→ composed of leading academicians and

COURSE OUTLINE practitioners

I. Curriculum → responsible for assisting the Commission in setting
II. Content Formatting standards among institution rendering BSMT/MLS
III. Ratings of the Examination Programs, and in monitoring and evaluating
IV. Licensure Requirements in Other Countries institutions
V. Category of the License Certifications ● BSMT/MLS program is considered as a whole as one of
VI. BS Medical Technology in Other Countries the allied health programs: nursing, pharmacy, physical
VII. Goals and priorities of Medical Technology therapy
Education
VIII. Priorities of schools in Medical Technology MEDTECH CURRICULUM
IX. Pedagogy of Medical Technology Education
X. Benefits of Membership in Professional ● Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology
Organizations → four year program
XI. Medical Technology Professional Organization in → consisting of general education and professional
the Philippines courses that students are expected to complete
XII. Medical Technology Education in Abroad within the first 3 years.
XIII. Medical Technology Licensing Abroad → because in 4th year, it’s where the under job or
Internship training in CHED accredited laboratories
affiliated with their department.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES → e.g, Vicente Sotto Hospital, Perpetual Succour,
● Identify the different general education and professional Region 7 Blood Center, CIM CMSS, Cebu Velez
courses included in the Bachelor of Science in Medical Hospital
of Technology/Clinical Laboratory Science Program Note: Internship duration may vary from schools, some may
● Discuss the accomplishment and advancement of last for 6 months, and some 4 months a year. But in
Medical Technology education in the present century Velez, the duration is 11 months.
● Enumerate the several job opportunities for the ● The Commission issued (CMO) CHED memorandum
graduates under the BSMT/CLS program order No. 13, series of 2017 as a guide for institutions
offering the program
→contains Policies, Standards, and Guidelines for the
I. CURRICULUM BSMT/
MLS program
● Comes from a Latin word “currere” (to run) → this new CMO is compliant with K-12 curriculum
● According to the University of Delaware, it is a ● Educational institutions are given certain leeway in
combination of: enhancing the curriculum of the program
Instructional practices → 3 unit lecture render 3 hrs of class meeting/week -
Learning experiences 54 hrs/semester (e.g. PMLS1)
Students’ performance and assessment → 1 unit lecture is equivalent to 1hr class meeting
▪ Designed to evaluate target learning outcomes of a every week
particular course → 1 unit laboratory is equivalent to 3hrs class meeting
● According to John Dewey /week
→ It is the continuous reconstruction
→ Moving from the child’s present experience out into that GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES
represented by the organized bodies of truth that we
call studies
Understanding Mathematics in Science,
GOVERNMENT OFFICES AFFILIATED WITH MT the Self the Modern World Technology and
Society
CURRICULUM

