Medical Lab Tech Pros/Cons/ Lab Tour

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  • @coffeepandacat
    @coffeepandacat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    People need to talk about this field more, theres not enough grads coming out of school. Nurses and MDs have the prestige, but I don't even know about nursing anymore. People are leaving in the droves. Plus it just sounds like grueling, horrible work. YES TO MLS. 🌸✨

  • @mrsmomcat
    @mrsmomcat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thanks for this video! I really like the way you started with the cons. It’s good to not give a sugar coated impression.

  • @glorfindelchocolateflowery6392
    @glorfindelchocolateflowery6392 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you for putting so much actual information in your videos unlike most people. I do have a question why is it that hospitals always complain about not having employees but they never hire anyone?

  • @aibasbnge6178
    @aibasbnge6178 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Hey Dereka, i'm currently a highschooler in my senior year and i was so glad when you said it's a female dominant career! I just feel way more comfortable around women as a gay person than i would around other men.

  • @7ab3tha
    @7ab3tha 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for these videos. I'm going to be applying to the mlt program this fall.

  • @twokyumsdaddy
    @twokyumsdaddy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It's fun! I agree with you 100% because I'm a medical lab tech in South Korea. Especially I have to request nurses to recollect blood samples everyday and they don't understand they didn't collect correctly the sample.

  • @morganramey7641
    @morganramey7641 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just finished my first semester for CLT! Thank you so much for your video!

  • @justme8201
    @justme8201 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hello I'm a Phlebotomist and I'm preparing to apply for the fall program for CLT/MLT. Thanks for the video👍🏾

  • @cynthiaouthone6540
    @cynthiaouthone6540 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So so thankful for you and your channel! 🙌🏻 I can’t wait to finish school to be an MLT. I also am your 1,000th subscriber! 🥰

    • @alfredoloo2489
      @alfredoloo2489 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Did you ever finish your program in mlt? I need more details

  • @ariel0784
    @ariel0784 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    been all over the board about obtaining my career (im 24 now 😭) and i think im going to look back into MLS! 😊

  • @MrHank701
    @MrHank701 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I really like your videos. I like chemistry and blood bank the best. I am a traveling MLT too!

  • @pipcheerio4054
    @pipcheerio4054 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Thanks for making this video! I’m a college student interested in working in the medical lab

    • @derekathetourist
      @derekathetourist  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for watching!!And I’m glad this video helps😊

  • @lillieward4528
    @lillieward4528 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is one of the most breathtaking labs I’ve ever seen💙🥼🔬

  • @kenyaorr266
    @kenyaorr266 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I graduate next year and I’m super excited your motivating me to finish !!!!!

    • @alfredoloo2489
      @alfredoloo2489 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Can you please get in touch? I want to enroll for this program

  • @rahmanmadison4967
    @rahmanmadison4967 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hi Dereka! I'm digging your videos,I was offered a Medical Lab Support Tech I position in a hospital,I start in 2 wks😁

  • @sudhanshutripathi9327
    @sudhanshutripathi9327 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hi dear.
    I am also Lab technician from India.
    Nice to see u

  • @aja4221
    @aja4221 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hi Dereka, love your videos and channel. Currently finishing up my MLT program and I’m super excited to be a MLT!! from Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦

    • @bukolaadefuke5115
      @bukolaadefuke5115 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hello, thinking of going into this program. How has been life after graduation? Is it easy to get job

    • @folasadegf
      @folasadegf หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah what bro sayd

    • @folasadegf
      @folasadegf หลายเดือนก่อน

      Do you enjoy it?

  • @SuzieQ90
    @SuzieQ90 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love this u Keep it 100%

  • @lupitacarrillo9761
    @lupitacarrillo9761 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for this video
    Very helpful 🥰👍

  • @estelamino6356
    @estelamino6356 ปีที่แล้ว

    THANKS for sharing

  • @Katina1409
    @Katina1409 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video and Thank you I’m a really interested in MLT career and trying to go back to college. Do you have any tips on MLT medical terminology study guides?

