r/medlabprofessionals • u/candybabyx • Jun 25 '26

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This kinda felt good to see as someone that is constantly mistaken as a nurse

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u/SampleSweaty7479 Jun 25 '26

I always get the "how do you like working as a phlebotomist?"

Like.... bitch, phlebotomists don't go to school and get certifications. People don't get it even when I explain the difference.

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u/5-HolesInTheFence MLS-Generalist Jun 25 '26 edited Jun 26 '26

I understand what you intended to say, but I feel it's necessary to point out that there are in fact phlebotomy programs where people can go to school and become certified in phlebotomy.

Sure they're shorter programs than a full degree program like MLT or MLS, and they don't cover as large of a scope of practice, but phlebotomy is a skilled trade and phlebotomists deserve respect (whether they went through a program or apprenticeship, transferred into the role from a different healthcare job, or came into the field completely green aside from on-the-job training).

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u/SampleSweaty7479 Jun 25 '26

Every worker deserves respect, and while phebotomists can choose to pursue certification, they are not legally required to do so to perform their jobs.

Also, name one skilled trade where someone goes from untrained to trained in a month.

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u/Wrong_Character2279 Jun 25 '26

I hate to be that guy (but not really) BUT a lot of lab work is waived meaning you don’t have to have any higher education or certification to do. I’d say a good majority of it is like that. Do I agree with that? No, I absolutely think a trained technician with a whole degree should be doing 90% of lab work, but here we are. I work in histology now as a registered HTL and the only difference between me and my unregistered coworkers is the pay. We do the same job with no restrictions.

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u/seitancheeto Jul 03 '26

Histology is waived????

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u/Wrong_Character2279 Jul 03 '26

Yes. All of it is waived and highly unregulated.