A medical laboratory scientist (MLS), also known as a medical technologist or clinical laboratory scientist, works in a medical laboratory analyzing a variety of biological specimens. They are ...

Medical laboratory scientists collect samples and perform lab tests, calibrate and maintain equipment, and perform statistical analysis. Their work is crucial for clinicians to diagnose diseases.

Two aspects of the Cost of Quality are important in the medical laboratory—the theory behind the quality cost types and the application of those cost types to laboratory activities. The labor and ...

This article is the third in Microbiologics’ series on Optimal QC in the Clinical Laboratory. Previously, in this series we highlighted the importance of external and third-party quality control ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Judy Stone focuses her writing on infectious diseases. As Dr. Rodney Rohde, professor of clinical laboratory science at Texas ...

From a young age, Jacinta (Gracias) Hollinger aspired to be a physician. “That was always the trajectory I saw myself on,” she said. At 17, graduating from high school and being a first-generation ...

A Medical Laboratory Sciences degree equips you to perform diagnostic testing that allows doctors to offer relevant care to their patients. It’s the perfect complement for students majoring in biology ...

Saint Louis University's medical laboratory science certificate offers students who have an undergraduate degree in an alternate field and are pursuing a career change a certificate to become a ...