Variant of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 for Primary groupings

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

51.1004 - Clinical/medical laboratory technician

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of clinical laboratory scientists/medical technologists, to perform routine medical laboratory procedures and tests and to apply preset strategies to record and analyse data. These programs include courses in general laboratory procedures and skills; laboratory mathematics; medical computer applications; interpersonal and communications skills; and the basic principles of hematology; medical microbiology; immunohematology; immunology; clinical chemistry, and urinalysis.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • clinical laboratory technician
  • medical laboratory technician

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• Exclusion(s)

  • biology lab technology(41.0101)
  • clinical laboratory science(51.1005)
  • combined laboratory and X-ray technology(51.0924)
  • laboratory medicine - fellowship(61.1810)
  • medical laboratory assistant(51.0802)