Qualifications

To qualify for Medical Laboratory Technician (AMT) certification:

1. Applicant shall be of good moral character.

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

A. COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY PROGRAM

1. Applicant shall be the holder of an associate degree in medical technology (or equivalent) from an accredited two- year college, or
2. Applicant shall have completed at least two years (60 semester hours) of courses in any accredited college, including at least 25 semester hours in those disciplines that comprise medical technology and may include any chemical or biological science courses, as well as mathematics and/or courses in computer science, not to exceed 6 semester hours, plus six months of laboratory experience; or

B. PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL

1. Applicant shall be a graduate of a medical laboratory school or program accredited by an organization approved by the US Department of Education, and must show evidence of having obtained an appropriate degree or certificate of completion; or
2. Applicant shall be a graduate of a medical laboratory school or program in an institution accredited by a Regional  Accrediting Commission or by a national accrediting organization approved by the US Department of Education, and must show evidence of having obtained an appropriate degree.

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

Applicants seeking Medical Laboratory Technician 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.

C. MILITARY TRAINING

Applicant has completed a 50-week US military laboratory procedures training program provided that the training credits were earned in, or have been accepted for transfer by, an accredited college or university leading to the award of an appropriate degree.

 

D. RECOGNITION OF CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION

The AMT Board of Directors has further determined that applicants who have taken and passed another certification organization’s generalist examination for medical laboratory technician may be considered for Medical Laboratory Technician (AMT) certification with out further examination, provided that such exam has been approved by the AMT Board of Directors, and that the applicant has met the AMT training and experience requirements.

 

E. RECOGNITION OF STATE LICENSURE EXAMINATION

Applicant has taken and passed a generalist Medical Laboratory Technician level examination for state licensure, provided that the examination has been approved by the AMT Board of Directors.

3. All applicants applying under 2. A, B, C, must take and pass the AMT certification examination for Medical Laboratory Technologist (MLT).

Note: If applying under 2D or 2E, indicate which Medical Laboratory Technician examination you have taken and passed. Further more, the waiver of the examination requirement permitted by 2D or 2E is only granted when the applicant is currently employed, or has recent experience (working in three of the last five years), as a Medical Laboratory Technician.

If you have any questions, please email AMT at: MT-MLT@amt1.com