  • @MoonArrowTarot
    @MoonArrowTarot 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks so much for your informative videos! The Q & A one was extremely helpful too :) I'm just beginning my schooling for MLT and I really wish as an introvert I had known about this career sooner (like decades sooner). I'm curious how you got into traveling MLT?? Did you work/gain experience somewhere first before taking a position like that or was that your first job as an MLT? Thanks!

  • @queengyi8324
    @queengyi8324 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I decide to study MLT program. Thanks for mention the pro n cons of this career

  • @zakiyah.aamani
    @zakiyah.aamani 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey idk if you’re still making videos but if you are can you do one on how you took notes and how you prepared for tests and things like that.

  • @AmberlyKay
    @AmberlyKay 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I jus had my interview today with being a lab assistant 😊

  • @queengyi8324
    @queengyi8324 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like ur video. Do u have to perform phelmbotomy as MLT at your hospital. I asked some MLT that some said not at all. How is urs??

  • @estelamino6356
    @estelamino6356 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for sharing. Please talk a about LACE..is mandatory r license .???

  • @hannahbeghi8148
    @hannahbeghi8148 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Please if someone is studying MLT to tell us about the journey if it’s exciting or boring, what do you know about it, do they pay good, I have just started it, but I don’t know where’s this taking me I don’t know if I will like it or not

  • @courtneypine1330
    @courtneypine1330 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do you do bone marrow transplants or samples too? I just accepted a med tech position and I’ll be drawing labs and doing that with a doctor as well as processing. Looking into my mls now 🙏 hopefully bio and Chem isn’t too hard

    • @derekathetourist
      @derekathetourist  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Congrats on the new job! Currently no, I do not have to process bone marrow. Every hospital is a little different. Where I work now the phlebotomists collect the bone marrow, the lab techs stain the slides, and the pathologist review the slides.

  • @nari_the_corpse6681
    @nari_the_corpse6681 ปีที่แล้ว

    How easy would you say it is to obtain a bachelors after this and get a job with the CDC as an environmental micro biologist?

  • @dredheadluna420
    @dredheadluna420 ปีที่แล้ว

    Would u say this job could be fully automated due to the shortage of students not enrolling in school for this major?

  • @lilabar5210
    @lilabar5210 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hello! Can you recommend a good community college in GA or Atl ? I have been doing my research but I get discouraged when I look at the reviews on line 😔. Thanks

    • @octoberskye8099
      @octoberskye8099 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Look for a school that is NAACLS accredited.

  • @zoobaali1766
    @zoobaali1766 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am short so I think the machines' screens are so high 🤭 should I wear shoes with lifters or they would be nice to lower it for me? Haha

  • @NenaaThuggin
    @NenaaThuggin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm a medical assistant. could I work as a lab assistant?

  • @estelamino6356
    @estelamino6356 ปีที่แล้ว

    THANKS what about passing ASCPS

  • @bridget2028
    @bridget2028 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    You missed one con. The pay is low compared to the workload like rn. Been doing this over 11yrs.

    • @MedTechTravelWithTiff
      @MedTechTravelWithTiff 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Depends where you live and work honestly. We can make 6 figures in this field in NY!!

    • @coffeepandacat
      @coffeepandacat 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you live somewhere like South Dakota, you'll be stuck at $17 an hour forever. Move or change jobs.

  • @user-gc4yz7hs2b
    @user-gc4yz7hs2b 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I am in nursing school first semester and I have anxiety every morning when I have to take my exams. I am just dreading nursing school and just not very into patient care and just the whole nursing duties I can't imagine myself doing. I Just don't know if I am making a mistake to push through it or should I just withdraw at this point. I love learning about the cells and just being able to have my own space when it comes to nursing its big on team collab.
    can someone please give an advice suggestion . I am not getting any younger an do not want to waste anymore time .

  • @Strider576
    @Strider576 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How long is schooling? Is it hard work?

