The University of Wisconsin plans to cut its lab technologists program at a time when health care officials say the profession is in growing demand.
The UW School of Medicine and Public Health said the program will end as part of reductions required under Gov. Jim Doyleâ??s proposed budget, according to the Wisconsin State Journal.
John Whittier works in a lab at the Health Science building during a class in the Western Technical College clinical laboratory technician program. Erik Daily
Yet the decision comes as clinical lab work employment is expected to rise by 14 percent from 2006 to 2016, faster than the average for all occupations, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.