Do your fellow lab techs trade stories about your pipetting prowess when you’re not around? Are you considered the king or queen of the tasteless joke? Do you have a knack for getting everybody on the same page for takeout? If so, it’s quite possible that you are a Lab Legend. Here are five more …
College of American Pathologists (CAP) accreditation is one of the most important recognitions for any medical laboratory. Passing a CAP inspection is no easy feat: it requires considerable documentation, discipline, and process proficiency. In other words, it’s definitely a lot easier to fail your next cap inspection than it is to pass it. Here are …
If you’re spending at least half your waking hours working in a medical lab, then shouldn’t you be comfortable and feel good about how you look? Protective wear has come a long way since the days of oversized starched white lab coats and safety goggles that make lab techs look like insects. Of course, there’s …
No healthcare professionals are more deserving of gratitude than lab techs. A lab tech’s dedication to accuracy and consistency is admirable. They work late nights and long shifts — yes, even on holidays — to help patients get the appropriate treatment for their conditions. If anyone in your family has ever had a biopsy or …
Night shift changes a lab tech. Gone are the days of waking with the sun, not drinking coffee at 1a, and having a normal social life. It’s all good, though, because your job is awesome, and you love your coworkers. Still, you can’t help but feel you’ve become part werewolf. Well, you might not grow …
Lab techs aren’t wired like most people. Maybe their unique perspective comes from spending so many hours analyzing microorganisms. Or perhaps they’re born with a special set of skills — the ability to spot irregularities, the inability to be grossed out — that make them so uniquely suited for a job that so many aren’t. …
You know how it goes—your laboratory is neat and organized one day, and the next you’ve lost your third pen to the massive pile of documents and lab supplies that have managed to build up on your benchtop. You could give in to the chaos and just start stocking extra supplies, but why feed the …
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Lab techs are a passionate bunch, but they’re not all that difficult to please. Sure, they’re dreamers (mmm, beers with Bill Nye and Neil deGrasse Tyson), but they’re also down to earth. Organization, cleanliness, and caffeine are usually enough to fill lab techs’ hearts with joy. Here are seven things that make lab techs ridiculously …
Lab techs aren’t just talented, dedicated medical professionals – they also happen to be superheroes. Ordinary mortals do not possess the abilities that lab techs rely on every day to save the healthcare world. Their knowledge, education, and unique gifts can overcome any challenge that comes their way. Here are five amazing lab tech superpowers: …
No group of healthcare professionals balances hard work and fun better than lab techs. These knowledgeable, talented men and women are a vital part of any healthcare facility. Their dedication helps save lives, and their personalities make labs – anywhere they grace with their presence, for that matter – entertaining places to be. Here are …
