Mission, Goals & Competencies
Our Mission
The mission of Emory Healthcare’s Medical Technology Program is to provide exceptional education and training to prepare future Medical Technologists (Medical Laboratory Scientist) with the knowledge, skills, and attitude necessary to become leaders in the profession of clinical laboratory science.
The Program supports the Emory Medical Laboratory mission of providing high quality, cost-effective, innovative laboratory services which enhance patient health.
Our Goals
Emory Healthcare’s Medical Technology Program 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 EHMTP 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 EHMTP graduate will be qualified to participate in the development and evaluation of test systems and interpretive algorithms.
- The EHMTP 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 medical laboratory scientist 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
