Post Graduate Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology (PGDMLT)

Overview

Medical Laboratory Technology a.k.a clinical laboratory science helps diagnose, treat and prevent disease through clinical laboratory tests. It is complementary to medical science. It involves analysis of body matter such as fluid, tissue, and blood. It also covers micro-organism screening, chemical analyses, and cell count. These professionals, medical lab technicians and technologists, play an important role in collecting information, sampling, testing, reporting and documenting medical investigations. Read on to know how to develop a career in medical lab technology:

Medical Technologist work covers areas such as:

• Blood banking
• Clinical Chemistry (chemical analysis of body fluids)
• Haematology (blood related)
• Immunology (study of immune system)
• Microbiology (study of bacteria and other disease organisms)
• Cytotechnology (study of human tissue)
• Phlebotomy
• Urine analysis
• Coagulation
• Parasitology
• Blood Sample Matching
• Drug Efficacy Tests
• Serology

Eligibility

Applicant must have done B.Sc. with Microbiology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biotech, Zoology, Botany.

Minimum Education