5: COMPETENCY EXAMINATIONS FOR MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST/CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENTIST

Question 1

• is conducted in order to identify graduates who possess the basic qualifications or the minimum conceptual skills and technical competencies to perform the tasks with minimum errors.

Answer 1

Medical Technologist Licensure Examination

Question 2

• This Exam is Given Twice a Year:

Answer 2

o March
o August/September

Question 3

• Is the government agency, under the Office of the President of the Philippines, tasked to administer licensure examinations to different professional

Answer 3

Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)

Question 4

• Is under PRC and is tasked to prepare and administer the written licensure examinations for graduates qualified to take the examination.
• Composed of:
o Chairperson - Licensed Pathologist
o 2 Members - Registered Medical Technologists

Answer 4

Professional Regulatory Board (PRB) for Medical Technology/Medical Laboratory Science

Question 5

• To pass the exam, an examinee must:
o Receive a general weighted average of ______

Answer 5

75%

Question 6

• To pass the exam, an examinee must:
o Have no rating below ______ in any major courses, and

Answer 6

50%

Question 7

• To pass the exam, an examinee must:
o Pass in at least _____ of the courses computed according to their relative weights

Answer 7

60%

Question 8

• Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs.

Answer 8

CAAHEP

Question 9

• Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools

Answer 9

ABHES

Question 10

• National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science

Answer 10

NAACLS

Question 11

• Is a nationally and internationally recognized certification agency that is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies.

Answer 11

American Medical Technologist (AMT)

Question 12

• Is an administratively independent credentialing agency that prepares relevant standards and develops procedures that will assure the competence of non-physician medical laboratory personnel

Answer 12

American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)

Question 13

• An international society comprising medical professionals with an interest in clinical chemistry, clinical laboratory science and laboratory medicine.

Answer 13

American Association of Clinical Chemistry (AACC)

Question 14

• An organization that has a mission to make a positive impact in health care through leadership that will assure excellence in the practice of laboratory medicine.

Answer 14

American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS)