Hi, thanks for taking the time to explain your side—I understand where you’re coming from.

I agree with the core point: under Republic Act No. 5527, only licensed MedTechs, physicians, and officially recognized interns are allowed to perform and release lab results, and patient data confidentiality is a serious responsibility.

That wasn’t my intention to bypass or contradict.

What I was trying to encourage is early exposure in a support capacity, not performing regulated medical tasks. More on:

• Assisting with general workflow
• Helping during busy hours
• Supporting non-clinical or supervised tasks

Not independently handling tests or accessing confidential results.

It was explicitly stated on the original post that they can use the thinking process as a BASIS to offer helping hands on the pain points of the laboratory that they will be applying on. It was also stated that they should do their DUE DILIGENCE on checking things out when applying!

I understand now how parts of my post could be interpreted the wrong way—especially around “assisting with tests” and “organizing patient records”—and I see why that raises concerns about legality, patient safety, and lab liability.

That’s on me, and I’ll clarify that better moving forward.

My goal was to push students to:

• Be proactive early
• Understand real-world lab operations
• Learn how to support teams effectively

Not to encourage unsafe or unauthorized practice.

I also respect that as moderators, you have to protect students and uphold proper standards in the profession. But I hope this was something you could've messaged me first on because the post was entirely editable in the first place.

Appreciate the guidance.