Become a Skilled
Medical Lab Professional

Prepare to Pursue a Rewarding
Medical Laboratory Career

• Full & Part Time Programs Available
• FLEX-TRAIN - Work at your own pace - customize your program to fit your life
• Clinical Externships - Practical "On-the-Job" Experience

Medical Laboratory Assistants (MLAs), sometimes known as Clinical Support Workers, help scientists and medical staff to diagnose and treat patients and play an important role in the patient diagnosis process. Professionals in this career work under the direction of Lab Technologists and Scientists.

If you're interested in being a part of medical science and working in a rewarding, stable career, training as a Medical Lab Assistant could be an excellent career choice.

Potential Career Opportunities for Skilled MLA's

NTI's Medical Laboratory Assistant program is unique in that it prepares graduates to pursue employment opportunities in three separate positions:

1. Medical Lab Assistant
2. Phlebotomy/EKG Technician
3. Emergency Room Technician

Professional MLA's work in a variety of settings including:

• Clinics
• Public or Private Hospitals
• Nursing Homes
• Community Health Centers
• Universities

And More

Typical Duties: A Day in the Life of a Medical Lab Assistant

Professionals in this position often analyze body tissue and fluid samples taken from patients. MLA's are responsible for making chemical solutions and stocks of culture media, sterilizing equipment, labelling and sorting tissue samples, operating equipment and using computer programs to analyze test results.

Becoming a Confident Medical Professional

Graduates of this program enter the professional world with confidence, secure in the knowledge that they have the necessary skills to serve patients and impress prospective employers. In this program you'll learn important skills including:

• Medical Laboratory Skills
• Principles of Health Information
• Prof. Development for MLA
• Medical Lab Assistant
• Medical Laboratory Skills
• Anatomy and Physiology
• Medical Terminology
• Principles of Health Information
• Legal Aspects
• Pharmacology for Allied Health
• Business Writing

Valuable On-the-Job Experience: Professional Externship

Healthcare is a "hands on" profession and there is no better way to learn it than by actually performing the job in a real clinical setting. That's why as a student in the NTI Medical Lab Assistant program, you'll take part in a professional externship experience. An externship is a great way to gain real world job experience get a feel for your new career field before you graduate.

As a graduate of this program, you'll be prepared to achieve National Certification. National Certification is recognized throughout the industry and let's employers know how capable you are.

Full & Part-Time Schedule Options - Choose the Program that Works Best for You

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Medical Lab Assistant Training and School in ME, MA, NH.