Personnel and Qualifications: Specialties

Categories for Specialties

When you apply for a license at any level, you must indicate one or more specialties. Each specialty has slightly different requirements, including which exams you can use to qualify for licensure. You can later add more specialties to your license by taking the appropriate exam.

The following is a partial list of specialties available to clinical laboratory personnel:

  • Microbiology
  • Serology / Immunology
  • Chemistry
  • Hematology
  • Immunohematology
  • Radioassay
  • Histocompatibility
  • Blood Banking
  • Blood Gas Analysis
  • Cytology
  • Cytogenetics
  • Histology
  • Molecular Pathology
  • Andrology
  • Embryology

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