Medical Laboratory Importance and Roles

What is the first thing you think of a medical lab well for me it was a place were blood and other biological samples are analyse. Now from this first month of senior project behind me I have gained knowledge that I will like to share with you. So back to the first question I ask at the beginning of this post but let me add to my answer the month of research i have done. I have learned that a lab is an amazing place were the lab workers have an equal  role of importance compared to a Doctor. In a lab the workers analyse samples ordered from a clients doctor they file their findings in a lab report then finally send the results back to the doctors to decide what should be done to help client.

The nest question I will like you to ponder on is, What are the many different roles do you think people in a lab will have. There are many different specialty roles like a phlebotomist specialist or a microbiology specialist but in every labs there are three main important roles that each have their own individual roles in a sense like the group roles given for projects at iPoly. The roles are stated below.

Lab Director - A lab director responsibility is that they must direct orders given to all workers of a lab. they must keep the lab in task and make sure everyone in the lab understands what they need and give help to anyone who needs it. A lab director must make sure the lab is running its full potential. This role is similar to the Facilitator role in class in a sense both roles make sure that their co-workers understands what they are analyzing

Lab Scientist - A lab scientist responsibility is they must analyse the analyst and write reports to give to the doctor. This role is similar to the Reporter role in that both roles look at the data given and organize the groups report.

Lab Technician - A lab technician  responsibility is that they must make sure all lab devices work and then us the devices to gather information for the lab scientist to write their lab report. They are responsibility is also they must make sure the lab scientist understands what he is giving them to analyse. This role is similar to the Research Manager both roles get data for the group to look over and draw the details to write a good report.

Lab Assistant - A lab assistant responsibility is to listen to the need of all other lab workers and make sure that everybody in the lab is working at their full potential. The lab assistant also is the person who get specimens from clients they must have good people skills and must be able to report everything important in the client's record to better help the client later. Their role is similar to the Harmonizer role both must make sure the lab gets consensus an be an active listener to the other workers of the lab

So now you know how each role learned at iPoly has been preparing us for the real world in which we must take up one of these roles for actual pay. You have also learned the importance of a lab tech and the process in which specimens are processed