● Commision on Higher education (CHED) Readings in Purposive Art Appreciation

→ May 18, 1994, established Philippine History Communication
→ through the implementation or passage of Republic
Act No 7722, known as the higher education Act of The The Life and Ethics
1992 Contemporary Works of Rizal
→ covers or handle institutions of higher education World
both public or private
● Technical Committee for Medical Technology ● The Contemporary World
Education (TCMTE) → introduces students to contemporary world by
→ under CHED examining the multifaceted phenomenon of
 globalization
→ using the various disciplines of Social Sciences,
examines economic, social, political, technological, and
other transformations that have created an increasing
awareness of interconnectedness of people and places
around the world.
● Art Appreciation
→ considered as a 3 unit course
→ develop a student's ability to appreciate, analyze,
and critique works of art.
● Ethics
→ involves examining a specific problem, usually
clinical case using values, facts, and logic to decide
what would be the best course of action
PROFESSIONAL COURSES
MAJOR SUBJECTS OF BS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
● Principles of Medical Laboratory Science 1:
Introduction to Medical Laboratory Science,
Laboratory Safety, and Waste Management
→ deals with the basic concepts and principles related
to MT or MLS profession
● Principles of Medical Laboratory Science 2: Clinical
Laboratory Assistance and Phlebotomy
→ involves the study of pre-analytic, analytic, and post
analytical variables that affect reliability of results
• CLA (Clinical Laboratory Assistance)
→ deals with the concept and principles of the
different assays performed in the laboratory
▪ Phlebotomy
→ known as venipuncture
→ deals with basic concepts, principles, and the
application of the standard procedures in
blood collection, transport, and processing
● Community and Public Health for MT/MLS
→ emphasizes the promotion of community,
environmental and public health, and immersion
and interaction of students with the people in the
community
→ involves the study of the Foundations of
Community Health
→ In Health Science, do immersions,
visit barangays, help people, conduct
interviews, assess the state of their living, and
planning how to help them
→ In Internship (CIM CMSS), the Senior Clerks or
4th year Medical Students conducted check-ups,
and established relationships with patients.
● Cytogenetics
→ focuses on the study of concept and principles of
heredity and inheritance
→ includes abnormalities and genetic disorders,
involving chromosomes, DNA, and RNA
● Human Histology
→ deals with the study of the fundamentals of cells,
tissues and organs with emphasis on
microscopic structures, characteristics,
differences and functions.
→ Histology and Histopathology techniques
are usually fused into one subject
● Histopathologic Techniques with Cytology
→ Cytology
▪ Study of cells
▪ covers basic concepts and principles of disease
processes, etiology, and the development of the
anatomic, microscopic changes brought about by
the disease process
→ Histopathologic techniques
• the preparation tissue samples collected via
surgery, biopsy and/or autopsy for macroscopic and
microscopic examinations for diagnostic purposes
→ Pathologist
• the one that will review and examine the slides
→ Medical Technologist have a crucial for the
diagnostics of the patients
● Clinical Bacteriology
→ deals with the study of physiology and morphology
and their role in infection and immunity
→ emphasizes on the collection of specimen and the
isolation and identification of bacteria
→ the diagnosis of the patient will depend on the
Doctor
→ also cover antimicrobial susceptibility test and
and development resistance of antimicrobial
substances
→ Bacteriology
• a sub-discipline of Microbiology
→ Microbiology
• a vast and a major subject
• includes bacteriology, the study of bacteria
The sub-disciplines of Microbiology:
→ Parasitology
• the study of parasites
→ Mycology
• the study of fungi
→ Virology
• the study of viruses
● Clinical Parasitology
→ Concerned with the study of parasites in humans
and their medical significance in the country
• Most of the parasites are seen in the stool samples
• In here, we are able to know parasites in depth,
and other forms seen in diagnostic specimens that
are submitted for diagnostic purposes (e.g. adult
worms, ova)
• Includes parasites’ pathophysiology, epidemiology,
life cycle
• Prevention and controls
● Immunohematology and Blood Bank
→ Covers the concept of inheritance, characterization
and laboratory identification of RBC antigens and their
corresponding antibodies
• Includes cross-matching, blood-typing, antisera,
donation and storing of blood
→ Deals with the application of these antigens and/or
antibodies in transfusion medicine and transfusion
reaction work-up
● Mycology and Virology
→ Deals with the study of viruses and fungi as agents
of diseases with emphasis on epidemiology, laboratory
identification and characterization, and prevention and
control.
• In virology, we may know more about COVID-19,
belonging to the coronavirus family

