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In the United State, medical laboratory credentials and certifications are the various credentials and certifications available to medical laboratory personnel.
Certifications
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- Certification Agencies
- American Association of Bioanalysts (AAB)
- American Board of Clinical Chemistry (ABCC)
- The International Academy of Cytology (IAC)
- United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
- National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel (NCA)
| Certification Body | Certification | Designation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAB | Andrology Laboratory Scientist | ALS(AAB) | |
| AAB | Embryology Laboratory Scientist | ELS(AAB) | |
| AAB | Medical Laboratory Technician | MLT(AAB) | |
| AAB | Medical Technologist | MT(AAB) | |
| AAB | Molecular Diagnostics Technologist | MDxT(AAB) | |
| ABCC | Clinical Chemistry Diplomate | DABCC (CC) | |
| ABCC | Molecular Diagnostics Diplomate | DABCC (MD) | |
| ABCC | Toxicological Chemistry Diplomate | DABCC (TC) | |
| AAH | Certified Phlebotomy Technician | CPT(AAH) | |
| ABB | Andrology Laboratory Director | ALD(ABB) | |
| ABB | Bioanalyst Clinical Laboratory Director | BCLD(ABB) | |
| ABB | Bioanalyst Clinical Laboratory Director (BCLD) | BCLD(ABB) | |
| ABB | Clinical Consultant | CC(ABB) | |
| ABB | Embryology Laboratory Director | ELD(ABB) | |
| ABB | General Supervisor | GS(ABB) | |
| ABB | High Complexity Clinical Laboratory Director | HCLD(ABB) | |
| ABB | Public Health Laboratory Director | PHLD(ABB) | |
| ABB | Technical Supervisor | TS(ABB) | |
| ACA | Certified Phlebotomy Technician | CPT(ACA) | |
| ADLM | Certified Point-of-Care Professional | ADLM (CPP) | |
| AHCI | Certified Histocompatibility Associate | CHA(ACHI) | |
| AHCI | Certified Histocompatibility Technologist | CHT(ACHI) | |
| AHCI | Certified Histocompatibility Specialist | CHS(ACHI) | |
| AHCI | Associate of the ACHI | S(ACHI) | |
| AHCI | Affiliate of the ACHI | A(ACHI) | |
| AHCI | Fellow of the ACHI | F(ACHI) | |
| AMCA | Phlebotomy Technician Certification | PTC (AMCA) | |
| AMT | Medical Laboratory Scientist | MLS(AMT) | |
| AMT | Medical Technologist | MT (AMT) | Superseded by MLS(AMT) |
| AMT | Medical Laboratory Technician | MLT (AMT) | |
| AMT | Molecular Diagnostics Technologist | MDT (AMT) | |
| AMT | Medical Laboratory Assistant | CMLA(AMT) | |
| AMT | Certified Laboratory Consultant | CLC(AMT) | |
| AMT | Registered Phlebotomy Technician | RPT (AMT) | |
| ASPT | Certified Phlebotomy Technician | CPT(ASPT) | |
| HEW | Clinical Laboratory Technologist | CLT (HEW) | |
| HHS | Clinical Laboratory Technologist | CLT (HHS) | |
| IAC | Certified Cytotechnologist in Gynecology | CT(IAC-GYN) | 1993–2002 |
| IAC | Certified Cytotechnologist | CT(IAC) | |
| ISCLT | Registered medical technologist | RMT (ISCLT) | |
| ISCLT | Registered laboratory technician | RLT(ISCT) | |
| NCPT | National Certified Phlebotomy Technician | NCCT(NCPT) | |
| NCA | Phlebotomy | NCA(CLPlb) | |
| NCA | Clinical Laboratory Technician | NCA(CLT) | |
| NCA | Clinical Laboratory Scientist | NCA(CLS) | |
| NCA | Clinical Laboratory Director | NCA(CLDir) | |
| NCA | Clinical Laboratory Supervisor | NCA(CLSup) | |
| NCA | Clinical Laboratory Specialist in Cytogenetics | NCA CLSp(CG) | |
| NCA | Certified Laboratory Specialist in Molecular Biology | NCA CLSp(MB) | |
| NHA | Certified phlebotomy technician | CPT(NHA) | |
| NHA | Certified Medical Laboratory Assistant | CMLA(NHA) | |
| NPA | Certified Phlebotomy Technician | CPT(NPA) | |
| NRCC | Clinical Chemist | NRCC-CC | |
| NRCC | Clinical Chemistry Technologist | NRCC-CT | |
| NRCC | Toxicological Chemist | ||
| NRCC | Toxicological Technologist |
References
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- ^ Mackinnon, Alexander C.; Wang, Y. Lynn; Sahota, Amrik; Yeung, Cecilia C.; Weck, Karen E. (November 2012). "Certification in Molecular Pathology in the United States". The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. 14 (6): 541–549. doi:10.1016/j.jmoldx.2012.05.004. PMID 22925695.