medical laboratory scientist exam

seeyouinau · May 2022

Ako lang po ba yung praning dito sa pagsstudy? Haha. May reviewers po kasi ako ng ASCPi and may mga books like polansky, hubbard pero parang hindi sapat kasi for example pag magrread ako ng additional info sa Rodriguez/bishop book parang ang dami kulang sa reviewers. Huhu. Mas better po ba na mag rely na lang sa book or dun sa reviewers (kasi na-filter na nila yung important details) thanks po!

Kape · May 2022

@seeyouinau said:
Ako lang po ba yung praning dito sa pagsstudy? Haha. May reviewers po kasi ako ng ASCPi and may mga books like polansky, hubbard pero parang hindi sapat kasi for example pag magrread ako ng additional info sa Rodriguez/bishop book parang ang dami kulang sa reviewers. Huhu. Mas better po ba na mag rely na lang sa book or dun sa reviewers (kasi na-filter na nila yung important details) thanks po!

Books muna ako then reviewers. Pero sa pagbaba sa pinipili ko ung more on topics given ni aims pati kung pang application sya. Then after nun assessments. Long process ako magreview kaya hindi na muna ako sa sept 2022 magtake. Sa March 2023 nalang.

Kape · May 2022

@seeyouinau said:

@Kape said:

@tonytnyt said:
I-ask ko lang din po pala, paano po yung requirement na dapat may advanced studies sa Molecular Pathology or Genomic Pathology? Hindi po ba maa- assess as lab scientist kung wala pong unit nun sa college? Thank you po!

Nagaral po ako ng Mol bio supplementary sa TUA bago magpaassess, may nasa guideline po kasi nila na bago. Pero kung may nakalusot naman na iba, kahit wala siguro

2016 graduate and wala po kami Molecular Pathology or Genomic Pathology. Hoping na sana ma eligible pa din sa exams. Feb pa po ako nagpasa pero wala pa assessment result. Pero tiningnan ko po ang syllabus namin from school, nakita ko po na more on molecular description with genetics yung Cytogenetics subject namin.

May cytogenetics din kami pero nagtake na din ako ng molbio para sure. Before Christmas ako nagpaassess then ung result nabigay March 31 sakin. Delayed sila sa given weeks nila dahil nagbabasa daw sa kanila madalas nun.

seeyouinau · May 2022

@Kape said:

@seeyouinau said:

@Kape said:

@tonytnyt said:
I-ask ko lang din po pala, paano po yung requirement na dapat may advanced studies sa Molecular Pathology or Genomic Pathology? Hindi po ba maa- assess as lab scientist kung wala pong unit nun sa college? Thank you po!

Nagaral po ako ng Mol bio supplementary sa TUA bago magpaassess, may nasa guideline po kasi nila na bago. Pero kung may nakalusot naman na iba, kahit wala siguro

2016 graduate and wala po kami Molecular Pathology or Genomic Pathology. Hoping na sana ma eligible pa din sa exams. Feb pa po ako nagpasa pero wala pa assessment result. Pero tiningnan ko po ang syllabus namin from school, nakita ko po na more on molecular description with genetics yung Cytogenetics subject namin.

May cytogenetics din kami pero nagtake na din ako ng molbio para sure. Before Christmas ako nagpaassess then ung result nabigay March 31 sakin. Delayed sila sa given weeks nila dahil nagbabasa daw sa kanila madalas nun.

Hoping and praying po na sana kaming nagpasa ng assessment ay umabot sa sept exams. I feel you po sa pagrereview, gusto ko din po sana na long process reviewing para mas organized yung thoughts pero gusto ko na din po talaga mag exams. Gulat lang na may molecular patho na sa exams. Though nasa molec naman po ako ngayon, kailangan pa din po academic resources. Goodluck din po sa inyo

Kape · May 2022

@seeyouinau said:

@Kape said:

@seeyouinau said:

@Kape said:

@tonytnyt said:
I-ask ko lang din po pala, paano po yung requirement na dapat may advanced studies sa Molecular Pathology or Genomic Pathology? Hindi po ba maa- assess as lab scientist kung wala pong unit nun sa college? Thank you po!

