Defining the Medical Technology Profession – PMTP Transes
Nature of Medical Technology given directly or indirectly
through another, renders any of
Science – is a study of natural
the following professional
world and the interrelationship
services for the purpose of
among the biological,
aiding the physician in the
psychological and even the social
diagnosis, study and treatment
world
of diseases and in the
Many principles of medical
promotion of health in general.
technology are highly dependent
1. Examination of tissues,
on developments in the scientific
secretions and
disciplines and areas to develop
excretions of the
utilizable biotechnology that will
human body and body
aid in the diagnosis of diseases.
fluids by various
Technology – is the application of
electronic, chemical,
science in ways that are
microscopic,
considered beneficial to society
bacteriologic,
Medical Technology – designed
hematologic, serologic,
to improve the detection,
immunologic, nuclear,
diagnosis, treatment, and
and other laboratory
monitoring of diseases.
procedures and
Clinical Laboratory Testing –
techniques either
plays a crucial role in the
manual or automated.
detection, diagnosis, and
2. Blood banking
treatment of diseases.
procedures and
Clinical Laboratory Scientists –
techniques.
perform most of the laboratory
3. Parasitologic,
tests; involved in the examination
mycologic and
and analysis of body fluids,
microbiologic
tissues, and cells.
procedures and
Medical Technology Practice techniques.
4. Histopathologic and
Defined in section two (2) of R.A. cytotechnology,
5527, also known as the Medical provided that nothing
Technology Act of 1969. Section 2 of in this paragraph shall
the Republic Act, as amended by inhibit a duly
R.A. 6132, P.D. 498, and P.D. 1534, registered medical
defines the practice of medical laboratory technician
technology from performing
Section 2: A person shall be histopathologic
deemed to be in the practice of techniques and
medical technology within the procedures;
meaning of this Act, who shall 5. Clinical research
for a fee, salary or other involving patients or
compensation or reward paid or human beings
Defining the Medical Technology Profession – PMTP Transes
requiring the use of I am aware of the need for mutual
and/or application of understanding and cooperation among
medical technology my fellow workers in the medical and
knowledge and paramedical field in the pursuance of a
procedures. worthy cause.
6. Preparations and
I shall strive to preserve the integrity
standardization of
of myself and the professionals from
reagents, standards,
whom we expect the same.
stains and others,
provided such I shall strive to develop necessary
reagents, standards, virtues needed in my work and shall
stains and others are place my service above any other
exclusively for the use considerations.
of their laboratory.
7. Clinical laboratory I shall restrict my phrases, criticisms,
quality control. values, and opinions, within
8. Collection and constructive limits and I shall not use
preservation of the knowledge I know as a tool for my
specimens. selfish personal ends.
I realize that the knowledge I acquired
about any individual in the course of
my work must be treated as
confidential. And since the physician
has the ultimate responsibility in the
Code of Ethics: Original Version diagnosis and treatment, my result
must be known only by him. I shall
Upon entering into the practice of
neither make diagnosis nor
medical technology let it be known
interpretations other than this in the
that:
report made by me nor shall I advise
I accept the responsibilities associated the physician or others on how to treat
with my duties. diseases.
I shall uphold the ideals of my I shall believe in full and equal
profession. opportunities in the pursuance of our
ideals within the context of the
I am aware that since the physician principles of human rights.
relies upon my work in the diagnosis
and treatment of diseases, any error To these principles, I hereby subscribe,
may affect the health or even the life promising to conduct myself at all
of the patient. Every procedure and times in a manner appropriate to the
observation therefore must be carried dignity of my profession.
out with absolute reliability, accuracy,
fairness, and honesty.
