About Lipscomb
QUICK FACTS: MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
Description: Medical technologists work in clinical laboratories performing tests which provide information to physicians needed for disease diagnosis and patient treatment and monitoring. They may do blood banking, identify bacteria infecting a patient, analyze the chemicals in a patient’s blood. Medical technologists must be precise and accurate in their work.
Salary and employment opportunities: Employment opportunities are good with beginning salaries in Tennessee ranging from $36,000 to $45,000. The average national salary for medical technologists in 2008 is reported to be about $53,500.
Education required:
Undergraduate: Some programs require 2 years of pre-requisite work while others require 3 years.
Professional: All programs require 4 years total (undergraduate + professional). In 2-2 programs, the professional school offers the bachelor’s degree in Medical Technology. In some 3-1 programs the undergraduate university awards the bachelor’s degree in Pre-Medical Technology.
Admissions requirements:
| Required courses: | |
| University of Tennessee Health Science Center: | (2-2 program) 61 hours required. |
| Lipscomb Seminar and Freshman Comp. II | |
| Principles of Biology–Diversity and Ecology | |
| Principles of Biology–Cell and Genetics | |
| Anatomy and Physiology (BY 3514 or BY 2213) | |
| General Chemistry I and II (with labs) | |
| Organic Chemistry I and II (with labs) | |
| Algebra | |
| 25 hours of electives | |
| Vanderbilt University: | (3-1 program) 90 hours required. |
| You must meet Lipscomb’s general education requirements. | |
| General Chemistry I and II (with labs) | |
| Organic Chemistry I and II (with labs) | |
| Biology: Microbiology, Immunology and additional 9 hours | |
| Math: recommend statistics and computer courses | |
| They recommend Analytical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Instrumental Methods of Analysis, Genetics, and Anatomy and Physiology. | |
| Grade Point Average: | 2.5 |