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One of Best Careers for 2010 - Lab Technician

U. S. News & World Report recently came out with their “TheĀ  50 Best Careers of 2010″ and we’re delighted to see that lab technician is one of them.
The lab technician career was chosen based on the aging baby boomer population and the need within the healthcare system to support their growing healthcare needs. The [...]

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Swine Flu Creates Hot Jobs for Medical Technologists

Jobs are looking good for those considering a career as a medical technologist. There’s a big shortage on the horizon from - increased demand for testing from swine flu and other diseasesĀ  and smaller class sizes of medical technology education programs. It has been and continues to be a critical role in patient care since [...]

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Swine Flu Highlights Lab Tech Shortage & Risk to American Health Care

The recent outbreak of swine flu caused hospitals around the U.S. to request its lab technicians to work double time as they simply did not have the lab man hours to meet the increased demand. A recent article in the Wall Street Journal suggests that this kind of lab tech worker shortage may create risks [...]

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