● Laboratory Management
→ Look into the concepts of laboratory management
which includes:
● planning
● organizing
● staffing
● directing
● controlling
→as applied in clinical laboratory settings.
→It tackles activities necessary to maintain a
well-functioning laboratory
● Medical Technology Laws and Bioethics
→ Encompasses various laws, administrative orders,
and other approved legal documents related to the
practice of Medical Technology/ Med lab science in the
Philippines.
• You would know what your role as a medtech
would be which includes board exams and the oath
to be recited when one passes the board exam
→ Bioethics deals with the study of ethics as applied
to health and health care delivery and to human life in
general.
● Hematology 1
→ Deals with the study of the concepts of blood as a
tissue with emphasis on formation, metabolism of cells,
lab assays, correlation with pathologic conditions, and
special hematology evaluation, quality assurance and
quality control in the hema lab as well as bone marrow
studies.
• Focuses more on red blood cells, white blood cells,
and bone marrow studies
● Hematology 2
→ you cannot take hematology 2 if you did not pass
hematology 1
→ Deals with the concepts and principles of
homeostasis and abnormalities involving red blood
cells, white blood cells, and platelets.
→ puts emphasis on the quantitative measurement of
coagulation factors and disease correlations
• Focuses more on platelets
● Clinical Microscopy (Analysis of Urine and other
Body Fluids [AUBF])
→ Deals with the formation, laboratory analyses,
disease processes, and clinical correlation of
laboratory results of urine and other body fluids
(excluding blood), serous fluids,
• Cerebrospinal fluid
→ also includes analysis of stool
● Clinical Chemistry 1
→ Deals with the concepts and principles of
physiologically active soluble substances and waste
materials present in body fluids most especially in the
blood.
→ Includes formation, lab analyses, reference values,
and clinical correlation with pathologic conditions,
instrumentation and automation, quality assurance,
and quality control
→ Covers glucose determination and lipid testing for
triglyceride lipoprotein, renal function tests/kidney
function tests for your BUN, BUA and creatinine,
protein testing for albumin, globulin, and total protein,
and biosafety and waste management
● Clinical Chemistry 2
→ Mostly covers the study of endocrine glands and
hormones and their formation, lab analyses, and
clinical correlation
→ Also includes therapeutic drug monitoring, lab
analyses of drugs and substances of abuse as well as
toxic substances, and automation, quality assurance
and quality control
→ Covers bilirubin test, electrolytes and hormonal
tests, enzymology and also drug testing
● Seminar 1 and 2
→ This course is taken during the student’s 4th year
together with the internship program
● Molecular Biology and Diagnostics
→ This course covers the molecular mechanisms of:
● DNA replication
● Repair
● transcription
● translation
● protein synthesis
● gene regulation.
→ It is focused on the concepts, principles and
applications of molecular biology in the laboratory and
the application of different molecular techniques as
tools in the laboratory
→ More on molecular techniques and applied
molecular biology in the laboratory
● Research Courses
→ Research 1: Introduction to Laboratory Science
Research
• Basic concepts and principles of research as
applied in medical technology/clinical lab science
with ethical principles
• Preparation, formulation, planning, and decision on
what your thesis will be
• Gathering of data and presentation to the panel,
still subject for approval
→ Research 2: Research Paper Writing and
Principle
• Methodology of research, writing the research
paper in the format prescribed by the institution and
international agencies for possible publication and
presentation of the completed research
• Conducting of the approved thesis and application
of knowledge from Research 1 (formatting of paper,
content, data) presented during defense
 • To be published and presented during the Velez
research congress if given the chance
● Clinical Internship Training
→ Taken during the student’s 4th year in the program
→ Student must complete and pass all academic and
institutional requirements for the first 3 years in the
program and other requirements as specified in the
official documents of the institution, college and/or
departments are qualified for internship
→ The intern is required to render 32 hours of
duty/week not exceeding a total of 1,664 hours in one
year. This is broken down/sectioned as follows (based
on CMO 13 s. 2017):
→ The exam given by the PRC will serve as a
screening or it will qualify aspiring professionals to
practice medtech based on the standards written on
the republic Act No. 5527 (medical technology law)
● The Professional Regulatory Board (PRB) for Med
Tech/Med Lab Science under the PRC
→Assigned to prepare and administer the written
licensure exams for graduates qualified to take the
exams
→ Composed of a chairperson, who must be a duly
licensed pathologist, and 2 members who should be
both registered as medical technologists (should be
holders of PRC licenses)

Table 1: Sections of the Clinical Internship Training

Clinical Chemistry - 300 Clinical Microscopy &

hours Parasitology - 200
hours

Microbiology - 250 Hematology - 300 hours

hours

Blood Banking - 200 Histopath Techniques

hours and Cytology - 100
hours
Figure 1: Logo of PRC
Immunology and Phlebotomy - 54 hours
Serology - 220 hours Scope of examination (provisions included in Republic Act
5527 “The Medical Technology Act of 1969” in relation to
Laboratory the licensure examination)
Management - 40 hours

