is it like a biomedicinsk analytiker? (sweden here)
Who here /lab technician/?
Bentley Barnes
Nolan Hernandez
Are techs basically assistants?
Anthony Young
Yeah, they are also called technical assistant I think.
They are called Laborant in Germany and in Denmark
Xavier Ward
Training to be a medical lab tech here. In just the first semester, half of the class has failed any sort of examination we've had. If last year's numbers are right, this program has a 75% drop rate.
In my program there's a distinction between technologist and assistant. Assistants basically do all the grunt work like prepping tests and collecting patient samples, where technologists actually carry out the tests and flag anything that looks abnormal. I was never really into research in my undergrad so i'm fine with a job like this. Plus healthcare jobs in my country are generally well paid so I'll be able to live comfortably.
Assistants are paid barely over minimum wage but also require only one year of training. The job is secure as fuck though.
James Campbell
Can I ask you which country are you user?