Medical Technology Eligibility and Roles Quiz

Prayer Before Class

• A prayer invoking the Holy Spirit for guidance in understanding the subject matter.
• The prayer seeks light and wisdom to overcome ignorance and sin.
• It asks for a penetrating mind, a good memory, and the ability to learn and comprehend effectively.
• The prayer requests guidance in expressing oneself and completing one's work successfully, all through Jesus Christ.

Principles of Medical Technology Practice 1

• The topic is about Professional Organizations and Regulations Governing Laboratory Personnel.
• Learning outcomes include understanding the laws governing the clinical laboratory, its personnel, and their organization.

Outline

• Part I:
  • Professionals within the Clinical Laboratory
  • Organizational Chart of the Clinical Laboratory
• Part II:
  • Professional Organizations
• Part III:
  • Laws Governing Medical Technologists
  • Professional Code of Conduct and Ethics

Learning Outcomes

• Understand the laws governing the clinical laboratory, its personnel, and their organization.

Pokemon Game

• Choose a Pokemon.
• One character is solely focused on blood collection.
• Another character is a graduate of medical technology with a board exam rating between 70-74.9%.
• A registered medical laboratory technician, when employed by the government, must have a civil service eligibility of a minimum level.

Laboratory Personnel and Organizational Chart

• An organizational chart is provided depicting the structure and relationships of clinical laboratory personnel.
• A hierarchy is shown from the top-level (e.g., Director/Head) down to the lower-level personnel (e.g., laboratory aide).
• Various roles of laboratory personnel are listed, such as phlebotomists, medical lab technicians, medical technologists, and more
• Other roles in a clinical laboratory are also identified.

Clinical Laboratory Personnel

• Laboratory Director/Head of the Laboratory:
  • Competent and experienced professional
  • Specialized skills proportionate to the laboratory category
  • Responsible for the lab operations: personnel, functions, and data.
  • Oversees the clinical laboratory operation
  • Manages and provides administrative and technical supervision.
  • Must comply with standards of the Philippine Society of Pathologists.
  • Meets with the staff at least once per week via physical visits/calls/video conferencing, or once a month.
• Pathologist:
  • Registered physician certified by the Philippine Board of Pathologist
  • Trained in laboratory medicine; microscopic, or gross study and interpretation of tissues, secretions, and excretions, the human body functions.
• Physician (in areas without a pathologist):
  • Licensed physician authorized by the DOH.
  • Must complete a 3-month training in clinical laboratory medicine, quality control, and lab management.
• Chief Medical Technologist:
  • Administrative, supervisory, and highly technical position.
  • Oversees technical aspects of lab operations; accuracy, reliability, and efficiency of lab testing procedures
  • Responsible for staffing, staff supervision, and compliance with policies and regulations..
• Section Head:
  • Oversees a specific lab section/department
  • Manages daily operations and ensures adherence to performance standards and regulatory requirements.
• Medical Technologist:
  • Works within the supervision of a pathologist or a licensed physician authorized by the DOH.
  • Must pass a prescribed course in BSMT/BS in Hygiene.
• Different categories of Medical Technologists are also identified.
  • Front-line diagnostics (process specimen, and releasing results).
• Phlebotomist
  • Trained to collect blood samples.
  • In the Philippines, usually done by medical technology personnel
  • In other countries, a degree isn't always required.
  • May need certifications.
• Medical Laboratory Technician:
• Certified and registered.
• Assists Medical Technologists and pathologists.
• Other qualifications to become a medical technician:
  • Passed the MTLE (Medical Technologist Licensure Exam) with a general rating of 70% or higher
  • Hold an equivalent civil service eligibility of second grade or higher
  • Passed the medical technician civil service exam on March 21, 1969.
  • Work experience or course experience substitutions
• Laboratory Aide:
  • Maintains sterile lab conditions and environment.
  • Assists in lab services and inventory management.
• Cytotechnologist ("Cell Processor"):
  • Works with pathologists to detect body cell changes.
  • Examines microscopic slides for anomalies.
• Histotechnologist ("Tissue Processor"):
  • Prepares and processes tissue specimens.
  • Prepares biopsies or tissue specimens for microscopic examination.
• Nuclear Medical Technologist:
• Health care professional (works with nuclear physicians).
• Apply knowledge of radiation physics, to limit radiation exposure, prepare and administer radiopharmaceuticals, measure the quantity & distribution of radionuclides deposited in the sample.
• Toxicologist:
  • Studies the effects of toxic substances on human beings, animals, and plants.

Other Learning Activities

• Students will work in groups (5 members) to create an organizational chart and an essay that describes the roles and responsibilities of personnel in a clinical laboratory
• A rubric for grading their work is included in the notes.

Peer Evaluation

• Students will evaluate each other within their group (by using points for their contributions, collaboration, and communication.)
• Criteria cover contribution, collaboration, communication, quality of work, and professionalism.