Resources for Medical Technologists
OPTMQ quality assurance document
The Quality Assurance Document is an English translation of the second edition of the rules of practice with regard to quality in biomedical laboratories from OPTMQ. Its aim is to collect the information currently available in order to reinforce quality and safety criteria as they apply to testing conducted in biomedical laboratories. These requirements are drawn from standards enacted by bodies recognized by the scientific community on a provincial, national, and international level.
Help with the OQLF exam
French language skills are essential for all health care professionals. Medical technologists must pass a French language exam with the Office québécois de la langue française unless one of the following criteria is met, according to Article 35:
- they have received, full time, no less than three years of secondary or post-secondary instruction provided in French or
- they have passed the fourth- or fifth-year secondary level examinations in French as the first language or
- from and after the school year 1985-86, they obtained a secondary school certificate in Québec
In all other cases, a person must obtain a certificate issued by the Office québécois de la langue française or hold a certificate defined as equivalent by regulation of the Government.
More information can be found here.
