Contemporary European practices - multidisciplinary models in the training of medical laboratory assistants

Abstract

The role of the medical laboratory assistant in the multidisciplinary health team, both in our country and in Europe, is to assist other medical specialists in the diagnostic and treatment processes by performing various tests prescribed by a doctor. Modern requirements for the training of medical laboratory technicians, compared to those in other European countries, are a prerequisite for a change in the qualification degree “professional bachelor”. This professional qualification degree creates conditions for difficult mobility of students during the training, as well as impossibility in practicing the profession outside the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria. The study found that the similarities in the training of medical laboratory technicians in Bulgaria and in other European countries cover the main disciplines in both theoretical knowledge and practical skills, but differ in the document for acquired professional qualification, which deprives medical laboratory graduates of competitiveness on the European labor market.