Medical Laboratory Technician/Assistant Diploma
Medix College’s Medical Laboratory Technician/Assistant program immerses you in the exciting world of the medical laboratory, which offers a unique combination of technical skills and job satisfaction working with a diverse population within the healthcare field. In just over a year, you will learn how to conduct a variety of routine medical laboratory tests.
Graduates will also be eligible to write both the provincial (OSMT) and national (CSMLS) exams to gain industry certification in the field. Through our notable partnerships with several hospitals and laboratories across the GTA, students are provided real-world experience during their field placement., making Medix’s Medical Laboratory Technician/Assistant program an ideal choice.
Medix College’s MLTA program is accredited by EQUAL Accreditation CanadaTM.
About The Program
What You Will Learn In The Classroom
The theory component of the MLTA program consists of anatomy & physiology, medical terminology, professionalism & ethics, laboratory safety, hematology & immunohematology, ECG fundamentals, clinical chemistry, urinalysis & body fluids, histology & cytology, microbiology, laboratory math & analytical quality assurance, communications, CPR and more.
What You Will Learn In The Labs
A Medical Laboratory Technician works under the direction of a Medical Laboratory Technologist and assists in various clinical laboratory procedures including but not limited to:
- Providing patient reception and documentation
- Collecting blood, tissue, and other samples from patients
- Appropriately handling and distributing specimens to be analyzed by other members of the laboratory team
- Logging patient samples and prepare them for testing
- Cleaning and maintaining medical laboratory equipment
- Conduct routine laboratory tests and sample analyses
- Perform electrocardiograms (ECG’s), applying an understanding of heart activity and heart electrical conductivity
- Positioning Holter monitors
- Performing quality assurance of testing techniques
- Maintaining a safe working environment
What You Will Learn Outside of the Regular Classroom Setting
TPI-MAS helps students recognize the choices they have in life and how to control how they think to change the way they live their lives. Students will understand how the human mind works and how their beliefs and attitudes influence the present and shape the future. The program encourages students to have a positive outlook and strive for goals despite any challenges and obstacles.
The Enriched Academy program will teach you how to manage your money and build a solid financial future.
What You Will Do During Career Search
Why choose the Medical Laboratory Technician/Assisting Program at Medix College?
Graduates of the MLTA program can find employment in medical laboratories, hospitals, clinics, research facilities, doctor’s offices, veterinary laboratories, postsecondary educational institutions, and government research laboratories.
Courses
Here is a list of some courses:
Clinical Chemistry
The student will develop an understanding of the specimen requirements for routine clinical chemistry tests. The student will gain an understanding…
Urinalysis And Body Fluids
This course introduces the student to the study of body fluids including urine, cerebral spinal fluid, synovial fluid, serous fluids, seminal fluid…
Microbiology
This course introduces participants to the basic knowledge of the physical and chemical properties of clinically significant micro-organisms…
Histology And Cytology
This course will provide students with an understanding of Histology and Cytology. By studying these two disciplines, students will gain a better…
Career Opportunities
Some examples of positions graduates have progressed to include:
- Medical laboratory technician
- Medical laboratory assistant
- Clinical laboratory assistant
- Phlebotomist
- Cardiology technologist
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