Overworked medical scientists are warning of burnout as the increased demands of Covid-19 testing meets with seasonal illness coming into the winter. Medical Laboratory Scientists Association (MLSA) chairperson Kevin O’Boyle said something had to give or the critical nature of the work being done by the more than 2,500 medical scientists would suffer. Biochemists and medical scientists do very similar work but medical scientists are paid up to 20% less. There are approximately 2,500 medical scientists employed in Ireland in public hospital laboratories and private hospitals. Around 70% of medical scientists in Ireland have a Master’s degree and/or a PhD.

Source: Irish Examiner September 06, 2020 12:56 UTC