|
| Academic Requirements |
| A college
preparatory diploma is |
| recommended.
Bachelor degree |
| programs
include three to four years of |
| course work
and 12 months of clinical |
| practice.
In some schools, college |
| science
graduates can complete a |
| one-year
program which leads to a |
| certificate
or degree in medical |
| technology.
Certified medical lab |
| technicians
and students who have |
| completed two
years of general |
| college
courses may enter two-year |
| medical
technology programs. |
|
| Licensure, Certification and |
| Registration |
| Georgia does
not require state |
| licensure,
but does require certification |
| through one
of the following agencies: |
| American
Medical Technologists, |
| the National
Credentialing Agency for |
| Laboratory
Personnel, and the American |
| Society for
Clinical Pathology. The |
| latter two
also certify in areas of |
|
specialization. Hospitals in Georgia are |
| required to
hire certified technologists. |
