MedTech / Clinical Lab Science Education

Cards (7)

  • Curriculum come from the Latin word currere which means to run.
  • Curriculum
    • is systematic and organized
    • Consists of planned process of measurement, assessment, and evaluation to gauge students learning
    • is designed for students
  • Med Tech curriculum is established on May 18, 1994 through Republic Act No. 7722
  • CHED issues Memorandum Order (CMO) No. 13 s. 2017 as a guide for institutions offering the program
  • The intern is required to render 32 hrs of duty per week not exceeding a total 1,664 hrs in one yr.
  • Republic Act 5527
    • also known as the MED TECH Act of 1969
    • this is republic act is used as the provisions about the courses included in the licensure exam
  • to pass the exam, an examinee must:
    • receive a general weighted average of 75%
    • have no rating below 50% in any major courses
    • pass in at least 60% of the courses computed according to their relative weights
    • PRC license is issued to 21 years old and above
    • if failed to pass 3 times, he or she needs to enroll in a refresher course
    • if examinee failed to pass, but garnered a general weighted average of 70 - 74%, he she may apply for certification as medical laboratory technician