MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY1. MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY LICENSURE EXAMINATION REVIEWAn extensive review course for candidates who will be taking the licensure examinations. A program which offers excellent training in a motivation-oriented approach. Whether taking the examination for the first time or repeating it, this review program will give you focus and direction essential for your preparation.

Reviewees practice reading and listening while taking down notes, interpreting, analyzing and answering morse type and multiple choice questions which aim to enhance the students reasoning strategies. Individual strengths and weaknesses are assessed as questions are viewed/ coached in major examination content areas.

Materials include a course syllabus, suggested references, content area study hints, study strategies, questionnaires and practice pencil and paper examination strategies done in a two-day simulated board examination. Specifically, the review will include the following:

* Compiled manual*Pretest with rationalization*Assessment examination with rationalization*Removal Examinations 1 and 2 with rationalization*With over 5,000 questions given (each section and batch with varying examination sets)*Lectures* Reinforcement* Intensive Recap* Simulated Board Examination with rationalization* Two-day Final Coaching* Performance evaluation with grade computation* Online exam practice

MEMORIZATIONUse memory effectively.Try to think of strategies that would be useful to you. Each depends on how comfortable you are with, or how useful they are to your way of thinking.

1.AcronymsAn acronym is an invented combination of letters. Each letter is a cue to, or suggests, an item you need to remember.

2.KeywordsThis may prove very useful especially in wordy texts.

3.ChainingCreate a story where each word or idea you have to remember cues the next idea you need to recall.

Focuson the task at hand and eliminate distraction.

However, there may be times when your mind wanders from one thing to another, your worries distract you, outside distractions take you away before you know it, and the material may be boring and difficult.

How to achieve concentration:1. Have your study place.Get a dedicated space, chair, lighting, and environment.

2. Stick to a routine, efficient study schedule.Accommodate your day/nighttime energy levels. Study your most difficult courses at your high energy times.

3. Focus.Before you begin studying, take a few minutes to summarize a few objectives, gather what you will need, and think of a general strategy of accomplishment.

How do you spend your typical 24-hour day?Watch as time slips awayStrategies1. Develop and plan for blocks of study time in a typical week.Blocks are ideally around 50 minutes. Some difficult material may require more frequent breaks. Shorten your study blocks if necessary, but dont forget to return to the task at hand. Just remember: place your blocks of time when you are most productive. Are you a morning person or a night owl?

2. Determine your study space.Where can you maximize your concentration and be free of distractions? Have a back-up space that you can escape to, like the library, departmental study center, or even a coffee shop where you can be anonymous.

3. Review weekly your accomplishments.Have you accomplished your goals? At the end of each week, evaluate yourself.

Avoiding ProcrastinationTo remedy procrastination:1. Know what you want to accomplish. What is the final objective? The end result?2. Remind yourself what you have done so far. The longest journey begins with a first step.3. List out what stands in your way. What is in your power to change? What resources outside yourself do you need?4. Remind yourself what will happen if you dont progress. It wont hurt to scare yourself a little.5. Focus on the immediate task and project, and build up from there.

Developing self-disciplineWhen you dont have control over your own self, how can you control time?As you control tasks, you build self-discipline.As you build self-discipline, you build time management.As you build time management, you build self-confidence.Schedule a task and hold to its time;avoid acting on impulse.Track your progress.At the end of the allotted time, keep a record of accomplishment that builds over time.

Study Habits of Highly Effective Students

Take responsibility. In order to succeed, you need to make decisions about your priorities, your time and your resources.

Prioritize. Put first things first. Dont let others distract you from your goals. Arrange your schedule to eliminate distractions.

Know when you are most productive. Study at the times when you think youre able to absorb ideas best. Morning, afternoon, or evening?

Try not to overdo things. Select a reasonable chunk of material to study. Do not do too much studying at a time. Doing such will tire you and will decrease your effectivity. Space the work you have to do over short periods of time. Taking short breaks in between will restore your mental energy.

Investigate alternative sources of information you can refer to(other textbooks, websites, etc.) Inquire from support professionals for assistance.

At the end of each study, re-examine and evaluate.Examine your progress with tests and examinations. Keep a positive attitude and aspire for better results.

Studying with Multiple SourcesInformation can be delivered through a variety of formats.

Textbooks provide a foundation of facts and viewpoints. During the review, we tend to absorb ideas better in information from short, well-constructed texts. Read your text to provide the factual framework from which to begin. However, reading the whole textbook is time- consuming; instead, use it as an adjunct to your review materials given to you. Use shorter, more focused sources of information.

Additional readings and alternative sources of information can assist you to create a richer understanding with additional information and perspective. With these, you can practice and familiarize with new concepts which may prove indispensible. However, too much information can impede your learning.