Nagaral po ako ng Mol bio supplementary sa TUA bago magpaassess, may nasa guideline po kasi nila na bago. Pero kung may nakalusot naman na iba, kahit wala siguro

2016 graduate and wala po kami Molecular Pathology or Genomic Pathology. Hoping na sana ma eligible pa din sa exams. Feb pa po ako nagpasa pero wala pa assessment result. Pero tiningnan ko po ang syllabus namin from school, nakita ko po na more on molecular description with genetics yung Cytogenetics subject namin.

May cytogenetics din kami pero nagtake na din ako ng molbio para sure. Before Christmas ako nagpaassess then ung result nabigay March 31 sakin. Delayed sila sa given weeks nila dahil nagbabasa daw sa kanila madalas nun.

Hoping and praying po na sana kaming nagpasa ng assessment ay umabot sa sept exams. I feel you po sa pagrereview, gusto ko din po sana na long process reviewing para mas organized yung thoughts pero gusto ko na din po talaga mag exams. Gulat lang na may molecular patho na sa exams. Though nasa molec naman po ako ngayon, kailangan pa din po academic resources. Goodluck din po sa inyo

Yes sana nga.. June 1 na ung deadline ng application for exam eh. Sana walang cause of delay sa time nyo. Wala naman asterisked ung molbio and immunosero. Kina clarify ko lang sa aims ng "Questions MUST be attempted in all sections and those disciplines asterisked (*) MUST be passed." dati kasi need maka 50 points per section. Sa new exam pack wala, ang nakalagay 80 points, tinanong ko kung ilang points per section para ma consider nila na passed.

alaskayoung · May 2022

Hi everyone! March 2022 examinee here.

Just want to share my experience; give you an idea sa bagong examination type. This is quite lengthy.

First and most important, please don’t assume na just because multiple choices na, mas madali na. I was wrong there. Questions are far from basic. Situational, analysis. Worst of all, choices are tricky as well. Yung ang hirap na nga ng tanong, lilituhin kapa sa choices. Personally mas preferred ko pa yung previous exams na identification, enumeration, etc. Sakin lang ha.

Second, wag na po tayong umasa sa recalls. At least for now, since they’re continuously making changes with the examination pack. I’m sorry to tell you. Pero last march halos wala. I’d say 5-10% recalls lang. So if you do decide to take the exam, study well. And I mean well.

Histopath, this is the toughest subj for me (together with Chem) Maraming questions na kahit during college parang hindi naman naituro? naencounter. May item pa dun na photo of a tissue stained with H&E and you’ll have to identify the organ. Traumatic talaga haha.

Chem, lots of questions about spectro. Super unexpected. So maraming nadali sa chem sa march 2022 batch.

BB, may ab panel pero 1 pt lang lols. I think mas pabor ang BB sa may clinical experience talaga (same with hema). Maraming photos, then interpret.

Micro, halos lahat situational.
“A (gender/age) patient presents with (bla bla symptoms) then on examination (plate/biochem result) was shown. What is the organism.

So correlation. Analysis. But mas masasabi ko pang mas madali micro than the other 4 subjs. Ganun sila kahirap.

To summarize, I’d say the exam’s less on theory and more on experience. Goodluck po sating lahat 🥺 Praying for everyone’s success 🙏🏻

StbMTAu · May 2022

@alaskayoung said:
Hi everyone! March 2022 examinee here.

Just want to share my experience; give you an idea sa bagong examination type. This is quite lengthy.

First and most important, please don’t assume na just because multiple choices na, mas madali na. I was wrong there. Questions are far from basic. Situational, analysis. Worst of all, choices are tricky as well. Yung ang hirap na nga ng tanong, lilituhin kapa sa choices. Personally mas preferred ko pa yung previous exams na identification, enumeration, etc. Sakin lang ha.

