From cytotechnologist to biomedical scientist
23 of the 98 essential skills of a biomedical scientist are already essential for a cytotechnologist — about 23% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from cytotechnologist in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 23
- skills carry over
- 75
- would be new
- 23%
- of the target job covered
- 98
- essential skills of a biomedical scientist
What a biomedical scientist does
Biomedical scientists perform all laboratory methods required as part of medical examination, monitoring, treatment, and research activities which involves designing, planning, organizing, applying, evaluating, interpreting and validating all analytical processes. They develop their activity in several fields of expertise such as haematology, microbiology, clinical immunology, cytopathology, histopathology, immunohistochemistry, and clinical biochemistry among others. This requires the application of qualitative and quantitative laboratory methods, including image analysis and digital pathology, to provide an investigative report and diagnostic opinion on products of a biological nature.
What carries over
23 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- accept own accountability
- apply context specific clinical competences
- apply good clinical practices
- apply safety procedures in laboratory
- assist in the production of laboratory documentation
- biosafety in biomedical laboratory
- chemistry
- clinical cytology
- communicate in healthcare
- comply with legislation related to health care
- comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
- follow clinical guidelines
- health care legislation
- hygiene in a health care setting
- label medical laboratory samples
- maintain medical laboratory equipment
- manage infection control in the facility
- medical informatics
- microscopic techniques
- professional documentation in health care
- provide test results to medical staff
- tissue cytogenetics
- work in multidisciplinary health teams
What would be new
75 skillsEssential for a biomedical scientist and not for a cytotechnologist. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- advise on healthcare users' informed consent
- analyse body fluids
- analyse cell cultures
- analytical methods in biomedical sciences
- apply organisational techniques
- apply scientific methods
- automated analysers in the medical laboratory
- bioethics
- biological chemistry
- biological haematology
- biology
- biomedical science
- biomedical scientists' role in health care system
- biomedical techniques
- biophysics
- biostatistics
- blood transfusion
- carry out biopsy
- clinical biochemistry
- clinical immunology
- clinical microbiology
- conduct health related research
- contribute to continuity of health care
- cross-matching techniques for blood transfusions
- deal with emergency care situations
- densiometry
- dermapathology
- develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship
- diagnose disorders of the urogenital system
- diagnostic methods in medical laboratory
- educate on the prevention of illness
- embryology
- epidemiology
- health care occupation-specific ethics
- histology
- histopathology
- human anatomy
- human physiology
- immunohaematology
and 35 more
Other moves from cytotechnologist
2 roles- anatomical pathology technician13 skills in common
- dietitian12 skills in common
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How far are you from being a biomedical scientist?
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