 | Prepare for autopsies by obtaining patients' medical records and arranging for radiographic examinations |
| Assist with or perform autopsies and surgical specimen examinations under pathologists' supervision |
| Dissect, examine, weigh and photograph organs and specimens, collect tissue specimens for chemical analysis and record findings |
| May prepare bodies for release to funeral homes following completion of autopsies |
| May train junior resident pathologists and train and supervise morgue attendants |
| May perform the duties of a medical laboratory technologist in some hospitals. |
| Conduct chemical analyses of blood, urine, and cerebro-spinal and other body fluids |
| Study blood cells and other tissues to determine their relation to various physiological and pathological conditions |
| Prepare tissue sections for microscopic examinations using techniques to demonstrate special cellular tissue elements or other characteristics |
| Establish procedures for the analysis of specimens and for medical laboratory experiments |
| Perform blood group, type and compatibility tests for transfusion purposes |
| May supervise and train other medical laboratory technical staff, students and helpers |
| May perform the duties of a pathologist's assistant in some hospitals. |
| Medical laboratory technologists may specialize in areas such as clinical chemistry, clinical microbiology, hematology, histotechnology, immunohematology and cytotechnology. |