Code of Ethics: Revised Version
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As I enter into the practice of Medical I shall advance the profession by
Technology, I shall accept the exchanging general information and
responsibilities inherent to being a experience with fellow medical
professional; technologists and other professionals
and by contributing to the work of
I shall uphold the law and shall not
professional organizations;
engage in illegal work nor cooperate
with anyone so engaged; I shall restrict my praises, criticisms,
views, and opinions within
I shall avoid associating or being
constructive limits and shall not use
identified with any enterprise of
the knowledge I know for selfish ends;
questionable character;
I shall treat any information I acquired
I shall work and act in a strict spirit of
about individuals in the course of my
fairness to employer, clients,
work as strictly confidential, and may
contractors, employees and in a spirit
be divulged only to authorized persons
of personal helpfulness and fraternity
or entities or with consent of the
toward other members of the
individual when necessary;
profession;
I shall report any infractions of these
I shall use only honorable means of
principles of professional conduct to
competition for professional
the authorities responsible for the
employment or services and shall
enforcement of applicable laws or
refrain from unfairly injuring, directly
regulations, or to the Ethics
or indirectly, the professional
Committee of the Philippine
reputation, projects or business of a
Association of Medical Technologists as
fellow medical technologist;
may be appropriate.
I shall accept employment from more
To these principles, I hereby subscribe
than one employer only when there is
and pledge to conduct myself at all
no conflict of interest;
times in a manner befitting the dignity
I shall perform professional work in a of my profession.
manner that merits full confidence and
trust carried out with absolute
reliability, accuracy, fairness, and Roles and Responsibilities of
honesty; Medical Technology Professionals:
I shall review the professional work of 1. Perform Clinical Laboratory
other medical technologists, when Testing - A medical technologist
requested, fairly and in confidence must be capable of performing
whether they are subordinates or the most basic to the most
employees, authors of proposals for advanced laboratory tests.
grants or contracts, authors of 2. Perform Special Procedures -
technical papers or other publications Medical technologists are also
or involved in litigation; expected to perform special
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procedures in diagnosing four corners of their clinical
diseases. laboratories.
3. Ensure Accuracy and Precision of
Other Laboratory Personal
Results - A practicing medical
technologist, like any other 1. Pathologist - a duly registered
professional, is expected to be physician who is specially trained
honest in the practice of his or her in methods of laboratory
work. medicine, or the gross and
4. Be Honest in Practice - A microscopic study and
practicing medical technologist, interpretation of tissues,
like any other professional, is secretions and excretions of the
expected to be honest in the human body and its functions in
practice of his or her work. order to diagnose disease, follow
5. Ensure Timely Delivery of Results its course, determine the
- In collaborating with other health effectivity of treatment, ascertain
care practitioners, a medical cause of death, and advance
technologist must be aware of the medicine by means of research.
urgency of delivering results on 2. Medical Laboratory Technicians - a
time, especially in cases that person certified by and registered
require urgent treatment. with the Board of Medical
6. Demonstrate Professionalism - A Technology and qualified to assist
medical technologist must be able a medical technologist and/or
to perform his or her functions qualified pathologist in the
according to the professional practice of medical technology as
Code of Ethics for medical defined in the a forementioned
technology professionals. act.
7. Uphold Confidentiality - Ensuring 3. Phlebotomist - an individual
confidentiality of patient's trained to draw blood either for
information is one of the core laboratory tests or for blood
duties within medical practice (De donations.
Bord et al.) 4. Cytotechnologist - a laboratory
8. Collaborate with Other Health personnel who works with the
Care Professionals - A medical pathologist to detect changes in
technology professional is body cells which may be
required to collaborate with other important in the early diagnosis of
health care practitioners in order diseases.
to build a well-functioning team. 5. Histotechnologist - also referred to
9. Conduct Research - Practicing as histotechnican, is a laboratory
medical technologists must also personnel responsible for the
be engaged in research activities routine preparation, processing,
to update their skills. and staining of biopsies and tissue
10.Involvement in Health Promotion specimens for microscopic
Programs - Medical technologists examination by a pathologist.
should not be confined only to the
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6. Nuclear Medical Technologist - a
health care professional who
works alongside nuclear
physicians.
7. Toxicologist - studies the effects of
toxic substances on the
physiological functions of human
beings, animals, and plants to
develop data for use in consumer
protection and industrial safety
programs.
