• Course Title : PCL In Medical Lab Technology
• Category/Level : Diploma
• Course Duration (months) : 36 months
• Cost Range (NPR) : NA
• Affiliated to : Council For Technical Education And Vocational Training (CTEVT)

Course Description:

Certificate in Medical Laboratory Technology (CMLT)/PCL in Medical Lab Technology program is three years academic course in clinical laboratory medicine. This is the backbone of medical science as the laboratory medicine evidence-based.

Certificate in Medical Laboratory Technology (CMLT)/PCL in Medical Lab Technology program of CTEVT creates and fosters skilled health professionals in clinical laboratory science for diagnosis of diseases that decide the life of individuals who may be the only breadwinner of the family or the only child of his/her parents. Students who enroll for this program will be provided theoretical as well as practical knowledge of different clinical laboratory techniques.

Objectives of the Program
The objective of the Medical Laboratory Technology (CMLT) program is to produce competent and advanced knowledge and practical skills necessary to deliver high-quality health services needed for the country. Specifically, the program entails the following objectives:
> To prepare qualified and skilled laboratory medicine professionals in clinical respect for socio-cultural values in their working environment.
> To make a technician who will be able to work independently in the clinical lab.
> To assist medical lab technologists to carry out specialized lab investigations.
> To pursue further academic careers in Bachelor Degree (BScMLT)

Scope of Medial Lab Technician:
After completion of the course, individuals will become an eligible candidate for registration in Nepal Health Professional Council (NHPC) in grade "B" that permits them to work in Hospital & Clinical Lab as a Lab Technician. The main scope and working area of lab technicians are:
> Central Hospitals and Polyclinics
> Teaching Hospitals
> District Hospitals
> Primary Health Care Centers (PHCC)
> Health Posts (HP)
> Research Lab
> Molecular Lab
> Health Institutions
> Food Industries
> Dairy Milk Industries

CMLT program is three academic years' duration. The first year course focuses on basic science and foundation subjects, the second year course focuses on basic laboratory subject theory/practical simultaneously and the third year is given to the application of learned skills and knowledge within the comprehensive practical settings, in hospitals and medical laboratory.