How to Become a Medical Technician in Idaho

Becoming a Medical Technician in Idaho

Education for Medical Technicians in Idaho

The medical lab technician needs to be well organized, detail-oriented and have excellent communication, computing and interpersonal skills. Medical technician associate and bachelor's degree programs through Idaho schools usually provide instruction in these skills as well as job-related education. Specific job skills included in these programs range from instruction on examining and analyzing body fluids and cells to recognizing the signs of disturbances such as infection, disease, virus or genetic troubles.

Certification for Medical Technicians in Idaho

In addition to education beyond high school, most employers in Idaho prefer medical lab technicians that have been certified. Graduates of a medical technician program must register and pay the exam fee to take the American Society for Clinical Pathologists Board of Certification Examination for medical lab technicians. The exam fee is $185 and may be paid online or by check through the mail.

Applicants may substitute either a 50-week U.S. military medical laboratory course or three years of full-time clinical laboratory experience in Blood Banking, Chemistry, Hematology, Microbiology, Immunology or Clinical Microscopy at an accepted laboratory within the last ten years for the Medical Lab Technician education requirement. An official transcript verifying the degree and science requirements must be submitted, as well as reference forms if the applicant is providing clinical experience as a substitution for the program.

When an application and documentation for eligibility have been approved by the BOC, applicants receive a letter providing admission to the examination within a three-month period. Examination times must be scheduled at a Pearson Professional Center by visiting the Pearson website to identify a convenient location.

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Through campus based and online programs, aspiring Medical Technicians in Boise, Idaho Falls, Pocatello and Meridian, Idaho may be able to prepare themselves for the possibility of employment in some of the largest hospitals and healthcare facilities in the state including Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, and St. Luke's Boise Medical Center.