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cowleg: i couldnt buy it then coz was outta of stock! I used it solely frm dept library! I prefer tietz, why i use crook was coz my lecturer likes to lift info from that book
what level are you in? I graduated last year waiting for induction coz ASUU strike delay em.

Good medical or clinical laboratory practice (GMLP) concept possesses a unique quality, as it embraces both the research and clinical aspect of good laboratory practice.


http://www.scharticles.com/effects-good-medical-laboratory-practice/

I'm a new Medical Laboratory Scientist. Nice to find my professional colleagues online. Anyone has any news about ASCPi? Has anyone taken the exam in this forum?

Wow am greatful to be part of MLS

KanayoIkeh: I'm a new Medical Laboratory Scientist. Nice to find my professional colleagues online. Anyone has any news about ASCPi? Has anyone taken the exam in this forum?

Before taking the Ascp(international) exam for Internationally trained Medical Laboratory Scientists, you'll need to evaluate your credential through World education service and then send a copy to Ascp in the United States. As long as you are well grounded in all the sub-fields like Haematology,Cyto/Histopath, Med.Micro, Clinical Chem, BGS, you are good to go. A colleague has started the procedure already and is taking mock tests on their website.

There is an acute shortage over there and average pay of BioMedical Scientists/MLS in states like California is about $80,000(about 13.5 million naira)/yr. Do the maths.

YourHealthlabs:

Before taking the Ascp(international) exam for Internationally trained Medical Laboratory Scientists, you'll need to evaluate your credential through World education service and then send a copy to Ascp in the United States. As long as you are well grounded in all the sub-fields like Haematology,Cyto/Histopath, Med.Micro, Clinical Chem, BGS, you are good to go. A colleague has started the procedure already and is taking mock tests on their website.

There is an acute shortage over there and average pay of BioMedical Scientists/MLS in states like California is about $80,000(about 13.5 million naira)/yr. Do the maths.

and I would like to know the average pay in nigeria too...

Joejonah:

and I would like to know the average pay in nigeria too...

In government parastatals and some big private labs, it's been 'forward-looking', at least recently. Though a lot of ground still has to be covered.

Innovative MLScientists in private practice are not doing badly though but over-regulation by state agencies has been one of the bottlenecks bedeviling Medical laboratory enterprise. That's why we need more of our people at policy-making echelons. We have some good heads in the Senate and HOR but we still need more of our professionals in State ministry health boards.

YourHealthlabs:

In government parastatals and some big private labs, it's been 'forward-looking', at least recently. Though a lot of ground still has to be covered.

Innovative MLScientists in private practice are not doing badly though but over-regulation by state agencies has been one of the bottlenecks bedeviling Medical laboratory enterprise. That's why need more of our people at policy-making echelons. We have some good heads in the Senate and HOR but we still need more of our professionals in State ministry health boards.

U dis animal chidozie still dey hide for hia

when are u coming back to d politics section?

proud being a member of this forum....pls pals. i just want to be clearified of something....am an intern medical laboratory scientist in india..and a nigerian.i will be done with internship by mid october this year...i just want someone to pls explain to me the procedures for registration and
lincencing for foreign trained med. lab graduates...if there will be professional exams and how and when it's been conducted and if another internship is mandatory....have gone to mlscn website but couldn't get enough information....thanks friends will appreciate ur reply(s) so much...

@YourHealthlabs

I admire the way you champion the cause of med lab scientists on this forum. From your posts I've seen the way you take the fight to medical doctors there and expose the way they oppress other healthcare professionals in nigeria.

Unfortunately, light hasn't been shown on how the med lab scientist apply similar tactics (as medical doctors do) against individuals that are graduates of biochemistry and microbiology. There is no good reason why individuals who hold bsc in the above mentioned fields should not be allowed to practice the profession that requires knowledge in their fields. I am surprised that MLSCN could come up with frivolous reasons to justify their decision to place an embargo on individuals who hold a bsc in microbiology & biochemistry (which I learnt you guys prefer to call chemical pathology).

I have done my search online and found out that it is only in nigeria where such absurd views are held. Even in nearby ghana, their GABMLS (ghanian association of biomedical laboratory scientists) does not place such unnecessary embargo.

