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MLT(AAB) – Medical Laboratory Technician (Generalist) Certification |
| [Note: New MLT(AAB) certification is for Generalists only.] |
Individuals may be certified as an MLT(AAB) Generalist after passing the MLT(AAB) Generalist examination, which covers the following disciplines:
To be certified as MLT(AAB), an individual must be a high school graduate, or equivalent and meet one (1) of the following requirements:
| 1. | Complete a clinical laboratory training program approved or accredited by an organization approved by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) |
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| Pass the MLT(AAB) Generalist examination. | |
| 2. | Earn an associate degree (or the equivalent) in a laboratory science, or medical laboratory technology, from an accredited institution. |
| The equivalent of an associate degree is defined as sixty (60) semester hours, of which twenty-four (24) semester hours are either: | |
| a) medical laboratory technology courses | |
| OR | |
| b) six (6) semester hours of chemistry; six (6) semester hours of biology; and twelve (12) semester hours of courses in chemistry, biology or medical laboratory technology in any combination |
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| AND | |
| Pass the MLT(AAB) Generalist examination. | |
| 3. | Successfully complete an official U.S. military medical laboratory procedures course of at least fifty (50) weeks duration and earn the military enlisted occupational specialty of Medical Laboratory Specialist (Laboratory Technician) |
| AND | |
| Pass the MLT(AAB) Generalist examination. | |
| 4. | Document five (5) years of full-time clinical laboratory experience within the ten (10) years immediately prior to the application date (in the applicable disciplines) acceptable to the AAB Board of Registry |
| AND | |
| Pass the MLT(AAB) Generalist examination. | |
| 5. | Be certified as a POLT(AAB) and obtain four (4) years of acceptable clinical laboratory experience within the ten (10) years immediately prior to the application date (in the applicable disciplines) and six (6) continuing education units (CEUs) |
| AND | |
| Pass the MLT(AAB) Generalist examination. | |