→ Main Objective
• Allow students to gain necessary knowledge and
skills in each discipline; we get to learn more from
senior medtechs
• Application of knowledge, especially in third year
→ Two important features emphasized in training:
• Accuracy of results
• Speed of performance or mastery of procedural
techniques
→ Once the student graduates from the BSMT
course, he/she must pass the national licensure
Figure 2: Graph of the Scope of Examination
exams to become a full fledged medical technologist
Table 2: Breakdown of Subjects for the Licensure Exam
THE LICENSURE EXAMINATION
BREAKDOWN OF THE PERCENTAGE
● The Medical Technologist Licensure Examination
SCOPE
→ Conducted in order to identify graduates who
possess the basic qualifications or the minimum Clinical Chemistry 20%
conceptual skills and technical competencies to
perform the tasks with minimal errors. Microbiology and 20%
→Done twice a year on March and September Parasitology
→ Examination of two days
● The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) Hematology 20%
→ Agency tasked to conduct licensure examinations to
Blood Banking and Serology 20%
different professionals (e.g. nurses, radiologic
technologist, pharmacist, teachers, engineers, etc)
Clinical Microscopy (AUBF) 10%
→ not limited to medtech and healthcare field
 Histopathologic Technique 10%
TOTAL 100%
NOTE:
Med Tech Laws and Bioethics and Laboratory Management
are not written in R.A. 5527 but are now included in the board
→usually included in the 10% of Histopathologic
Technique
RATINGS OF THE EXAMINATION
● General Average Passing rate: 75% (in the written test)
● No rating below 50% in any major subjects, provided
that the candidate has not failed in at least 60% of the
subjects computed according to their relative weights
● If an examinee passes the examination:
→ below 21 years old
he/she will register as a professional after his/her 21st
birthday
→21 years old and above
he/she will be issued a certificate of registration and a
PRC card as a licensed med tech
● No further examination will be given to an applicant who
has not qualified after 3 examinations
● unless and until he shall have completed 12 month
refresher course in an accredited medical technology
school or 12 month postgraduate training in an
accredited laboratory (after training, he/she can take the
exam again)
● If an examinee failed to pass the licensure exam but
garnered weighted average of 70% to 74%, he/she may
apply for certification as a medical laboratory
technician
● Medical Laboratory Technician
→ will most likely just be the assistant to those of
MedTechs and they also cannot release results
→ He/she cannot release results
→ They are still eligible to take another exam to reach
the 75% passing rate and get a COR or PRC card
LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS IN OTHER
COUNTRIES
● Good moral character
● At least 18 years old
● meet education requirements
→usually a graduate with a 4-years course of BSMT
● meet examination requirements
→HAAD for UAE
→ASCPI for certain countries like USA
● meet experience requirements
→usually at least 2 years experience in a hospital when
applying abroad
→ Some get accepted despite not having experience or
did not take the Philippine Licensure Board Exam,
depends on the country that you are applying for
● He/She must file an application for licensure and other
forms indicated, along with the appropriate fee to the
Office of the Professions
CATEGORY OF THE LICENSE CERTIFICATIONS
● Certified Laboratory Technician
→ is a clinical lab practitioner who, pursuant to
established and approved protocols of the DOH,
performs slide based assays, tests and procedures
conducted by a clinical laboratory
● Certified Medical Technologist
→ a clinical lab practitioner who, pursuant to
established and approved protocols of the DOH,
performs lab procedures and examinations including
maintaining equipment and records and performing
quality assurance activities related to examination
performance, and which require the exercise of
independent judgment and responsibility, as
determined by the Department
NOTE: The Medical Technologist is the only one who can
release and sign the results, not the Laboratory Technician.
Lab Technicians can perform lab tests, but cannot release or
sign the results because the one who has the license are the
MedTechs.
BSMT IN OTHER COUNTRIES
USA
● The courses prescribed by the American Society for
Clinical Pathology are completed in the first three years.
● Following this, application must be made to an approved
program for a 12-to-15 month training period, which
qualifies a student for admittance to the examination of
the Board of Registry.
● The Bachelor of Science degree is awarded upon the
completion of the clinical program.
→ the 12-to-15 month training period is already
covered in the 4th year internship
● A total of 120 credits is required for the degree, which
includes course work in medical technology,
mathematics, biology, chemistry, english and the
humanities
● Sample major courses includes:
→Introduction to Medical Technology (PMLS 1)
→ chemistry,
→clinical biology,
→clinical microscopy
→organic chemistry
● The ASCP is a requirement when you want to apply as a
MedTech in the US, and it doesn’t require you to be an
RMT
GOALS & PRIORITIES OF MT EDUCATION
● Graduates with desirable traits
→ inquisitiveness
the ability to find solutions to health problems and
issues
→patience
 →perseverance
in performing complicated laboratory procedures
→creativity and willingness to cooperate
● Graduates with high technical skills
→ skills are not only confined to physical manipulation
of lab instruments but also include analytical and
thinking skills
● Graduates with motivation and determination
→ should be self-motivated to function productively
→ required for students to accomplish tasks on time
● Graduates with existing competencies
→ conducting research methods and
→processes
→developing techniques for preventing,
→diagnosing
→mitigating and
→treating diseases
→identifying and
→compounding the causative agents of diseases
→managing lab establishments
→advocating professional
→ethical medical technology practices
● Graduates with good perception of personal values
→ should display exemplary conduct and behavior
PRIORITIES OF SCHOOLS IN MEDICAL
TECHNOLOGY
● Enhancing the repertoire of teaching styles
→ focuses on the development of efficient classroom
methodologies and style
→ establishment of:
● systematic procedures of classroom observation