I am a microbiologist, I did my internship in the nigerian institute of medical research. The attitude the med lab scientists there displayed toward me was disgusting. I am aggrieved. I see no wrong in me if I decide to be a medical microbiologist, I see no wrong if I decide to open a laboratory in my community and offer clinical diagnostic services. Why is MLSCN frustrating my ambition in life? Why do you guys feel oppressing people like me will solve any problem that affects the profession?

I have taken my time to go through the act of parliament that created MLSCN. In that bill, provision is made for MLSCN to license bsc holders in microbiology & biochemistry for clinical work. I have been made to understand that the council has the right to refuse/reject/withhold license from any individual without being questioned. This is the only reason I have not gone to court over this issue. When the institute of medical laboratory technology was still in existence such things never came up. I wonder why MLSCN decided to tow this line.

The year 2015 will make it 7 years since this "suspension" was placed on bsc holders. Several overtures, by some of my senior colleagues, to MLSCN to reconsider this issue has been rebuffed. Its unfortunate that we'll have to fight against MLSCN to get a foothold and secure the future of our careers as medical microbiologists and medical biochemists.

I have information that in the united states, there are two professional bodies that concern themselves with clinical diagnostics of diseases. We will set up a parallel body (affiliated with NMA) if MLSCN does not reconsider their stand on licensure for bsc holders in the biological sciences (microbiology & biochemistry).

Drastic measures will have to taken, its unfortunate.

fdhhuytd: proud being a member of this forum....pls pals. i just want to be clearified of something....am an intern medical laboratory scientist in india..and a nigerian.i will be done with internship by mid october this year...i just want someone to pls explain to me the procedures for registration and
lincencing for foreign trained med. lab graduates...if there will be professional exams and how and when it's been conducted and if another internship is mandatory....have gone to mlscn website but couldn't get enough information....thanks friends will appreciate ur reply(s) so much...

Before you can be licensed to practice in Nigeria,your foreign MLS education will have to be evaluated. Even those that studied Biomedical Science in the UK pass through the same procedure.

My advice is to pay a visit to MLSCN council office at garki, Abuja and get clarifications.

coollabman: @YourHealthlabs

I admire the way you champion the cause of med lab scientists on this forum. From your posts I've seen the way you take the fight to medical doctors there and expose the way they oppress other healthcare professionals in nigeria.

Unfortunately, light hasn't been shown on how the med lab scientist apply similar tactics (as medical doctors do) against individuals that are graduates of biochemistry and microbiology. There is no good reason why individuals who hold bsc in the above mentioned fields should not be allowed to practice the profession that requires knowledge in their fields. I am surprised that MLSCN could come up with frivolous reasons to justify their decision to place an embargo on individuals who hold a bsc in microbiology & biochemistry (which I learnt you guys prefer to call chemical pathology).

I have done my search online and found out that it is only in nigeria where such absurd views are held. Even in nearby ghana, their GABMLS (ghanian association of biomedical laboratory scientists) does not place such unnecessary embargo.

I am a microbiologist, I did my internship in the nigerian institute of medical research. The attitude the med lab scientists there displayed toward me was disgusting. I am aggrieved. I see no wrong in me if I decide to be a medical microbiologist, I see no wrong if I decide to open a laboratory in my community and offer clinical diagnostic services. Why is MLSCN frustrating my ambition in life? Why do you guys feel oppressing people like me will solve any problem that affects the profession?

I have taken my time to go through the act of parliament that created MLSCN. In that bill, provision is made for MLSCN to license bsc holders in microbiology & biochemistry for clinical work. I have been made to understand that the council has the right to refuse/reject/withhold license from any individual without being questioned. This is the only reason I have not gone to court over this issue. When the institute of medical laboratory technology was still in existence such things never came up. I wonder why MLSCN decided to tow this line.

The year 2015 will make it 7 years since this "suspension" was placed on bsc holders. Several overtures, by some of my senior colleagues, to MLSCN to reconsider this issue has been rebuffed. Its unfortunate that we'll have to fight against MLSCN to get a foothold and secure the future of our careers as medical microbiologists and medical biochemists.

I have information that in the united states, there are two professional bodies that concern themselves with clinical diagnostics of diseases. We will set up a parallel body (affiliated with NMA) if MLSCN does not reconsider their stand on licensure for bsc holders in the biological sciences (microbiology & biochemistry).

Drastic measures will have to taken, its unfortunate.

My brother, I saw your email and had to take my time to give you a satisfactory response as this is a very sensitive issue. Please check your mail in 24hrs.