  • @edwinkenani5712
    @edwinkenani5712 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Biochemistry

  • @lilimartinez908
    @lilimartinez908 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Whaaaaat? can you collect Bonet marrows samples?? I'm from Spain and only doctor are cualificated for It. Is It easy? Please Tell me. One kiss for you 🤩

  • @saffrinasaffrina5585
    @saffrinasaffrina5585 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Seeking a job for lab technician
    B.sc Microbiology DMLT graduate
    How to apply this job

  • @kenyaorr266
    @kenyaorr266 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey when did you graduate??

  • @SamuraiMight
    @SamuraiMight 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Since it is a female dominant career, will I have trouble getting or keeping a job as a male?

    • @rahmanmadison4967
      @rahmanmadison4967 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I don't think it should matter,it depends on your background an experience I was offered a MLT I position,I start in 2 weeks😁

    • @MedTechTravelWithTiff
      @MedTechTravelWithTiff 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Most likely No. The field is heavily in depend. I’m sure any facility would be glad to have you!

    • @coffeepandacat
      @coffeepandacat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No of course not

  • @yamankahamba287
    @yamankahamba287 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    IS m'y career in Africa if America i m the difficult to connu m'y career lab technicien. Can you hep me?

  • @queengyi8324
    @queengyi8324 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where do u graduates??

  • @hannahbeghi8148
    @hannahbeghi8148 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh my goodness, don’t tell me about that rudeness, I’ve dealt with a lot of drama and I really don’t want to have it anymore, I had enough.

  • @aurorabora4729
    @aurorabora4729 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Do think most medical lab techs are introverts?

    • @derekathetourist
      @derekathetourist  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No, I have met a lot of very social lab techs!

  • @BMHyoutube1690
    @BMHyoutube1690 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    hello i need help finding a proper school for a two year associates in MLT could anyone recommend what's best. I'm from Chicago having a hard time with this.

    • @Meera436
      @Meera436 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It helps to go straight to the agency that gives licensure to practice. That way you know the schools program is legitimate. Theres about 8 programs that offer Medical Lab Technician none in Chicago proper but maybe these are close enough to commute to. Good luck! www.naacls.org/Find-a-Program.aspx

    • @BMHyoutube1690
      @BMHyoutube1690 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Meera436 thank you

    • @mellycarreon4026
      @mellycarreon4026 ปีที่แล้ว

      Elgin community college

  • @wasanaruwani4540
    @wasanaruwani4540 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hello dear good work miss
    And do u knw any medical laboratory technician in malta

  • @UniqueAI1721
    @UniqueAI1721 ปีที่แล้ว

    Need job in any abroad country as a lab tech

  • @aurorabora4729
    @aurorabora4729 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Do people treat medical lab techs like they are inferior?

    • @derekathetourist
      @derekathetourist  3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Unfortunately yes! You will encounter people outside of the lab tend to look down on lab techs. I have experienced this a few times and learned to stand up for myself.

    • @amethyst5393
      @amethyst5393 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes usually it’s the nurses… they feel like your results are wrong because they fell to use the proper collection of the specimens

  • @mzcp1503
    @mzcp1503 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What makes it so overwhelming?

    • @zoobaali1766
      @zoobaali1766 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      All day you are on your feet, running from an analyser to another ..

  • @psychedelicgirl6060
    @psychedelicgirl6060 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    How do medical laboratory technicians communicate with doctors, nurses etc ? Is it face to face communication or over the phone ??

    • @amethyst5393
      @amethyst5393 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Usually over the 📞 phone, unless the nurse needs to come get blood.. the only time they may interact with the doctor is if they come to lab and usually that’s not good.. lol they may had labs pending for a few hours on a critical patient but all in all the phone!!

    • @queengyi8324
      @queengyi8324 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      MLT have to perform phelmbotomy a lot in the hospital??

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  • @blacksword7900
    @blacksword7900 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i was wondering what is your email