You like order. You enjoy helping people get better. You know that curing someone of an illness is more than just giving them medicine, it's about applying the correct tests and treatments to make the recovery possible. You like things to be orderly, using your knowledge of data and procedures to apply, prepare and perform all necessary tests and treatments. Without you, we'd never have the right diagnosis. You like that.

Medical and clinical laboratory technologists are testers, appliers and preparers of all things medical lab related. Medical and clinical laboratory technologists perform complex medical laboratory tests for diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease.

Healthcare
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Postsecondary training
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Medical laboratory science
Bachelor's

Where You Can Go

Oregon Health & Science University: Website
Oregon Institute of Technology: Website
Portland State University: Website

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