Mission, Goals & Competencies

OUR MISSION

The mission of Emory Healthcare’s School of Medical Technology is to provide exceptional education and training to prepare future Medical Technologists with the knowledge, skills, and attitude necessary to become leaders in the profession of clinical laboratory science.

The School supports the Emory Medical Laboratory mission of providing high quality, cost-effective, innovative laboratory services which enhance patient health.

OUR GOALS

Emory Healthcare’s School of Medical Technology is committed to providing:

	A comprehensive education and clinical experience necessary for national certification examinations offered by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) and National Credentialing Agency (NCA).
	Education in accordance with NAACLS standards for Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology programs.
	Career entry-level competencies in clinical laboratory testing, quality assurance, and professionalism.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Career entry-level competencies:

	The EMT graduate will be able to perform and analyze a full range of clinical laboratory tests in areas such as hematology, clinical chemistry, immunohematology, microbiology, serology/immunology, coagulation, molecular, and other emerging diagnostics.
	The EMT graduate will be qualified to participate in the development and valuation of test systems and interpretive algorithms.
	The EMT graduate will be equipped to handle diverse responsibilities in areas of analysis and clinical decision-making, regulatory compliance with applicable regulations, education, and quality assurance/performance improvement wherever laboratory testing is researched, developed or performed.

The clinical laboratory scientist/medical technologist will also possess basic knowledge, skills, and relevant experiences in:

	Communications
	Enable consultative interactions with members of the healthcare team, external relations, customer service and patient education
	Financial, operations, marketing, and human resource management of the clinical laboratory
	Enable cost-effective, high-quality, value-added laboratory services
	Information management
	Enable effective, timely, accurate, and cost-effective reporting of laboratory-generated information
	Research design/evaluation
	Enable the design and evaluation of clinical research studies

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