Second, wag na po tayong umasa sa recalls. At least for now, since they’re continuously making changes with the examination pack. I’m sorry to tell you. Pero last march halos wala. I’d say 5-10% recalls lang. So if you do decide to take the exam, study well. And I mean well.

Histopath, this is the toughest subj for me (together with Chem) Maraming questions na kahit during college parang hindi naman naituro? naencounter. May item pa dun na photo of a tissue stained with H&E and you’ll have to identify the organ. Traumatic talaga haha.

Chem, lots of questions about spectro. Super unexpected. So maraming nadali sa chem sa march 2022 batch.

BB, may ab panel pero 1 pt lang lols. I think mas pabor ang BB sa may clinical experience talaga (same with hema). Maraming photos, then interpret.

Micro, halos lahat situational.
“A (gender/age) patient presents with (bla bla symptoms) then on examination (plate/biochem result) was shown. What is the organism.

So correlation. Analysis. But mas masasabi ko pang mas madali micro than the other 4 subjs. Ganun sila kahirap.

To summarize, I’d say the exam’s less on theory and more on experience. Goodluck po sating lahat 🥺 Praying for everyone’s success 🙏🏻

Very insightful. I agree on you! naka relate talaga ako. Guys, more on analysis talaga yung exam even if MCQs sya.

My tips sa kukuha palang, study on a daily basis. Walanh excuses. Gawin mong routine para masanay ka.

Idk if effective sa iba, pero I suggest study different types of Questions and understand the rationale behind. Big help ang Harr and Ciulla sa akin.

Good luck po sa kukuha pa lng 🤘🏻

jjanine · May 2022

@alaskayoung said:
Hi everyone! March 2022 examinee here.

Just want to share my experience; give you an idea sa bagong examination type. This is quite lengthy.

First and most important, please don’t assume na just because multiple choices na, mas madali na. I was wrong there. Questions are far from basic. Situational, analysis. Worst of all, choices are tricky as well. Yung ang hirap na nga ng tanong, lilituhin kapa sa choices. Personally mas preferred ko pa yung previous exams na identification, enumeration, etc. Sakin lang ha.

Second, wag na po tayong umasa sa recalls. At least for now, since they’re continuously making changes with the examination pack. I’m sorry to tell you. Pero last march halos wala. I’d say 5-10% recalls lang. So if you do decide to take the exam, study well. And I mean well.

Histopath, this is the toughest subj for me (together with Chem) Maraming questions na kahit during college parang hindi naman naituro? naencounter. May item pa dun na photo of a tissue stained with H&E and you’ll have to identify the organ. Traumatic talaga haha.

Chem, lots of questions about spectro. Super unexpected. So maraming nadali sa chem sa march 2022 batch.

BB, may ab panel pero 1 pt lang lols. I think mas pabor ang BB sa may clinical experience talaga (same with hema). Maraming photos, then interpret.

Micro, halos lahat situational.
“A (gender/age) patient presents with (bla bla symptoms) then on examination (plate/biochem result) was shown. What is the organism.

So correlation. Analysis. But mas masasabi ko pang mas madali micro than the other 4 subjs. Ganun sila kahirap.

To summarize, I’d say the exam’s less on theory and more on experience. Goodluck po sating lahat 🥺 Praying for everyone’s success 🙏🏻

Grabe sobrang on point po nito esp. sa HP and chem. Wag po magrely lang sa recalls. Unexpected nga po talaga yung mga topics that were included. Like sa micro, meron ding questions about renal physiology (PCT, DCT, loop of henle...). Mejo naging complacent kasi ako sa CM since di naman sya masyadong natatanong before. So yung feeling na alam mo sana kung naaral mo lang yan. 🥺

Anyway, wala naman pong imposible. Tiwala lang po talaga. You really have to study smart and always pray to Him 🙏🏻 I'm really rooting for everyone. Kaya po natin to! Godbless us all throughout our journey

Kevz_ · May 2022

hello po... sa mga nagexams na, baka po my mga reviewers kau na pde ipahiram... as well as tips n din kung anu ang best reviewer to prepare... salamat po

seeyouinau · May 2022

Thank you po sa mga tips! Huhu. Push lang ng push para sa pangarap! 🥺

martitie · May 2022

hello sa mga nag submit ng application for examination, matagal ba sila mag reply na pede ka na magsit sa exam?nagpasa na kasi ako ng assessment result and wala pa sila nireply sakin na confirmation na pede na ako mag exam sa september....

