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Lab Sciences @ STCC
Employment of clinical laboratory workers is
expected to grow about as fast as the
average for all occupations through the year 2010, as the volume of laboratory tests
increases with population growth and the development of new types of tests.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics |
 Do you ever find yourself
wondering what goes on when you have a test sent to a lab? Or perhaps, why these tests
need to be performed, and who performs them? If you do, you are not alone. Many people are
left with unanswered questions when they leave a doctor’s office. Tests such as blood
draws, throat cultures, and urine samples are taken every day, and most people
don’t even know why.  The personnel who perform these tests are known as
Medical Technologists or Medical Laboratory Technicians, or often times referred to as
Clinical Laboratory Scientists. These people are the microscopic detectives working with
your doctor to help make you well when you get sick. Lab workers examine all different
types of body specimens in order to  help lead to a proper diagnosis. Results a
laboratorian finds are immediately reported out to a doctor, so the patient can receive
proper treatment such as antibiotics.
 Laboratory personnel are in other words the unseen portion of health care.
Lab technicians are greatly depended on by doctors to perform all the behind the scenes
detective work. Without the scientific skills of a lab technician, a doctor would have
great difficulty in making a diagnosis and treating a patient.
Overall, the lab is one of the most important parts of health care, and  without the
professional precision of lab technicians, treatment of patients would be an
unreachable goal.
Courtesy of the Clinical Lab Science
students, Class of 2002, Springfield Technical Community College
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