Many people are confused by the terms Medical
laboratory science/technology and Science
laboratory technology .Both are different courses
which has been interchangeably used by aspirants
and some individual,To the students the two
courses are good but it is better to learn now and
make your choice earlier to avoid mistakes .
Below are the major differences:

FACULTY/SCHOOL
Medical Laboratory Science is a
Medical Science course studied in university or
College of Health Sciences only. In the university,
it is studied in the College of Medicine under the
Faculty of Health Sciences. Medical Laboratory
Assistant and Technicians are trained in the
College of Health technology while Medical
Laboratory Scientist are trained in the universities.
NOTE : None of the Medical Laboratory Science
professionals are trained in the Polytechnics as
many Polytechnic graduates and students of
Science Laboratory
Technology claim to belong to the Medical
Laboratory Science Profession as one can only
mistake them to be the same if one does not
belong to medical/
health profession or has not been admitted to
study any of the course. Whereas, Science
Laboratory Technology is studied in the faculty of
Biological or Natural Science in the universities
and under the school of science in the
polytechnics, graduates of Science Laboratory
Technology from the polytechnic are called
Technician while their counter part from the
universities are called Laboratory Technologist.
(NOTE No medical here)

COURSES OFFERED AND DURATION
The courses offered by medical laboratory
science students include Medical Biochemistry,
Human Anatomy, Human Physiology,
Haematology, Pharmacology,forensic analysis,
Embalment techniques, Clinical pathology,
Biostatistics, virology, Medical Microbiology and
Parasitology public Health and Epidemiology etc.
The duration of study for medical laboratory
Assistant and Technicians are 2 and 3years
respectively, hence the duration of study for
medical laboratory scientist is 5 years in the
university
leading to the award of Bachelor of Medical
Laboratory Science (BMLS) degree plus 1 year
internship programme and 1 year NYSC making a
total of seven years (7) training. While the course
offered by students of Science
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A worthy write up. Many ignorant jambites and students have been misled into science lab tech in the guise of becoming med lab scientists on graduation.
Look before you leap good people. God bless your endeavours.
Science lab technology and medical lab science/technology / biomedical science ARE NOT THESAME NEITHER ARE THEY RELATED.
Same goes to students of Biomedical Instrumentation. Don't be misled. Biomedical Instrumentation is a course in Medical Lab Science.
Studying Biomedical Instrumentation in the university doesn't award you BMLS neither does it make you a Med lab scientist.

SLT don't go for NYSC..period!