Salvemarie02 · May 2022

Hi mga katusok.. Just want to ask, did you base lng po ba sa pointers or study guide na binigay nla? Pls reply po 🥺

seeyouinau · May 2022

Hello! Ask ko lang po din sana sa mga nagtake po nung March if magging enough yung mga ASCPi reviewers for Aims? Thanks po!

Sharie · May 2022

@seeyouinau said:
Hello! Ask ko lang po din sana sa mga nagtake po nung March if magging enough yung mga ASCPi reviewers for Aims? Thanks po!

Hello! Stick po sa reference at topics ng AIMS God bless po sa mga September takers.

mcrystal · May 2022

Hello po. Sino po waiting sa assessment outcome? March 02,2022 po ako nag pasa and ang last update may skill assessment ID na binigay nung April12,2022. Nakaka worry kasi malapit na deadline ng September exam which is June 1.Sana maka abot po ako at yung waiting din sa outcome ng skill assessment.🙏🏻

seeyouinau · May 2022

@mcrystal said:
Hello po. Sino po waiting sa assessment outcome? March 02,2022 po ako nag pasa and ang last update may skill assessment ID na binigay nung April12,2022. Nakaka worry kasi malapit na deadline ng September exam which is June 1.Sana maka abot po ako at yung waiting din sa outcome ng skill assessment.🙏🏻

Hello! Ako po March 29 nareplyan na for skill assessment with ID pero until now wala pa po ako assessment result. Feb 19 po ako nagpasa.

seeyouinau · May 2022

@seeyouinau said:

@mcrystal said:
Hello po. Sino po waiting sa assessment outcome? March 02,2022 po ako nag pasa and ang last update may skill assessment ID na binigay nung April12,2022. Nakaka worry kasi malapit na deadline ng September exam which is June 1.Sana maka abot po ako at yung waiting din sa outcome ng skill assessment.🙏🏻

Hello! Ako po March 29 nareplyan na for skill assessment with ID pero until now wala pa po ako assessment result. Feb 19 po ako nagpasa.

Feb 15** not Feb 19, kahit ako po worried. Tnry ko po agahan pero May na wala pa huhu.

Kape · May 2022

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tonytnyt · May 2022

hello po! yung assessment po, para po sa proof of employment ok lang po ba kung yung COE at payslips lang? or nag pass pa din po kayo ng secondary docs? thank you po.

seeyouinau · May 2022

@tonytnyt said:
hello po! yung assessment po, para po sa proof of employment ok lang po ba kung yung COE at payslips lang? or nag pass pa din po kayo ng secondary docs? thank you po.

Hindi pa po nalabas ang assessment result pero naverify naman po for completeness and nasa assessment stage with ID na din po yung sakin. COE with job title and description, ilang hours per week, salary po yung nakalagay sakin plus first and last payslip po (if current, yung payslip na pinakamalapit po sa date ng employment verification letter) and business contact number and business email add po ng Hr

Yung sa case ko nga po pala, nainform po ako ng Hr namin from previous workplace na talagang cinontact po sila ni AIMS for employment verification. ☺️

Salvemarie02 · May 2022

May 5 aq ngpasa ng requirements for skills assessment. Feeling q hndi aq mkakaabot for September exam.. Pro still hoping na mgreply cla aweek before ng june 🥺🙏

tonytnyt · May 2022

@seeyouinau said:

@tonytnyt said:
hello po! yung assessment po, para po sa proof of employment ok lang po ba kung yung COE at payslips lang? or nag pass pa din po kayo ng secondary docs? thank you po.