During your review here at ACTS, you will be guided to which study material to best equip you with just the necessary information to pass the board examinations. Use in-class time to test your understanding and ask questions.

Reading EffectivelyGet a perspective, an overview of things.Have a syllabus (or the matrix). Look through it and use it as a guide.

After knowing the topics for review, survey the topics in your reading materials for how the content is organized. This is not to fully understand, rather develop preliminary associations of bits of information that later will help you understand. Notice the major concepts, headings, boldfaced material, and graphics.

First ReadingIts main purpose is to read and get a good idea of the material: what you understand, and what you do not.Read sentences and paragraphs and pause. Let your mind assemble the parts you just read to give you the meaning of the whole unit. This will only happen if you intentionally are paying attention to the meanings. Look back and forth between words and related graphics.

From time to time, ask yourself if you are on track to understanding. Ask your academic advisor for help. If meanings come very slowly, take a break. Do not overdo it.

Second readingThis is a review of the first reading. Return to what you do not understand. This is a form of reinforcement. Mark or highlight what you think is important. You can write beside your notes if you want to.Write new vocabulary and concepts down along with short meanings and cues.Read aloud if you must. Your translation of printed texts into spoken words may activate meanings.

Review and reviewRepetition enhances your learning ability.

EXAMINATION INFORMATIONSCOPE OF EXAMINATIONIn accordance with Section 17 of Republic Act 5527, the examination questions shall cover the following subjects with their respective relative weights:Clinical Chemistry

20%

Microbiology & Parasitology

20%

Hematology

20%

Blood Banking, Immunology and Serology

20%

Clinical Microscopy (Urinalysis and other body fluids)

10%

Histopathologic Techniques, Cytotechnology, Medical Technology Laws, Related Laws and its implementing rules, and the Code of Ethics

10%

COMPUTATION OF THE GRADEIn accordance with Section 19 of Republic Act 5527, in order to pass the examination, a candidate must obtain ageneral average of at least seventy-five percentin the written test, withno rating below fifty percent in any of the major subjects:Provided, That the candidate has not failed in at least sixty percent of the subjects computed according to their relative weights. No further examinations, unless and until he shall have completed 12 months refresher course in an accredited laboratory:Provided,That graduate of paramedical profession other than Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology/Bachelor of Science in Hygiene admitted to an examination under the provisions of this Act shall not be given further examinations after the provisions of this Act shall be given further examinations after his failure to qualify for the third time.

REVIEW BOOKSIMMUNOLOGY-SEROLOGY AND BLOOD BANKING Clinical Immunology and Serology: A Laboratory Perspective by Christine Dorresteyn Stevens

Essentials of Immunology and Serology by Jacqueline Stanley

Laboratory Immunology by Neville Bryant

Immunology and Serology in Laboratory Medicine by Mary Louise Turgeon

Modern Blood Banking and Transfusion Practices by Denise Harmening

Fundamentals of Immunohematology by Mary Louise Turgeon

Immunology-Serology and Blood Banking by Rodolfo Rabor

CLINICAL MICROSCOPY Henrys Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods

Urinalysis and Body Fluids by Susan Strasinger

Graffs Textbook of Urinalysis and Body Fluids

CLINICAL CHEMISTRY Henrys Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods

Clinical Chemistry: Principles, Procedures, and Correlations by Michael Bishop

Clinical Chemistry: A fundamental Textbook by Donald Calbreath

Clinical Chemistry by Rodolfo Rabor

HEMATOLOGY Henrys Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods

Hematology: Principles, Procedures, and Correlations by Cheryl Lotspeich-Steininger

Hematology: Principles and Procedures by Barbara Brown

Hematology: Clinical Principles and Applications by Rodak et.al.

Widmanns Clinical Interpretation of Laboratory Tests

MICROBIOLOGY AND PARASITOLOGY Bailey and Scotts Diagnostic Microbiology

Introduction to Diagnostic Microbiology-A Text and Workbook by Maria Delost

Basic Clinical Parasitology by Franklin Neva and Harold Brown

Parasitology by Rodolfo Rabor

Philippine Textbook on Medical Parasitology by de Leon and Belizario

Medical Microbiology by Jawetz

Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology by Mahon et.al.

