New Medical Laboratory Technician program comes to Bryan College

See yourself working in healthcare but not sure where to start? You’re in luck. Bryan College is offering a new Medical Laboratory Technician program at its campuses in Springfield, Missouri, and Topeka, Kansas.

Medical laboratory technicians are vital members of the healthcare team. If you’ve had lab tests done, you can spot these healthcare professionals right away. They’re the ones who collect blood samples, body fluids and tissue samples. Then, behind the scenes, they analyze samples, make cultures, report lab results to medical staff and much more.

Bryan College is the medical laboratory technician college where you can pursue this exciting career. It’s an 80-week program that results in an Associate degree and prepares you to take the American Medical Technologists’ MLT certification exam. An externship in a medical, clinic or other healthcare setting is included in the program.

Here’s some of what you’ll learn:

• Anatomy and physiology
• Laboratory calculations
• Microbiology
• Organizational skills
• Pathophysiology
• Clinical chemistry
• Clinical principles and practices
• Enhanced research and written communication skills
• Technical writing

Pretty exciting, huh? Wait until you learn about the career potential for medical laboratory technicians. The job outlook, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, is excellent. Rapid growth is expected as “the volume of laboratory tests continues to increase with population growth and the development of new types of tests.”

Bryan College in Springfield, Missouri, or Topeka, Kansas is where it all happens. In just 80 weeks, you could go from studying in the medical laboratory technician program to wearing a lab coat at work and being on the front lines of delivering healthcare.

Visit Bryan College’s web site for more details on its new Medical Laboratory Technician program.