Hindi pa po nalabas ang assessment result pero naverify naman po for completeness and nasa assessment stage with ID na din po yung sakin. COE with job title and description, ilang hours per week, salary po yung nakalagay sakin plus first and last payslip po (if current, yung payslip na pinakamalapit po sa date ng employment verification letter) and business contact number and business email add po ng Hr

Yung sa case ko nga po pala, nainform po ako ng Hr namin from previous workplace na talagang cinontact po sila ni AIMS for employment verification. ☺️

Thank you po! Yung sa pag pass niyo po ba ng documents, isang file lang po? Kasama na po yung evidences sa mismong application form? or hiwa hiwalay pong attachment?

seeyouinau · May 2022

@tonytnyt said:

@seeyouinau said:

@tonytnyt said:
hello po! yung assessment po, para po sa proof of employment ok lang po ba kung yung COE at payslips lang? or nag pass pa din po kayo ng secondary docs? thank you po.

Hindi pa po nalabas ang assessment result pero naverify naman po for completeness and nasa assessment stage with ID na din po yung sakin. COE with job title and description, ilang hours per week, salary po yung nakalagay sakin plus first and last payslip po (if current, yung payslip na pinakamalapit po sa date ng employment verification letter) and business contact number and business email add po ng Hr

Yung sa case ko nga po pala, nainform po ako ng Hr namin from previous workplace na talagang cinontact po sila ni AIMS for employment verification. ☺️

Thank you po! Yung sa pag pass niyo po ba ng documents, isang file lang po? Kasama na po yung evidences sa mismong application form? or hiwa hiwalay pong attachment?

Nag agent po kasi ako, ang ginawa po sa akin, isang email of application po pero attached yung hiwahiwalay na files tapos naka based po yung pagkakasunod sunod ng attachment files sa sunod sunod sa AIMS document guidelines. Kasama din po dun sa isang emailed application yung application form and proof of payment

tonytnyt · May 2022

@seeyouinau said:

@tonytnyt said:

@seeyouinau said:

@tonytnyt said:
hello po! yung assessment po, para po sa proof of employment ok lang po ba kung yung COE at payslips lang? or nag pass pa din po kayo ng secondary docs? thank you po.

Hindi pa po nalabas ang assessment result pero naverify naman po for completeness and nasa assessment stage with ID na din po yung sakin. COE with job title and description, ilang hours per week, salary po yung nakalagay sakin plus first and last payslip po (if current, yung payslip na pinakamalapit po sa date ng employment verification letter) and business contact number and business email add po ng Hr

Yung sa case ko nga po pala, nainform po ako ng Hr namin from previous workplace na talagang cinontact po sila ni AIMS for employment verification. ☺️

Thank you po! Yung sa pag pass niyo po ba ng documents, isang file lang po? Kasama na po yung evidences sa mismong application form? or hiwa hiwalay pong attachment?

Nag agent po kasi ako, ang ginawa po sa akin, isang email of application po pero attached yung hiwahiwalay na files tapos naka based po yung pagkakasunod sunod ng attachment files sa sunod sunod sa AIMS document guidelines. Kasama din po dun sa isang emailed application yung application form and proof of payment

thank you po!

Kape · May 2022

@tonytnyt said:

@seeyouinau said:

@tonytnyt said:
hello po! yung assessment po, para po sa proof of employment ok lang po ba kung yung COE at payslips lang? or nag pass pa din po kayo ng secondary docs? thank you po.

Hindi pa po nalabas ang assessment result pero naverify naman po for completeness and nasa assessment stage with ID na din po yung sakin. COE with job title and description, ilang hours per week, salary po yung nakalagay sakin plus first and last payslip po (if current, yung payslip na pinakamalapit po sa date ng employment verification letter) and business contact number and business email add po ng Hr

Yung sa case ko nga po pala, nainform po ako ng Hr namin from previous workplace na talagang cinontact po sila ni AIMS for employment verification. ☺️

Thank you po! Yung sa pag pass niyo po ba ng documents, isang file lang po? Kasama na po yung evidences sa mismong application form? or hiwa hiwalay pong attachment?

