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To qualify for Medical Technologist (AMT) certification:

1. Applicant shall be of good moral character.

2. Applicant shall be a graduate of, or scheduled to graduate from:

A. an accredited medical technology program with a bachelor’s degree in medical technology, or

 

B. an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree, with a major in one of the biological or chemical sciences, and either

 

I. completed an accredited academic program in medical technology following the earning of the bachelor’s degree referenced in "B" above, or

 

II. completed at least one year of approved laboratory experience within the last five years (see definition of "approved laboratory experience" in part III below).

With respect to eligibility routes 2A and 2B, educational programs acceptable toward meeting MT certification requirementsmust include laboratory experience as part of the curricula. Applicants graduating from academic programs that do not includean experiential component must obtain and document evidence of current laboratory experience prior to being eligible for certification.

Applicants seeking Medical Technologist certification under eligibility routes 2A and 2B must have graduated from their degree program within the past FIVE years. Applicants graduating longer than five years from date of application must provide evidence of current laboratory experience.

3. Applicant must take and pass the AMT certification examination for Medical Technologist (MT).

4. Notwithstanding Criterion #3 above, the AMT Board of Directors has determined that the following applicants may be considered for MT (AMT) certification without further examination:

A. Applicant has taken and passed another certification organization’s generalist examination for medical technologist, provided that the organization’s exam has been approved by AMT, and provided that the applicant meets AMT’s training, experience and educational requirements.

 

B. Applicant has taken and passed a generalist medical technologist level examination for state licensure, provided that the state’s exam has been approved by AMT, and provided that the applicant meets AMT’s training, experience and educational requirements.

Provided, in both cases, that the applicant is currently employed, or has recent experience (working in three of the last fiveyears), as a Medical Technologist.