WoodsieOwl31416 t1_j94dliz wrote on February 19, 2023 at 3:42 AM

Medical Technologist here. Clinical labs are getting more and more automated. This means the instruments that analyze the blood and other kinds of specimens are very complex and prone to needing fixing or adjusting often. Since there's often plumbing involved with fluids running through tubes and in and out of reaction chambers they can easily become contaminated or plugged. So I think there is probably job security in fixing and servicing these instruments. You would work for the manufacturers, not the labs.

Comfortable_Art_4163 t1_j94p1k9 wrote on February 19, 2023 at 5:29 AM

Are you suggesting this medical student explore plumbing in medical facilities?

sandcrawler56 t1_j94xs78 wrote on February 19, 2023 at 7:10 AM

Technically a lot of the job a doctor does is basically fixing plumbing inside a human so I suppose they will do just fine :)

WoodsieOwl31416 t1_j962ven wrote on February 19, 2023 at 3:15 PM

I goofed. I missed the point that you are a medical student. That advice would apply to other majors. Sorry.

WoodsieOwl31416 t1_j963nw6 wrote on February 19, 2023 at 3:20 PM

When you begin ordering lab tests (if you haven't already) please bear in mind that if it takes longer than you expect, the hold up might be due to one of those instruments being 'out of control'. The techs are probably in there with screw drivers and wrenches and such and a huge manufacturer's manual trying to figure out what's wrong and fix it. We simply can't turn out a result if the controls run before and after it are not within range. This is a daily occurrence.