title: [Current state and the future of medical technologist as a specialist Japanese Association of Medical Technologists].
abstract: The recognition mechanism is composed of seven groups that conduct qualifying examinations within each region. The average pass rate in three qualifying examination areas conducted by JAMT is 77.2%. It is necessary to integrate similar qualifying examinations in the future and the new "Integrated management technologist system" has a key role from the aspect of personnel training. Requirements for the integrated management inspection technologist are as follows: 1) Person who obtains many positive evaluations; 2) Excellent personality; 3) Person with a sense of justice; 4) Person with resolution-making abilities and decision; 5) Person who can see the heart of an issue; 6) Person who has the potential to become a leader; 7) Person with crisis-management ability. Also, selected personnel are expected to become leaders not only in their field of expertise but also within their hospital and JAMT management.
authors.affiliation: Japanese Association of Medical Technologists (JAMT), Ohta-ku, Tokyo 143-0016, Japan. nagasako-tetsuro@jamt.or.jp
authors.forename: Tetsuro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagasako
authors.forename: Tohru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawashima
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takada
mesh_terms: D001077:Aptitude Tests; D002568:Certification / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D017056:Medical Laboratory Personnel / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends*; D012958:Societies, Scientific