Comparison of clinical laboratory technologists’ national examination between Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and the United States
| Countries | Subjects [No. of questions] |
|---|---|
| Japan national examination | Total 200 |
| - Public health (including medical related law) [10] | |
| - Outline of medical engineering (including the outline of information science and general theory of laboratory equipments) [12] | |
| - General theory of clinical laboratory medicine (including the general theory of clinical medicine and outline of medical science) [10] | |
| - General theory of clinical laboratory (including the general theory of laboratory operations and medical zoology) [20] | |
| - Clinical chemistry (including radioisotope examinations) [32] | |
| - Clinical hematology [20] | |
| - Clinical immunology (including blood transfusion examinations) [22] | |
| - Clinical microbiology [22] | |
| - Histopathology and cytology [26] | |
| - Clinical physiology [26] | |
| Taiwan national examination | Total 480 |
| - Biochemistry and clinical biochemistry [80] | |
| - Clinical hematology [60] and blood banking [20] | |
| - Microbiology and clinical microbiology [80] | |
| - Clinical seroimmunology [50] and clinical virology [30] | |
| - Medical molecular diagnostics [40] and clinical microscopy (including parasitology) [40] | |
| - Clinical physiology [40] and pathology [40] | |
| United StatesMLS(ASCP) certification examination | Total 1,000 |
| - Chemistry [17%∼22%] | |
| - Urinalysis and Other body fluids [5%∼10%] | |
| - Hematology [17%∼22%] | |
| - Blood banking [17%∼22%] | |
| - Immunology [5%∼10%] | |
| - Microbiology [17%∼22%] | |
| - Laboratory operations [5%∼10%] |
Abbreviations: MLS, medical laboratory scientist (also known as clinical laboratory technologist or medical technologist); ASCP, American Society for Clinical Pathology.