● the promotion of integration of real life
● meaningful experiences into core curricular
classes
→ Applied to all schools, especially in Velez
● Promoting the quality learning experience
→ priority is centered on policy guiding and reshaping
the learning trends and patterns of students while
doing laboratory experiments and case analysis
→ assigning students to an accredited training
laboratory during internship training and providing
quality and latest technology, wherein students are
benefited
● Pursuing professional development
→ done by training teachers, staff, and administrators
→ developing a new teacher’s support program
→ providing a reasonable time for collaboration,
sharing, discussion, and professional socialization
● Investing on research activities on projects
→ priority is concentrated on the utilization of a wide
variety of software to accommodate different research
information
→ development of a policy on research and book
review
→ recognition and publication of research output in
quality journals
PEDAGOGY OF MT EDUCATION
PEDAGOGY
● refers to the interactions between teachers, students, the
learning environment, and the learning tasks
● this broad term includes how teachers and students
relate together as well as the instructional approaches
that are implemented in the classroom
● The observation of taxonomy of the teaching and
learning process is mandated in the mission and vision of
every school in medical technology
● Problem Based Learning (PBL)
→ before students earn some knowledge they are
given a problem
→ it is most appropriate in case analysis and
mathematical problems
→ the problems are focused on actual incidence of
illnesses including the course of infection,
pathogenicity, lab diagnosis, treatment, prevention and
control
● Cooperative Learning
→ it is observed during the course of processing
● Task delegations during small group
discussions
● a groupmate is assigned a procedure such as
embedding (tissues) while others are involved
in cutting, molding or staining
● observed in performing histo technique
→ students work together to learn as opposed to
competing for ranks or grades
→ the spirit of team building is appreciated
● Teaching Strategies
● Inquiry Based Approach
→ Teacher - Student interactive activity
● Example: the teacher will assign a lab activity to a
certain group so that they could work on it. Students
will then complete the lab work within the given
deadline. Visibly seen for the first year's current HIS
and HSCI subjects for now.
→plans are usually referred to as “facilitation plans”
to help teachers remember their role as facilitators of
learning rather than a foundation of wisdom
● Oral Presentations
→ can be done using powerpoint slides, overhead
transparencies, and other visuals
● Modular approach in learning
→ employs a pre and post test with a discussion
between the two
→ Elaborates on the components of instructional
modules and how they are designed from the planning
stage to the stage of assessment as learners and for
certification
● Electronic learning (e-learning)
→ learning that uses computer networks or the web as
the delivery mediation mechanism
Professional Organization
● In the Philippines, membership to an accredited
professional organization (APO) or accredited
integrated professional organization (AIPO) is a
requirement for hiring, retention and sometimes for the
renewal of professional licenses.
● APO or AIPO – professional society duly accredited by
the PRC and the respective PRB.
BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS
● Professionalism
– set of rules or code of ethics prescribed
● Education
– organize continuing professional development (CPD)
– through conventions and seminars, workshops, and the
like
– prior to the renewal of license, CPD units are required
– you could only get CPD if you attend the seminars and
etc
● Perks
– usually comes in form of monetary discounts on
registration fees on professional development activities of
the organization
● Networking
– activities that are conducted which creates long term
linkages and connections with other professionals that
are in the field
● Profile
- can help build the career portfolio of a professional
● Recognition
- recognize the outstanding members and leaders
- help enhance ones profile
TYPES OF PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Professional organization are classified on their main
functions:
1. ACCREDITING ORGANIZATIONS
- authorizes or sanctions circular programs in
educational institutions.
- An educational institution applying for accreditation
will be visited by a technical committee of experts from
AO to verify its compliance to the standards of quality
education.
Examples:
● PAASCU (Phil. Accrediting Association of
Schools, Colleges and Universities)
● PACUCOA (Philippine Association of Colleges
and Universities Commission on Accreditation)
2. Credentialing/Certifying Organization
● Provide certification exams for professionals.
● Licenses are required to be renewed within a
specified duration.
● Not common in the Philippines due to PRC
Examples (international):
→ American Medical Technologists (AMT)
→ American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
→ International Society for Clinical Laboratory
Society (ISCLT)
→ National Certifying Agencies NCA)
→ Society for Medical Laboratory Personnel (NCA
→ Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory
Science (CSMLS)
3. Professional Societies
● Organizations that contribute to the continued
development of a specific group of professionals.
Examples (local):
→ Philippine Association of Medical
Technologists, Inc. (PAMET)
→ Philippine Association of Schools of Medical
Technology and Public Health (PASMETH)
→Biorisk Association of the Philippines (BRAP)
→ Philippine Board of Coordinating Council
(PBCC)
→ Philippine Council for Quality Assurance in
Clinical Laboratories
→ Philippine Society for Microbiologists (PSM)
→ Philippine Biosafety and Biosecurity
Association.
Examples (international)
→ ASCP, AMT, ASEAN Association for Clinical
Laboratory Sciences (AACLS)
● If you are an RMT, you can take the following
so you can practice your profession as
medical technologists in the US
→ Asia Association for Medical Laboratory
Scientists (AAMLS)
→ ASEAN Association of Medical Laboratory
Technologists (AAMLT)
→ American Society for Clinical Laboratory
Science (ASCLS)
→International Association of Medical Laboratory
Technologists (IAMLT)
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONAL
