[College education of medical technologists serving in highly specialized hospitals].
Medical Technologists (MTs) who serve in the clinical laboratories of highly specialized hospitals (HSP) are required to operate highly advanced medical technology and to develop and evaluate highly advanced reagents or devices, and therefore require specialized training. Furthermore, MTs in some care units or diagnostic facilities of HSP are required to develop and maintain highly advanced medical skills. MTs who serve in HSP are called advanced specialized MTs, so-called Clinical Laboratory Scientists (CLS), and should be distinguished from specialized MTs and MTs. At present, the division of MTs is not officially accepted; however, the number of MTs with master's degrees will increase in the near future, and therefore it will be necessary for the educational association of MTs to qualify CLS as an official title. To develop the skills necessary to become a CLS before graduation, students participate in a number of programs, i.e., freshman seminars and medical team training, advanced field courses, clinical training (fourth grade), and laboratory research (fourth grade). We feel that laboratory research is the most important tool in the education of CLS, because the research process is the same as repeating the cycle: plan, do, evaluate, and discuss. The educational staff represent another important factor in the education of CLS, and they have long clinical careers and strong research directions. Finally, the Division of Medical Technology of the School of Health Sciences, Department of Laboratory Medicine of Shinshu University School of Medicine and Shinshu University Hospital cooperate in the education of MT and CLS.
Okumura
Nobuo
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Department of Biomedical Laboratory Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Shinshu University, Matsumoto.
D000488:Allied Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006782:Hospitals, Special; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D007755:Laboratories, Hospital; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science / Q000193:education*; D011361:Professional Competence; D024382:Professional Role; D014495:Universities