Biomedical Laboratory Technology

Code	140.C0
Diploma	DCS
Sector	Health Services
Number of credits	91 2/3
Status	Program approved in 2016.

Note(s)
This program is offered in French: Technologie d'analyses biomédicales
(1): Maximum duration allotted to clinical training is 735 hours.

Program Objectives

The Biomedical Laboratory Technology program prepares students to practise the professions of medical technologist and medical laboratory technician.

In accordance with the Professional Code, the scope of practice of medical technologists consists of performing medical biology analyses and examinations of the human body or specimens and ensuring the technical validity of results to be used for diagnosis or therapeutic follow-up.

Medical technologists and medical laboratory technicians work mainly in public health institutions. In clinical settings, these technologists and technicians are found in sample collection centres, outpatient and screening clinics, diagnostic laboratories, health care units and emergency departments.

Medical technologists and medical laboratory technicians work in interdisciplinary situations with health professionals, including nursing and medical staff, and specialists such as hematologists, biochemists, microbiologists, etc.

Direct contact with clients occurs at the time when samples are taken and when analyses are conducted at the point of care, both in public and private healthcare establishments and at home.

Length of training

Specific (hours)	Total (hours)
2 190	2 850

Total length of training includes general training that is common to all programs for 420 hours, general training for this program for 150 hours as well as complementary general training courses for 90 hours.

Duration of training consists of theory and lab work for courses; personal time that the student invests is excluded.

Program Content

Number or Code	Statement of the Competency
06CY	Analyze the profession and training
06CZ	Carry out quality control activities in a clinical setting
06D0	Describe the anatomical and physiological characteristics of biological samples
06D1	Perform pre-analytical procedures to prepare samples of body fluids for biomedical analyses
06D2	Establish professional relationships in biomedical analysis
06D3	Procure biological samples from a client
06D4	Perform basic quantitative analyses of biomolecules in a clinical setting
06D5	Perform specialized quantitative analyses of biomolecules in a clinical setting
06D6	Carry out professional activities associated with pharmacology
06D7	Identify microorganisms
06D8	Produce histological sections for pathological examinations
06D9	Conduct a biological validation of the results of biomedical analyses
06DA	Perform biomedical analyses in hemostasis
06DB	Perform biomedical analyses in hematology
06DC	Perform biomedical analyses in biochemistry
06DD	Perform biomedical analyses in microbiology
06DE	Perform biomedical analyses in molecular biology
06DF	Perform analyses in transfusion medicine
06DG	Prepare blood products for transfusion
06DH	Resolve transfusion problems

Number of contact hours allotted to specific training: 2 190

Admission Conditions and Prerequisites

To be admitted to the program, a person must meet the general requirements for admission set out in the College Education Regulations, as well as the following special conditions, where applicable:

Must have passed the following secondary-level course(s):

• Sec. IV TS or S or Sec. 5 CST Mathematics: Technical and Scientific option (564426) or Secondary 4 Science option (565426) or Secondary 5 Cultural, Social and Technical Option (563504).
• Sec. V Chemistry – Secondary V Chemistry (551504)
• Sec. V Physics – Secondary V Physics (553504)

Educational Organizations Offering the Program

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College	D/E
Collège Dawson	D	More info

Medical Laboratory Technician

Medical laboratory technicians, also referred to as biomedical technologists, perform biochemistry, hematology or microbiology analyses. They prepare laboratory equipment and samples, compile and analyze laboratory data and draw up reports. In blood banks, they prepare blood products. This is a stimulating job that takes place in a calm environment. It requires an aptitude for math, science and an interest in laboratory work. A career as a medical laboratory technician is suitable for meticulous people who have good manual dexterity and an analytical mind.