ORGANIZATION IN THE PHILIPPINES
Philippine Association of Medical Technologists (PAMET)
● National organization of Registered Medical
Technologists in the Philippines
● Established on September 15, 1963
→at the Public Health Lab in Quiricada St., Sta Cruz,
Manila
→headed by Mr. Crisanto Almario (Father of PAMET)
● Mr. Crisanto Almario
→ Pharmacy graduate of the Manila College of
Pharmacy
→ successfully completed the national board for
pharmacists
→later worked as a lab technician at San Lazaro Hospital
● Charlemagne T. Tamandong
→ 1st president elected during its 1st national convention
on September 20, 1964 at Far Eastern University
● Ronaldo E. Puno (2015-present)
→present president
● Official Secretariat headquarters
→Cityland 10, Tower 2 Makati
● June 22, 1973
→ PD (Presidential Decree) 223 was approved creating
the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)
● PAMET
→only Accredited Organization (APO) of registered
Medical Technologists in the Philippines.
● 3rd week of September
→ Medical Technology Week as declared by PAMET
 Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS)
Philippine Association of Schools of Medical Technology ● Professional body for biomedical scientist laboratory staff
and Public Health (PASMETH) which assesses medical technologists for state
● National organization of recognized schools of medical registration
technology and public health in the Philippines ● United Kingdom
● Established in May 13, 1970 →before they can undertake a one-year training
● Dr. Serafin Juliano (FEU) and Dr. Gustavo U. Reyes program, they must hold an honors degree from a
(UST) University accredited by IBMS.
→ were designated to organize an association of dean or
heads of medtech and public health MT EDUCATION IN ABROAD
→ First organizational meeting
- June 22, 1970 ● Bachelor’s degree of Medical of Technology in the US
- held at UST has a comprehensive curriculum encompassing a variety
→ Gustavo U. Reyes of life sciences fields.
- first president ● These schools are accredited by the National
● Dr. Ibarra T. Panopio Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences
→second president
→ works at Velez Hospital
● Dr. Bernard Ebuen DEGREE PROGRAMS IN MEDTECH
→ 2012- present
→from Arellano University Associate of Science in Medical Technology
Philippines Society of Medical Technology Students ● Prepares students for entry level positions as medical
(PHISMETS) technicians
● Conducts annual medtech leadership and strategic ● It stresses on:
planning →biology
● Usually on the month of May →chemistry
● National organization of medtech/med lab science →specimen collection
students under the supervision of PASMETH →the use and maintenance of lab equipment
● 1st organized in 2002 ● Registered medical technologists here in the Philippines
→under the leadership of former PASMETH Pres. Dr. can become med tech technicians when working in the
Zenaida C. Cajucom US but with enough experience and certifications for that
→but became inactive due to inevitable reasons certain state, you can practice medical technology
→was reorganized on Nov 25, 2006. Bachelor of Science Medical Technology
● Qualifies graduates to perform a greater variety of tests
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS using sophisticated lab equipment.
● more advanced than that of a medical technician
● The program generally requires students to complete
American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) three years of college coursework in addition to a year of
● Founded in 1932, the umbrella organization for all clinical clinical training or internship in affiliated hospitals
laboratory scientists. ● It covers molecular biology, hematology, clinical
● Mission microscopy, genetics and cell structure and function,
→is to make positive impact in healthcare through Laboratory management is introduced
leadership that will assure excellence in the practice of ● The program prepares the graduate to pass the Board of
laboratory medicine Registry of the American Society for Clinical Pathology’s
certification examinations
AMT (American Medical Technologies)
● Certifies 6 primary designations of healthcare Masters of Science in Medical Technology
personnel: ● Two year master of science program
→medical technologies ● Graduate students typically select an area of
→medical laboratory technicians specialization and conduct advanced research and
→medical assistants analysis.
→phlebotomists Subjects:
→dental assistants → enzymology
→medical office administrative specialists. →virology
→protein chemistry
American Society of Clinical Pathologists- Associate →healthcare financial operations
Member Section (ASCP-AMS) → computer-based instrumentation
● The AMS is an affiliate of the ASCP that allows
membership for non-physicians, including :
→medical technologists
MT PROFESSIONAL LICENSING ABROAD
→technicians
→PhD clinical scientists Nationally recognized accrediting agencies for Med Tech
→students programs in the US
Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science ● Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health
● Certifies medical laboratory professionals in four Education Programs (CAAHEP)
disciplines in Canada: ● Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
→general medical laboratory technology (ABHES)
→diagnostic cytology ● National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory
→clinical genetics (NAACLS)
→medical laboratory assistant
 ● Med techs who are certified by the ASCP are entitled to ● Quality Management
use the following credentials after their names:
→MLS(Medical Laboratory Scientist)
→ASCPi
● In the Philippines:
→ RMT
● Those certified by the:
→Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
→American Association of Bio analysts
→American Medical Technologists (AMT)
● are entitled to use the credential MT.
● Laboratory Science (CSMLS) certifies med lab
professionals in 4 disciplines:
→general medical technology
→diagnostic cytology
→clinical genetics
→med lab assistant
● One must pass the national certification exams to be
certified.
● United Kingdom
→med lab scientists are known as biomedical scientists
→must hold an honors degree from a university
accredited by the institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS)
before they undertake a one year training program
→Biomedical Scientist
● can only be used by a person registered on the
Health Professionals Council in the UK.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