YourHealthlabs:

My brother, I saw your email and had to take my time to give you a satisfactory response as this is a very sensitive issue. Please check your mail in 24hrs.

Ok, I thought you didn't get it. That is why I came out on a public forum to lay out my complaint. I'll be expecting your reply. Thanks

YourHealthlabs:

Before taking the Ascp(international) exam for Internationally trained Medical Laboratory Scientists, you'll need to evaluate your credential through World education service and then send a copy to Ascp in the United States. As long as you are well grounded in all the sub-fields like Haematology,Cyto/Histopath, Med.Micro, Clinical Chem, BGS, you are good to go. A colleague has started the procedure already and is taking mock tests on their website.

There is an acute shortage over there and average pay of BioMedical Scientists/MLS in states like California is about $80,000(about 13.5 million naira)/yr. Do the maths.

Thanks a lot

coollabman: @YourHealthlabs

I admire the way you champion the cause of med lab scientists on this forum. From your posts I've seen the way you take the fight to medical doctors there and expose the way they oppress other healthcare professionals in nigeria.

Unfortunately, light hasn't been shown on how the med lab scientist apply similar tactics (as medical doctors do) against individuals that are graduates of biochemistry and microbiology. There is no good reason why individuals who hold bsc in the above mentioned fields should not be allowed to practice the profession that requires knowledge in their fields. I am surprised that MLSCN could come up with frivolous reasons to justify their decision to place an embargo on individuals who hold a bsc in microbiology & biochemistry (which I learnt you guys prefer to call chemical pathology).

I have done my search online and found out that it is only in nigeria where such absurd views are held. Even in nearby ghana, their GABMLS (ghanian association of biomedical laboratory scientists) does not place such unnecessary embargo.

I am a microbiologist, I did my internship in the nigerian institute of medical research. The attitude the med lab scientists there displayed toward me was disgusting. I am aggrieved. I see no wrong in me if I decide to be a medical microbiologist, I see no wrong if I decide to open a laboratory in my community and offer clinical diagnostic services. Why is MLSCN frustrating my ambition in life? Why do you guys feel oppressing people like me will solve any problem that affects the profession?

I have taken my time to go through the act of parliament that created MLSCN. In that bill, provision is made for MLSCN to license bsc holders in microbiology & biochemistry for clinical work. I have been made to understand that the council has the right to refuse/reject/withhold license from any individual without being questioned. This is the only reason I have not gone to court over this issue. When the institute of medical laboratory technology was still in existence such things never came up. I wonder why MLSCN decided to tow this line.

The year 2015 will make it 7 years since this "suspension" was placed on bsc holders. Several overtures, by some of my senior colleagues, to MLSCN to reconsider this issue has been rebuffed. Its unfortunate that we'll have to fight against MLSCN to get a foothold and secure the future of our careers as medical microbiologists and medical biochemists.

I have information that in the united states, there are two professional bodies that concern themselves with clinical diagnostics of diseases. We will set up a parallel body (affiliated with NMA) if MLSCN does not reconsider their stand on licensure for bsc holders in the biological sciences (microbiology & biochemistry).

Drastic measures will have to taken, its unfortunate.

Wow! I can see a lot of frustration in your post. Am a microbiologist and I can categorically tell you that you don't have to do clinical diagnostics of infectious diseases professionally to be a medical microbiologist. You can go into public/environmental health. Its actually possible to be registered and licensed as an environmental health officer (apparently they are in short supply) with you bsc in microbiology. Its a good career line to follow.

Leave this medical lab thing, its not as if the so called "professionals" are actually enjoying it (they are mostly underpaid and overworked clinical staff). I wonder why many microbiology students (like yourself) want to die on top this matter. Microbiology is too vast and too important to be narrowed down to the clinical aspect. Please stop trying to be an appendage to the medical profession.

Lastly, I'll have to fault you on contacting YourHealthlabs (yes I will). He is one of the biomedical scientists (like the ones you met in NIMR) that are under the delusion that they are superior to biological scientists like us (some will even go as far as preventing bsc students from getting some clinical training). He once suggested that there is no where in the world where bsc holders in microbiology are trained for clinical work, whereas its a lie (check this link if you doubt www.asm.org/index.php/nrcm-cert scroll down to see it pasted there).

