboratory profession UMDNJ - Video clip on clinical laboratory profession http://healthcareers.umdnj.eduhttp://healthcareers.umdnj.edu
• New Jersey Society for Clinical Laboratory Science New Jersey Society for Clinical Laboratory Science www.nj.ascls.orgwww.nj.ascls.org
• National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science Science www.naacls.orgwww.naacls.org
• American Society for Clinical Pathology American Society for Clinical Pathology www.ascp.org/bor/medlab/careerswww.ascp.org/bor/medlab/careers
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AcknowledgmentsAcknowledgments
www.LabScience.orgwww.LabScience.org was developed by the New Jersey Society was developed by the New Jersey Society
for Clinical Laboratory Science with support from for Clinical Laboratory Science with support from the New Jersey Hospital Association and the New the New Jersey Hospital Association and the New
Jersey Clinical Laboratory Management Jersey Clinical Laboratory Management Association to promote awareness of careers in Association to promote awareness of careers in
the clinical laboratory professionsthe clinical laboratory professions
Photo credits: University of Medicine and Dentistry of Photo credits: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ and the American Society for New Jersey, Newark, NJ and the American Society for
Clinical Pathology (ASCP), Chicago, ILClinical Pathology (ASCP), Chicago, IL