Miguel Said:

What's the difference in a B.S. in Biology and B.S in Biology with a concentration in Medical Technology?

We Answered:

The big difference between the two majors is that the regular B.S. in biology has less course requirements and is a little easier. A

By majoring in biology, students develop a basic understanding of the organization and the processes of life, from molecules and cells through organs and organ systems to populations, species, ecosystems, and evolution. The major offers the mathematical, chemical, and physical background necessary for understanding biology and the practical scientific skills associated with each of these areas. It allows students to begin to specialize in a subdiscipline of biology such as animal physiology, cell biology, ecology, marine biology, microbiology, molecular biology, plant biology, zoology, and so forth.

The undergraduate biology major prepares students for careers in the life sciences, including medical, dental, and other health-related fields. Students may find employment in federal, state, industrial, hospital, or university laboratories or in industries involved in the manufacture and distribution of pharmaceuticals, biological products, food, or scientific equipment.

The lower-level science courses are almost all the same for both b.s. degrees. You take a year of both general biology and general chemistry. You take classes in microbiology, organic chemistry, statistics/Pre-Calculus, biochemistry, Genetics, Physiology &/or Anatomy, etc.

The Medical Laboratory Science formerly known as Clinical Laboratory Science program is usually a two-year program covering the major areas of clinical laboratory science: hematology, homeostasis, microbiology, chemistry, immunohematology and immunology. In the first year of the program, students take lecture and laboratory courses emphasizing the principles and procedures involved in laboratory tests. The second year involves advanced coursework and clinical laboratory rotations at either/both the university in which you attend and/or other laboratory settings.

Medical Technology may be the right career for you if you:

* like science and the "hands-on" aspects of laboratory science
* want to use your interest and talents in science to help others
* are good at solving problems and like to see tasks through to completion
* want a baccalaureate degree that will allow you to enter a health care profession
* have good communication skills and can work well with others as a team

Michelle Said:

Can someone explain to me what medical technologists do, in detail?

We Answered:

Yes, of course they do. When I was in med tech training, we put words to the song "School days", with the lyrics "Stool days, stool days, good old airwick rule days".

You will have to do that in training, but only if you land a job in microbiology where you have to look for ova and parasites, or plate the fecal material to look for pathogens.

You will either work in a small lab where you do all the disciplines or work in a larger hospital where you specialize in one of the specialties such as: chemistry, blood bank, hematology, or microbiology.

If you have to examine stool specimens, it is under an airflow "hood" and you won't have to smell it. Training gives you the chance to get used to that situation.

Nina Said:

taking up BS medical technology, any possible careers and how i can become one?

We Answered:

You could work in a Hospital....You could work in Hematology or Urinalysis or the Blood Bank. That's what my parents did (and still do.) My mom had her BS in Medical Technology and she worked in the lab at a hospital. The work was really interesting and she loved it. You could get an SBB degree if you're really interested and make even more money. My dad just had some classes at a technical university. Neither of my parents really made a lot of money though, I guess by most people's standards. Probably a range of like $35,000 - $70,000 depending on training. My mom's supervisors probably make like closer to 70k but my parents (especially my dad) made closer to 35k.

Anyway, good luck to you in whatever you choose!