HISTOTECHNIQUES AND MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY LAWS AND ETHICS Histopathologic Techniques by Jocelyn Bruce-Gregorios

Medical Technology Laws and Ethics by Rodolfo Rabor

MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY/CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE REVIEW BOOKS A Concise Review of Clinical Laboratory Science by Joel Hubbard

Prentice Hall Healths Question and Answer Review of MT/CLS by Anne Ciulla

Clinical Laboratory Science Review by Robert Harr

PER Review Manual/ Questions and Answers for Clinical Laboratory Examinations

Albas Medical Technology Board Examination Review

USEFUL LINKSImportant links that may be of interest to our healthcare professionals:Professional Regulation Commission, Philippines

www.prc.gov.phPhilippine Association of Medical Technologists, Inc

www.pametinc.orgAmerican Society of Clinical Pathologists

www.ascp.orgAmerican Medical Technologists

www.americanmedtech.orgWorld Education Services

www.wes.orgVisa Screen Application

www.cgfns.orgHealth Authority Abu Dhabi

www.pearsonvue.com/haadLaboratory Field Services

www.cdph.ca.govIELTS

www.ielts.orgDOH

www.doh.gov.phQUIA

www.quia.com

CONTACT USACTS REVIEW CENTER

Room 509 5thFloor J & T Building3894 Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard Sta. Mesa, Manila Philippines 1016

Office Hours:8:00 AM to 5:00 PM (Mondays to Saturdays)

Telephone:(02) 716-7683or (02) 714-3405Cellphone:0920-901-8844or0917-465-8924Website:www.actsreviewcenter.comEmail:info@actsreviewcenter.comFacebook:ActsReviewCenterPhilippines

HOW MUCH IS THE REVIEW FEE?CLICK TO HIDELocal Board Exam Review P10,500.00

International Certification Exam Review P14,000.00

Baguio RMT Review P12,500.00

Cebu RMT Review P18,500.00

LOCAL BOARD EXAM REVIEWReview Fee is inclusive of the following:Compiled Manual

Pre-Test with rationalization

Assessment exams with rationalization

Removal exams 1 & 2 with rationalization

With over 5,000 questions given (each section & batch with varying exam sets)

Lectures

Reinforcement

Intensive Recap

Simulated board exam with rationalization

Two-day final coaching

Performance evaluation with grade computation

Online exam review

Two-day final coaching

Performance evaluation with grade computation

INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATION EXAM REVIEWReview Fee is inclusive of the following:Two (2) study guide books

Modules

Knowledge Recall Examination

Knowledge Assessment Examination

Comprehensive Review

Assistance in online and paper application processing

Performance evaluation

Practice Computer-Based Test based on the AMT/ASCPi exam content guidelines. We believe that this will further boost our reviewees knowledge and confidence and perform better during the actual examinations.REVIEW SCHEDULES & FEES

1. MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY LICENSURE EXAMINATION REVIEW

MARCH2015 BOARD EXAMINATIONSReview schedules:Mondays to Saturdays, 8am to 12nn and 8am to 5pm

First Batch

November 10, 2014 to January 16, 2015

Second Batch

January 06, 2015 to February 27, 2015

Review Fee:Php 10,500.00

REGIONAL MT REVIEW FOR MARCH2015 BOARD EXAMINATIONSReview schedules:Mondays to Saturdays, 8am to 12nn and 8am to 5pm

Baguio CityJanuary 13, 2015 to February 28, 2015

Review Fee:Php 12,500.00

SEPTEMBER2015BOARD EXAMINATIONSReview schedules:Mondays to Saturdays, 8am to 12nn and 8am to 5pm

First Batch

April 13, 2015 to May 29, 2015

Second Batch

June 04, 2015 to August 04, 2015

Third Batch

July 01, 2015 to August 26, 2015

Review Fee:Php 11,500.00

Discounts for Honor StudentsRecent Graduates

Graduated 1 Year Ago

Summa and Magna

100%

Summa and Magna

50%

Cum Laude

50%

Cum Laude

20%

REGIONAL MT REVIEW FOR SEPTEMBER 2015 BOARD EXAMINATIONSReview schedules:Mondays to Saturdays, 8am to 5pmBaguio CityJuly 07, 2015 to August 27, 2015

Review fee P12,500

Cebu CityJune 15, 2015 to August 15, 2015

Review fee P18,500

Davao CityJune 22, 2015 to August 22, 2015

Review fee P18,500

2. THE COMBINED ASCPI/AMT/HAAD REVIEW

2014 Review Schedules:Saturdays and Sundays, 9am to 4pm

Fourth Batch

November 08, 2014 to January 25, 2015

Review Fees: Php14,000.00

2015 Review Schedules:Saturdays and Sundays, 9am to 4pm

First Batch

February 07, 2015 to April 26, 2015

Second Batch

May 09, 2015 to July 19, 2015

Third Batch

August 15, 2015 to October 25, 2015

Fourth Batch

November 07, 2015 to January 31, 2016

Review Fees: Php15,000.00

3. REGIONAL REVIEW ASCPI/AMT/HAAD

Review Schedules for 2015

Cebu City

Baguio City

Davao City

Review Fees: Php19,500.00

Minimum number of students: 50

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