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Medical Laboratory Technologists and Pathologists' Assistants

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What You Need | Educational Programs | Useful Experience | Useful High School Subjects
 

What You Need


To work in this field, you must have a post-secondary qualification and you may need certification by the Canadian Society of Medical Laboratory Science.

To be a medical laboratory technologist, you need either a bachelor of science or medical laboratory science degree or a two- to three-year college program in medical laboratory technology. You must also have a period of supervised training.

To be a medical laboratory technologist, you must be registered by a provincial regulatory body in New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Alberta.

To be a pathologists' assistant, you must have either a bachelor of science degree or training and experience as a registered nurse, registered nursing assistant or medical laboratory technologist. You must also have specialized, on-the-job training.

Most recent entrants have an undergraduate university degree.

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Required/Related Educational Programs*


Biology (U620)- U620

Medical Laboratory Technologies (C550)- C550

Agriculture - Other (U613)- U613

Psychology (U870)- U870

Sociology (U880)- U880

* These educational programs are listed in the order in which they are most likely to supply graduates to this occupation.


Useful Experience/Skills


Multidisciplinary teamwork

Business procedures

Interpersonal skills


Useful High School Subjects


Chemistry

Biology

Math

Physics

English