CIKITUSI JOURNAL FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH ISSN NO: 0975-6876
Current status of Medical Lab Technology in India and its Future Prospective
1Hardeep Kaur, 1Jasdeep Kaur, 2Dr. Shiv Kumar, 3Dr. Sunil Kumar
1. Department of UIAHS, B.Sc. M\edical Laboratory Technology Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Mohali, INDIA 2. HOD, Department of UIAHS, Chandigarh University, Gharuan, University, Mohali, INDIA Email id [email protected] 3. Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor Department of UIAHS, Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Mohali INDIA Email ID [email protected]
Corresponding Authors *Assistant Professor Department of UIAHS, Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Mohali INDIA Current status of Medical Lab Technology in India and its future prospective
Introduction:
Medical lab technology – This course focus on ensuring students to work as full-fledged lab technologists capable of collecting blood, tissue and other body fluid samples and perform medical test on them , analyzing and creating reports on them to discover diseases. The course include elements of blood bank management, lab instruments management etc. students are trained to clean and maintain lab equipment , manage biomedical waste and adheres to quality control standards as per the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laborites (NABL) regulations.(1)
Review of Literature
In today's date, there are 144 Medical Lab Technician colleges in India offering 182 courses related to it. Medical technician colleges in India are set of institutions that teaches procedures and processes related to life saving techniques and first aid skills.(2) Medical technician course is a curriculum designed for candidates who want to pursue a career in healthcare industry. Training about emergency lifesaving activities are given to the students of medical technician colleges in India. (1) These colleges also provide accredited EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) certification to the students with good placement opportunities.
Candidates interested for this course should have a medical background or should have 10+2 from science stream with at least 50% in 10+2 or equivalent from recognized school and board. Bachelor and Diploma degrees are available for this course in India. Indian Institute of Emergency Medical Services (IIEMS), Institute of Paramedical, Management and Technologies
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(IPMT), CT University (CT University), Hind Institute of Medical Sciences (HIMS), Christian Institute of Health Sciences and Research (CIHSR) and ITM - Institute of Health Sciences (ITM MUMBAI) are top medical technician colleges in India.(1)
Areas of opportunities (4)
• Healthcare centers
• Clinical laboratories
• Hospitals
• Universities
• Organ banks
• Biotechnology labs
• Pharmaceutical firms
• Clinics
• Research center
• Medical equipment companies etc.
Medical Laboratory Technology Courses
There are 3 main courses available in medical laboratory technology:
“B.Sc. (MLT)”
“B. M. L. T. (Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Technology)”
“D. M. L. T. (Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Technology)”
Scope of MLT
The MLT Degree holder can works many places. Their any many fields which are incompletes without the MLTs. The Fig. 1 Showing the Scope of the MLT degree Holders. These are the different areas which can be helpful to get an opportunity to work in different fields. The scope is very vast and endless. Because we required the MLTs in every Hospitals, Industries, Research Institutes, Academics and also in Government sectors.
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Future prospective
1. Medical lab technician jobs are expected to increase by 13 percent through 2026, according to the BLS. This is much faster than the average occupation, which is largely due to federal health legislation and an aging population, resulting in a greater need for diagnosis of cancer and diabetes. 2. Career prospective of a student depends upon the ability of knowledge of academic and technical professions which leads with “health care” professionals. 3. Medical laboratory technologist are perform very important role in the healthcare, the doctors referred to them for diagnose the diseases in the patient. 4. The lab technologist, collects blood sample, perform tests and diagnose diseases. 5. In medical lab technology profession tissue, urine, stool or other body fluids like CSF, pleural fluid, they perform tests and diagnose the diseases and helps to correct it.
Additional opportunities are:
With knowledge, experience, medical lab technologist can work as:
Lab manager Consultant Supervisor health care administrator Hospital outreach coordination Lab information system consultant Education consultant etc.
