Report of the topic study group on graduate education in medical technology

The reported study indicates that individuals are motivated for personal reasons to obtain advanced education. Tangible benefits of more challenging employment opportunities and greater financial rewards were achieved by some of the respondents. There is apparently a deficiency in financial support of graduate education for this group of health professionals because many of the individuals reported attending graduate school on a part-time basis. However, it is possible that some part-time students elected this route to keep in contact with current laboratory practice. In addition, the external degree program was a welcome and only possible route for one-fifth of the sample. A tendency to be interested in leaving the health field is noted with concern.