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What Would You Do?
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Perform routine tests
Participate in continuing education activities
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Perform routine tests (perform quality control or special tests with supervision)
Participate in continuing education activities
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Perform routine tests for service and/or research
Develop new test methods under supervision of doctoral-level staff
Perform quality control tests
Participate in and deliver continuing education
Become group or team leader
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Become section or shift supervisor
Perform daily quality control
Manage a clinical chemistry laboratory
Teach technicians, medical technology students, medical students and residents
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Direct and manage operations
Consult with physicians regarding interpretation of test results
In industry or other settings, lead research teams
Teach health professionals
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Where Would You Work?
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Hospital laboratory or clinic
Industry, for companies that manufacture test kits, equipment, or test materials (reagents)
Commercial or reference laboratories
Doctor's office
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Hospital laboratory or clinic
Industry, for companies that manufacture test kits, equipment, or test materials (reagents)
Commercial or reference laboratories
Some physicians' office laboratories
Pharmaceutical companies
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Hospital laboratory or clinic
Manufacturing (industry)
Commercial or reference laboratories
Pharmaceutical companies
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Hospital laboratory or clinic
Manufacturing (industry)
Commercial or reference laboratories
Pharmaceutical companies
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Hospital laboratory or clinic
Medical school/
Teaching hospital
Industry
Commercial or reference laboratory
Pharmaceutical companies
Government: NASA; regulatory agencies such as OSHA or the FDA
Research foundations for specific diseases
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What Schooling Do You Need?
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Vocational school or associate degree
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Vocational school or associate degree
Licensure/certification
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4-yr. college degree (B.S.) in science
Licensure/certification
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Master's degree (M.S.)
Licensure/certification
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Doctoral degree or postdoctoral studies
Board certification recommended
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What Special Skills Will Help Ensure Success?
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Good eye-hand coordination; manual dexterity; attention to detail; experience with computers
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Good eye-hand coordination; manual dexterity; attention to detail; experience with computers
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Good thinking skills, manual dexterity, attention to detail; problem-solving abilities to detect human and machine error and to resolve problems
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Good thinking skills; problem-solving and supervisory abilities; for management, good communication skills, understanding of budgets and cost accounting; organization, to manage projects and evaluate them
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Ability to integrate attention to detail with "big picture" analytical skills for method evaluation, instrument selection, long-range planning; good communication and thinking skills; leadership; some teaching skills
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