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Spread the Word: A Medical Technology Student’s Perspective

This Semester
November 19, 2009 9:22 AM by Tiffany Landis
This semester has been stressful. I have a full schedule and a lot of projects due. Just this semester I started the Master's program. I have stayed busy with lots of studying and reading assignments. I am taking Blood Bank, Mycology, Chemistry, Hematology/Coagulation Read More...
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Lab Safety
November 16, 2009 10:05 AM by Tiffany Landis
As students, we are taught about laboratory safety and how to handle situations as they arise. However, you never know how you are going to react in a situation until you're faced with it head-on. It's important to realize blood products could pose a Read More...
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Passion
September 21, 2009 1:13 PM by Tiffany Landis
It took me a while to figure out just what I am passionate about. I was sitting in on the presentations at the GMABB meeting in Memphis, and I realized my passion. My passion is becoming a medical laboratory scientist, so that I can help people. I have Read More...
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Microbiology Rotation Part 2
July 21, 2009 10:51 AM by Tiffany Landis
I am now on the second week of my 3-week rotation in microbiology. I started today on the urine and stools bench learning how to interpret plates and what tests to run next. This is the problem-solving part of microbiology, which so far is pretty interesting. Read More...
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Microbiology Rotation Part 1
July 10, 2009 8:29 AM by Tiffany Landis
On the first day of my microbiology rotation, I did not know what to expect. I got a tour of the hospital and a lesson on safety. I was then put at my first station, set ups, as this hospital calls it. I took worksheets with the patient information and Read More...
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Annual ASCLS Meeting
July 1, 2009 11:24 AM by Tiffany Landis
The annual ASCLS meeting is being held in Chicago in July. This is a great opportunity for students, because of all the valuable information and connections that can be found there. This meeting will serve as an introduction to the organization and give Read More...
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Thoughts on Being a Student
June 17, 2009 11:19 AM by Tiffany Landis
As medical technology students, we are being prepared for the workforce. We are being taught to perform laboratory procedures in a timely and accurate manner. We are being taught to think about the theory behind the test, not that we are just running Read More...
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Venipuncture Day
June 3, 2009 10:04 AM by Tiffany Landis
Don't you just love surprises? I walked into hematology and we were going over the instruments used in the hematology lab to do routine tests. Once we were finished talking about that, the teacher stopped and let us know she had a surprise for us. Then Read More...
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Advance Track
May 28, 2009 8:35 AM by Tiffany Landis
The University of TN Health Science Center offers an advance practice track in Medical Technology, which I was elated to learn about when I applied to the program after already earning a bachelors of science in microbiology. In the Master's program, the Read More...
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State Convention
May 11, 2009 10:23 AM by Tiffany Landis
The Tennessee Chapter of ASCLS held its convention April 23 and 24 in Memphis. It was more than I expected. We had breakout sessions where we were able to learn about new advances in the laboratory and also met vendors and employers who educated us on Read More...
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Available Opportunities
April 24, 2009 10:54 AM by Tiffany Landis
The University of TN Health Science Center's Medical Technology program has provided my classmates and I with the opportunity to join a national organization. In doing so, this will help us with our networking skills as well as providing an outlet to Read More...
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Lessons in Hematology
April 20, 2009 9:21 AM by Tiffany Landis
This semester I'm taking Hematology. I didn't think this course was going to be all that interesting. I was really wrong! I had received my hematology book early in the mail and began going over the first chapter to refresh myself on the different cells Read More...
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Picking a Major
April 10, 2009 9:00 AM by Tiffany Landis
Having a hard time picking out a major? Want to work in the healthcare field but do not really want patient interaction? Medical technology is a great field to enter. There is a high demand for medical technologists around the country. Many schools also Read More...
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Looking at Patient Samples
March 2, 2009 1:09 PM by Tiffany Landis
As a student in the Medical Technology program, it's fascinating to learn about diseases and actually getting to run tests on patient samples that may or may not have that disease. Just the other day I was talking to a prospective student interviewing Read More...
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Medical Technology: What's That?
February 9, 2009 10:34 AM by Tiffany Landis
I was an undergraduate student at a public university getting ready to graduate with a BS in microbiology, and while I was on my dead-end journey of looking for a job in a microbiology lab, I stumbled upon a significant finding-a positive correlation Read More...
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