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Universities Offerings the Courses:
Andhra Pradesh
DR.NTR University of health sciences
Kaloji Narayan Rao University of health sciences
Kakatiya University
Arunachal Pradesh
Apex professional university (APU)
Arunachal University of studies –AUS
Himalayan university
Indira Gandhi technological and medical sciences university
Chandigarh
Punjabi university (PU)
Post graduate institute of medical education and research (PGIMER)
Chhattisgarh
ITM University –Raipur
Delhi
Guru Gobind Singh indraprastha university (GGSIPU)
Gujarat
Calorx Teachers University
Haryana
Al-falah University –AFU
Amity University
GD Goenka University
Maharishi markandeshwar university-mallana campus
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Pandit bhagwat dayal Sharma University of health sciences
SGT University
Starex University
Himachal Pradesh
Indus international university-IIU
Maharishi Markandeshwar University –Sloan campus
Jharkhand
Sai Nath University
Karnataka
BLDE University
Rajiv Gandhi University of health science –RGUHS
Kerala
Kerala University of health sciences-KUHS
Mahatma Gandhi University –Kerala university of Calicut
Maharashtra
All India institute of local self-government –AIILSG Mumbai
Osis institute of health sciences and research Centre (OIHSRC)
Shreemati nathibai damodar thavkarsey women’s university-SNDT women’s university church gate
Yashwantrao chavan Maharashtra open university
Meghalaya
Mahatma Gandhi university khanapara campus
Martin Luther Christian University –MLCU
Orissa
Centurion University of technology and management –CUTM
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Pondicherry
Jawaharlal institute of post graduate medical education and research –JIPMER
Punjab
Adesh University
Chandigarh University –CU Mohali
Chitkara University
CT University
Desh Bhagat University
Government medical college
Guru Kasha University
I.K.Gujral Punjab technical university
Lovely professional university
Maharaja Ranjit singh Punjab technical university-MRSPTU
Rayat bahra university-RBU
Sri Guru Granth sahib World University
Rajasthan
Career Point University
Geetanjali university-GU
Jaipur national university
Janardan rain agar Rajasthan vidyapeeth (deemed-to-be-university)
NIMS University
Rajasthan University of health sciences-RUHS
Singhania University
University of technology
Sikkim
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Sikkim Manipal University
Tamil nadu
The Tamil nadu Dr.M.G.R.Medical University
Uttar Pradesh
All India institute of local self-government-AIILSG luck now
Bareilly international university
Chhatrapati shahu ji Maharaj University
Era university-EU
Gallgotias university-GU
Rama University
Sharda University –SU
Shri venkateshwar university SVU
Swami Vivekananda Subharti University
Teerthanker Mahaveer University
The Glocal University
Uttar Pradesh University of medical sciences
Uttarakhand
Himalaya garhwal university HGU
Ras Bihari bose sudharti university –RBBSU
Shri guru ram rai university SGRRU
Swami Rama Himalayan University -SRHU
Discussion:
Earlier the Most of the students thinks about the Medical lines only for MBBS and BDS Doctors. But now the students are thinking for the early earnings. Because the new generations they wants to get job in their small age and wants to get stands in the societies. They are also providing the helping hands to the clinicians. They have special role in the Diagnosis. All the Medical system is incomplete without the MLTs.
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Conclusion:
• Medical lab technology course mainly focus on ensuring students to work as lab technologists capable of collecting blood, tissue and other body substances to perform medical test on them and analyses the reports. In India, there are 144 medical lab technicians institutes offering approx. 182 courses related to it. Three main courses are B.Sc. (MLT), B.M.L.T., and D. M. L. T. It is worth to do this course because it offers huge scope in science field and many areas of opportunities like: Healthcare centers, Clinical laboratories, Hospitals, Universities, Organ banks, Biotechnology labs, Research center, Medical equipment companies etc. In nearby future is will provide the good opportunities to the students with good earnings.
References:
1. https://www.collegedekho.com/para-medical/medical_lab_technician-colleges-in- india/
2. https://www.smart-academy.in/course/medical-laboratory- technician/?campaigntype=dynamicsearch&adgroup=general&keyword=&gclid=E AIaIQobChMIrOTYp-7i3QIVzAorCh0PcAcGEAAYASAAEgJda_D_BwE
3. https://www.rasmussen.edu/degrees/health-sciences/blog/what-is-medical-lab- technician/
4. http://www.indiaeducation.net/careercenter/medical/medicallabtechnologist/
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