Changes of subject of Korean clinical laboratory technologists’ national examination
| Year | Subjects [No. of questions] |
|---|---|
| 1965 | Total 200 (common 45, major theory 125, major practice 30) |
| - Medical related law [15] | |
| - Outline of public health [15] | |
| - Outline of anatomy and physiology [15] | |
| - Outline of clinical laboratory technology (clinical biochemistry; hematology and serology; clinical microbiology; clinical parasitology; histopathology) 155 (T 125 + P 30)] | |
| 1992 | Total 250 (common 60, major theory 140, major practice 50) |
| - Medical related law [20] | |
| - Outline of public health [20] | |
| - Outline of anatomy and physiology [20] | |
| - Clinical chemistry (including urine chemistry and radioisotope examinations) [53 (T 40 + P 13)] | |
| - Hematology (including blood banking) [37 (T 25 + P 2)] | |
| - Clinical microbiology (including parasitology and immunoserology) [56 (T 40 + P 16)] | |
| - Histopathology (including cytology) [39 (T 20 + P 9)] | |
| - Clinical physiology [15 (including figure 7)] | |
| 2006 | Total 330 (common 60, major theory 200, major practice 70) |
| - Medical related law [20] | |
| - Outline of public health [20] | |
| - Outline of anatomy and physiology [20] | |
| - Clinical chemistry (including urine chemistry and radioisotope examinations) [63 (T 45 + P 18)] | |
| - Hematology (including blood banking) [58 (T 40 + P 18)] | |
| - Clinical microbiology (including parasitology and immunoserology) [67 (T 50 + P 17)] | |
| - Histopathology (including cytology) [42 (T 35 + P 17)] | |
| - Clinical physiology [30] | |
| 2015-present | Total 280 (common 40, major theory 175, major practice 65) |
| - Medical related law [20] | |
| - Public health [10] | |
| - Anatomy and physiology [10] | |
| - Clinical chemistry (including urine chemistry and radioisotope examinations) [54 (T 38 + P 16)] | |
| - Hematology (including blood transfusion examinations) [52 (T 35 + P 17)] | |
| - Clinical microbiology (including parasitology and immunoserology) [58 (T 42 + P 16)] | |
| - Histopathology (including cytology) [46 (T 30 + P 16)] | |
| - Clinical physiology [30 (15 + 15)] |
Abbreviations: T, theory; P, practice (objective multiple choice).