Pwedeng hiwa hiwalay basta isang sendan lang. Naka label ng maayos ung files. Sila na bahala magreview. Pag kulang or may iveverify, mageemail naman sila

Kape · May 2022

@tonytnyt said:
hello po! yung assessment po, para po sa proof of employment ok lang po ba kung yung COE at payslips lang? or nag pass pa din po kayo ng secondary docs? thank you po.

BIR or SSS po

StbMTAu · May 2022

Hi! For those po who took PTE dapat po ba in each sections nka 79 ? I'm a bit confused po sa suggestion ng agent ko, to take PTE again. Last yr pa po ako nag PTE then ngayon lng sila nag inform about this. Yung overall score ko po is Superior. I'm asking for suggestions po or ano po ang naging experience nyo deal breaker ba ito? EOI submission step plng ako. Thank you po

seeyouinau · May 2022

@StbMTAu said:
Hi! For those po who took PTE dapat po ba in each sections nka 79 ? I'm a bit confused po sa suggestion ng agent ko, to take PTE again. Last yr pa po ako nag PTE then ngayon lng sila nag inform about this. Yung overall score ko po is Superior. I'm asking for suggestions po or ano po ang naging experience nyo deal breaker ba ito? EOI submission step plng ako. Thank you po

To be superior po sa english dapat po each sections 79 above, if may subtest na mas mababa po sa 79 (any score not below 65) kahit 79 po overall or above, sa Proficient po yun papatak, pag may mas mababa po sa 65 sa any subtest Competent po yun, regardless kung 79 or above ang overall. Sabi din po sa amin, kung mag ssubmit po ng EOI, dapat po at the time po na nagsubmit po ng EOI, meron na po onhand na proof of documents na superior or proficient, kasi pag nauna daw po na mag EOI tapos hindi pa pala superior at the time na nagsubmit, magkakaron daw po ng discrepancy. Iupdate na lang din daw po to superior sa time na talagang nakuha na ang target scores.

StbMTAu · May 2022

@seeyouinau said:

@StbMTAu said:
Hi! For those po who took PTE dapat po ba in each sections nka 79 ? I'm a bit confused po sa suggestion ng agent ko, to take PTE again. Last yr pa po ako nag PTE then ngayon lng sila nag inform about this. Yung overall score ko po is Superior. I'm asking for suggestions po or ano po ang naging experience nyo deal breaker ba ito? EOI submission step plng ako. Thank you po

To be superior po sa english dapat po each sections 79 above, if may subtest na mas mababa po sa 79 (any score not below 65) kahit 79 po overall or above, sa Proficient po yun papatak, pag may mas mababa po sa 65 sa any subtest Competent po yun, regardless kung 79 or above ang overall. Sabi din po sa amin, kung mag ssubmit po ng EOI, dapat po at the time po na nagsubmit po ng EOI, meron na po onhand na proof of documents na superior or proficient, kasi pag nauna daw po na mag EOI tapos hindi pa pala superior at the time na nagsubmit, magkakaron daw po ng discrepancy. Iupdate na lang din daw po to superior sa time na talagang nakuha na ang target scores.

Thank you po ma'am 🙂 I just checked po, nasa Proficient level lg ako. Deciding pa if mag reretake ako before EOI sayang din yung points kasi mababa

Kape · May 2022

@StbMTAu said:
Hi! For those po who took PTE dapat po ba in each sections nka 79 ? I'm a bit confused po sa suggestion ng agent ko, to take PTE again. Last yr pa po ako nag PTE then ngayon lng sila nag inform about this. Yung overall score ko po is Superior. I'm asking for suggestions po or ano po ang naging experience nyo deal breaker ba ito? EOI submission step plng ako. Thank you po

Pero Ilan ang total points mo for EOI? Ung kakilala ko 65 pero na invite naman sya. Try mo lang magapply, kung hindi ka maiinvite tsaka ka mag retake ng PTE