医学技术（MEDT）是一项医疗保健专业，医学技术人员（医学实验室科学家）执行实验室程序来促进健康以及诊断，监测和治疗疾病。执行任务所需的技术技能包括显微镜检查，静脉穿刺，各种实验室器具的操作和自动化仪器的操作。这些程序的结果对于提供高质量的医疗保健至关重要。该领域是广泛的，涉及多个学科：化学，血液学，免疫血液学（血液库），免疫学和微生物学。医疗技术是一个不断发展的职业。医疗保健的进步和新的职业机会推动了医学实验室科学家的需求。就业机会包括医院，医师办公室，参考实验室，DNA实验室，研究，兽医诊所和其他实验
Medical technology (MEDT) is a health-care profession in which medical technologists (medical laboratory scientists, MLS) perform laboratory procedures used for the promotion of health and the diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of diseases. Results of these procedures are essential to the delivery of quality health care. The field is broad and involves several disciplines: chemistry, hematology, immunohematology (blood banking), immunology, and microbiology.<br><br>Medical technology is a constantly evolving profession. Advances in healthcare and new career opportunities have fueled the demand for medical laboratory scientists. Employment opportunities are in hospitals, physician's offices, reference labs, DNA labs, research, veterinary clinics, and other labs. Education and training in medical technology also enables graduates to pursue careers as physicians, forensic scientists, researchers, educators, health administrators, CLIA consultants, and many more.<br>The curriculum is a career-pathway 22 structure that begins with Medical Lab Technician (MLT) associate degree at a community college and culminates in a BS degree in Medical Technology. Students master the basic skills and knowledge in medical laboratory as MLT, then clinical applications and problem solving skills that are required of the baccalaureate level practitioners are learned at the University of Hawaii Mnoa (UHM). Kapiolani Community College (KCC) offers an associate degree in MLT.