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AMT Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) Certification

AMT national examination-based Medical Laboratory Scientist certification.

Licensing authority: American Medical Technologists

Initial by examination
AMT examination for MLS
Eligibility
Applicants must meet one of AMT's MLS education, MLT or military, or alternate education routes; all applicants pass the AMT MLS examination.

AMT examination for MLS

Provider
Pearson VUE
Format
Computer-administered four-option multiple-choice
Exam questions
Total questions: 210.
Time limit
3.5 hours
Passing score
70 on a 0-100 scale
Examination outline
  • General Laboratory (21%)
    • Laboratory quality
    • Laboratory laws and regulations
    • Laboratory safety
    • Laboratory instrumentation, maintenance, and principles of operation
    • Laboratory mathematics
    • General microscopy
    • Biological specimen collection and processing
    • Phlebotomy and specimen collection, handling, and integrity
    • Patient identification
    • Waived testing
  • Chemistry (18.1%)
    • Instrumentation
    • Renal function tests
    • Hepatic function tests
    • Carbohydrate metabolism
    • Protein analysis
    • Enzymology
    • Endocrinology
    • Lipids
    • Water and electrolytes
    • Acid-base balance
    • Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
    • Other chemistry procedures
  • Hematology (15.2%)
    • General knowledge
    • Erythrocyte procedures
    • Cytogenic and molecular assays
    • Automated instrumentation
  • Coagulation and Hemostasis (4.7%)
  • Immunology and Serology (3.3%)
    • General knowledge
    • Serological tests
    • Analytic procedures
    • Special procedures
  • Immunohematology (10.5%)
    • Blood typing
    • Immune response
    • Compatibility testing principles and procedures
    • Rh immune globulin
    • Special tests
  • Blood Banking and Transfusion Services (7.6%)
  • Microbiology (12.4%)
    • Bacteriology: general knowledge
    • Bacteriology: media quality control, techniques, and cultures
    • Bacteriology: bacterial identification
    • Virology
    • Parasitology
    • Mycology
  • Urinalysis and Body Fluids (7.1%)
    • Renal function
    • Urinalysis procedures
    • Special tests
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