AMT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST CERTIFICATION

SELF-ASSESSMENT
This self-assessment tool can be used to guide you through AMT’s Medical Technologist (MT) eligibility
requirements. Please use this worksheet as a final check before submitting an application to American
Medical Technologist. DO NOT submit this worksheet with your application. The completion of this
worksheet does NOT guarantee qualification. It is for your use only.

EDUCATION

Do you possess a baccalaureate degree in medical technology from a program or institution accredited
by a recognized regional or national accreditation agency? The accrediting agency MUST be US-based. If
not, you must qualify under a different route.

Do you possess a baccalaureate degree other than in medical technology? If so, have you completed at
least 35 semester hours of coursework related to the clinical laboratory sciences (such as biological
science, microbiology, organic chemistry, biochemistry, mathematics)?

Note: International applications MUST have their credentials evaluated by an evaluation agency listed
on the AMT website. The US equivalency summary MUST indicate that your education is EQUIVALENT to
a baccalaureate degree or higher.

Do you possess a baccalaureate degree AND did you complete an accredited medical laboratory
technician (MLT) training program or a US 50-week military training program?

List below the courses that qualify for the 35 semester hours:
Note: A. one quarter hour = 2/3 semester hour B. one semester hour = 15 clock hours C. one quarter hour = 10 clock hours
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LABORATORY EXPERIENCE

If you possess a baccalaureate degree in a field other than medical technology and have NOT, in
addition, completed a qualified BS-level medical technology program, do you have one year (2080
TOTAL HOURS) of approved clinical laboratory experience? The information below will help determine if
your clinical experience will be approved.

1. Dates of employment:
Employer___________________________From ___________ To ___________Hours ________
Employer___________________________From ___________ To ___________Hours ________
Employer___________________________From ___________ To ___________Hours ________

2. Is the lab in which you gained clinical laboratory experience accredited? Yes____ No____

If yes, by which agency? _________________________________________________________

3. Does your clinical experience include the equivalent of one year of testing on human samples?
Yes _______ No_______

4. What clinical laboratory techniques, methodologies and instruments did you use while gaining
the one year of clinical laboratory experience?
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5. List the tests that you performed in each category. You must have performed testing in each
discipline if your education did not include an externship with appropriate rotation through
each.
• Blood Banking__________________________________________________________________
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• Microbiology___________________________________________________________________
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• Chemistry_____________________________________________________________________
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• Hematology____________________________________________________________________
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