Welcome
Future
Scientists
Actually utilize your Bachelor of Science degree and start working as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist with our Preparatory Programs aimed to get you prepared to sit for national boards certification. Our experienced tutors provide personalized support, and expert guidance to help you master the medical technology exam materials. Don't leave your job prospects to chance—invest in your future and unlock new career opportunities with our national boards certification tutoring program, open to all Bachelor of Science graduates. Payment plans available!
Welcome to the Field of Laboratory Science
The Institute offers a variety of creative fully online post-bachelors preparatory programs to prepare Bachelors of Science graduates to sit for the national certification exams in 6 categories of their choice. Programs are 4 months in duration where clients learn from current clinical scientists on the core certification topics of hematology, chemistry, microbiology, immunology, immunohematology, and molecular diagnostics.
Rolling admission allows you to start anytime of the year, just choose a program and join!
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Pathways to Certification
* Based on the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA), individuals performing high complexity testing are required to hold a Bachelor of Science degree. In addition to (CLIA), hospitals and states have additional preference towards individuals holding, at least one, certification from any of the three national certifying organizations; (AAB) (AMT) (ASCP).
Frequently Asked Questions
1. Is a Bachelor of Science enough to sit for national certification?
Yes, a Bachelor of Science in any topic (chemistry, biology, microbiology) will qualify you to challenge and take your national certification as long as it fits the following criteria:
"Any degree that is not a major in clinical laboratory science or medical technology must include a minimum of six (6) semester hours of chemistry, six (6) semester hours of biology, and twelve (12) semester hours of chemistry, biology or medical laboratory technology in any combination"
2. Can i work right after I pass the exam?
Typically once certified, clients begin interviewing and working within 1-3 months.
Time line might be longer in the following licensed states:
California, Hawaii, Florida, New York, North Dakota, Tennessee, Louisiana, Nevada, West Virginia, Rhode Island, and Montana. Puerto Rico also has licensure requirement. These states require an additional license to work after becoming certified.
Each one of the above states will have extra steps after certification; we encourage our applicants to become familiar with their state licensing board. We also help our clients through the licensing process.
3. Do i need previous laboratory experience?
Individuals who have documented the required education but who lack the necessary hands on training/experience may still sit for the national certification of their chosen field. Upon passing the examinations, these individuals will be designated as provisional until they complete the training/experience in the applicable disciplines, at which time the provisional status will be removed from their certification designation.
Provisional status removal requires 3 months of laboratory work experience in each of the topics you are testing in, either before or after you pass the national certification exam. Typically, clients complete these three months after passing the exam with their new employer. Categorical require only 3 months, while the generalist program requires 3 months in each of the five subjects tested on.
4. Which national certification will this help me pass?
The programs are aimed to post-bachelor graduates who want to pass one of the three national certification exams offered in the United States. Currently the American Association of Bioanalysts (AAB), American Medical Technologists (AMT), and the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)* offer equivalent certifications to become a clinical laboratory scientists. AAB designates their certification under the name Medical Technologists (MT), while ASCP and AMT are designating their certification title as Medical Laboratory Scientists (MLS). All three are considered equivalent and clients only need to take and pass one of the three certifications of their choice.
*ASCP requires 5 years of work experience before they will qualify Bachelor of Science graduates, not from a MLS program, to sit for their certification.
5. What is the difference between a generalist and a categorical?
We currently offer six categorical and one generalist program. The categorical will tutor you to sit for the certification exam for that subject topic only, and upon passing, you will be able to work in that area of the laboratory. The generalist program encompasses all six topics and additional information, and upon passing the generalist certification exam, you will be able to work in all areas of the clinical laboratory unrestricted.
Typically, our chemistry, hematology, and microbiology programs are our top programs for categorical.
6. What if i have more questions?
If you have any questions that where not answered above, send us an email at information@tioils.org
