Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0

• 51. - Health professions and related programs
• 51.10 - Clinical/medical laboratory science/research and allied professions

51.1005 - Clinical laboratory science/medical technology/technologist

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to conduct and supervise complex medical tests, clinical trials, and research experiments; manage clinical laboratories; and consult with physicians and clinical researchers on diagnoses, disease causation and spread, and research outcomes. These programs include courses in the theory and practice of hematology; clinical chemistry; microbiology; immunology; immunohematology; physiological relationships to test results; laboratory procedures and quality assurance controls; test and research design and implementation; analytic techniques; laboratory management; data development and reporting; medical informatics; and professional standards and regulations.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • biomedical laboratory technologist
  • clinical laboratory science
  • clinical laboratory technologist
  • medical laboratory science
  • medical laboratory technical supervisor
  • medical laboratory technologist
  • medical technologist

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• Exclusion(s)

  • biology lab technology(41.0101)
  • biomedical technology(15.0401)
  • clinical laboratory technician(51.1004)
  • clinical science (MS, MSc, PhD)(51.1401)
  • laboratory medicine - fellowship(61.1810)
  • medical laboratory assistant(51.0802)
  • science laboratory technology(41.0000)