A BSMT/MLS graduate can practice as a:

● Medical Technologists/clinical laboratory scientists
in a hospital-based or non-hospital based clinical
laboratory
● Histotechnologist in an anatomical laboratory
● Researcher/ research scientist
● Member of the academe
→ teachers for MedTech students
● Perfusionist/Perfulogist/ Clinical Perfusion Scientist
→healthcare professional who operates the
cardiopulmonary bypass machine (heart lung machine)
during cardiac surgery and other surgery that uses this
machine to manage the patient’s physiological status
- Training of two years
- Completion of the bachelor’s degree program
● Molecular Scientists
● Diagnostic product specialist
● Public health practitioner
● Health care leader
● Molecular biology
● Public Health and Epidemiology
→Epidemiology
study in analysis of the distribution, who, when, and
where the patterns and determinants of health and
disease conditions in define population
→Public health
the management of these factors
● Veterinary Laboratory Medicine
● Food and Industrial Microbiology
● Veterinary Science/ Veterinary technologist
→Medtechs can assist in diagnosing animals
● Forensic Science
● Nuclear Medicine Science/ Nuclear Medicine
Technologists
→Prepare radioactive drugs
→Administer to patients in order to create images that
could cause abnormal areas of the body to appear
different from normal images
● Health Facility Administration and Management