Young man pls don't be frustrated with the way things are, na condition make crayfish bend. #SHALOM

marvelling:


Wow! I can see a lot of frustration in your post. Am a microbiologist and I can categorically tell you that you don't have to do clinical diagnostics of infectious diseases professionally to be a medical microbiologist. You can go into public/environmental health. Its actually possible to be registered and licensed as an environmental health officer (apparently they are in short supply) with you bsc in microbiology. Its a good career line to follow.

Leave this medical lab thing, its not as if the so called "professionals" are actually enjoying it (they are mostly underpaid and overworked clinical staff). I wonder why many microbiology students (like yourself) want to die on top this matter. Microbiology is too vast and too important to be narrowed down to the clinical aspect. Please stop trying to be an appendage to the medical profession.

Lastly, I'll have to fault you on contacting YourHealthlabs (yes I will). He is one of the biomedical scientists (like the ones you met in NIMR) that are under the delusion that they are superior to biological scientists like us (some will even go as far as preventing bsc students from getting some clinical training). He once suggested that there is no where in the world where bsc holders in microbiology are trained for clinical work, whereas its a lie (check this link if you doubt www.asm.org/index.php/nrcm-cert scroll down to see it pasted there).

Young man pls don't be frustrated with the way things are, na condition make crayfish bend. #SHALOM

Biological Scientists and Biomedical Scientists are all SCIENTISTS in different fields. Infact i know lots of your professionals that are astute biological researchers, (As i opined in my private reply to him). If you ask me, there are more opportunities for Biological and chemical Scientists than MLS. How many Chemical/Food/confectionary industries/firm will want to recruit a Clinical Scientist over a Chemist or Biologist. Ever heard of the Institute of Public analysts (IPAN)?. How many MLS/Clinical Scientists are allowed into that Institute?. It is solely your turf.

I notice most laboratory managers discriminate against men while they favour women in terms of employment. Most of female colleagues easily get placements to lab for hands on technical experience but men are usually not favoured.

@YourHealthlabs
Please i graduated with 2.1 mls, i want you to share tips, exam format for intern exam? How can one suceed to get intern placement? Coz what i keep hearing from side talk is that its by connection/influence. I am realy good theoretical but not much bench experience yet. Thank you happy sunday

Started work experience today at a hospital lab, oboy see where scientists and technicians are quarelling. The thing tire me o o o.

Lol. Why where they quarelling?

cowleg:
Started work experience today at a hospital lab, oboy see where scientists and technicians are quarelling. The thing tire me o o o.

Olarewajub:
Lol. Why where they quarelling?

technicians wan claim right, say them sabi book plus low pay, them dey envy scientist high pay. While scientist dem wan form oga dey control dem technologist.

That's bad. Lack of corporation and all to the detriment of patients.

cowleg:
technicians wan claim right, say them sabi book plus low pay, them dey envy scientist high pay. While scientist dem wan form oga dey control dem technologist.

cowleg:
@YourHealthlabs
Please i graduated with 2.1 mls, i want you to share tips, exam format for intern exam? How can one suceed to get intern placement? Coz what i keep hearing from side talk is that its by connection/influence. I am realy good theoretical but not much bench experience yet. Thank you happy sunday

Very good result, but the truth is, in the field of healthcare, everyone is given equal opportunies to practically prove themselves on the workbench. Internship placements are competitive and usually relatively few So the only edge you can create for yourself is getting into system first. Pay or no pay. Who knows? You may find an important 'connection' and land yourself a placement.

*modified*
I can see you are already doing that.Good step.

Thankz sir. I pray 4 conection o o o coz i see the intern exam doesnt realy count. Every body looking for connection things. Well the private hospital, i work in their lab, is a very big lab wit complex machines, so most test are by automation. Working without pay.

YourHealthlabs, do government general hospitals or mission hospitals accept application.for internship.

is BMLS degree a classified one?

Drdonzeez:
is BMLS degree a classified one?

How? I didnt understand your post

I .mean first class,second class e.t.c

Drdonzeez:
I .mean first class,second class e.t.c

yes sir!!

OK....medicine and Dentistry are not

Pls,can a graduate of medical physiology do postgraduate diploma in medical lab science, if yes, pls what is the duration and the instructions that offer it.?

2Gentle4all:
Pls,can a graduate of medical physiology do postgraduate diploma in medical lab science, if yes, pls what is the duration and the instructions that offer it.?

It doesn't exist anymore. IMLTN metamorphosized into MLSCN. MLSCN has put the postgraduate diploma programme on indefinite suspension since medical laboratory science is now a degree course awarding the BMLS certificate.