What Medical Training Solutions does

Medical Training Solutions (MTS) is a privately held Seattle-based company that provides a cloud-based online training and competency assessment platform for clinical laboratories and point-of-care testing programs. Founded at the University of Washington in 2002 and operating as a small team of 11-50 employees, MTS serves more than 1,500 laboratories and 200+ medical technologist/medical laboratory technician (MT/MLT) training programs across the United States. The platform is built around three core training products (Clinical Laboratory, Point of Care, and Specimen Collection) and three compliance modules (Competency Checklists, Document Control, and Objective Testing) that can be used independently or together for end-to-end traceability from versioned SOPs through assessment records.

The underlying technology is a web-based learning management system (LTAC platform, accessible at ltacx.medtraining.org) that integrates competency tracking, document control with director approval workflows, objective testing, and audit-ready reporting. Content is a core differentiator: MTS has developed over 300 hours of continuing education (CE) credit material and a library of 150+ recorded lectures covering laboratory management, genomics, infectious disease, ethics, stewardship, and operations, co-produced with experts from the University of Washington and Seattle Children's Hospital. The platform is aligned with CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments) and CAP (College of American Pathologists) regulatory expectations, and MTS operates in compliance with FERPA for its educational customers.

MTS operates a subscription-based revenue model with annual or multi-year contracts priced per staff user at each subscribing organization, distributed exclusively through direct sales via website quote requests. The company supplements this sales motion with a content-driven demand generation strategy built around the PLUGS Podcast on laboratory stewardship, a monthly expert lecture series, and an on-demand lecture library, positioning MTS as a thought leader in clinical laboratory training, competency assessment, and regulatory compliance.

Name

Medical Training Solutions

Legal name

Medical Training Solutions, Inc.

Website

https://medtraining.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Medical Training Solutions provides a cloud-based training and competency assessment platform for US clinical laboratories and point-of-care programs, with CLIA/CAP-aligned competency checklists, document control, and 300+ hours of CE content developed with University of Washington and Seattle Children's Hospital experts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Compliance Training Software

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare & Life Sciences (EDAAAPAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Healthcare & Clinical Professional Development (CME/CE) (EDAGANAJ)

Keywords

• Clinical laboratory training
• Competency assessment software
• CLIA compliance platform
• Point of care testing
• Continuing education credit

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Subscription-based Training Platform: Annual or multi-year subscription model based on the number of staff users at each facility. Organizations subscribe to access training content, competency assessments, checklists, and document control tools.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Medical Training Solutions provides a cloud-based online learning and competency assessment platform (ltacx.medtraining.org) for clinical laboratories and point-of-care programs. The platform delivers training, structured competency checklists, version-controlled document control, and objective testing aligned with CLIA and CAP regulatory requirements, offered as an annual subscription based on staff count.

Product overview

Medical Training Solutions (MTS) offers a unified web-based training and competency assessment platform for clinical laboratories and point-of-care settings. The platform is built around three core training products (Clinical Laboratory, Point of Care, and Specimen Collection) and integrates three compliance modules (Competency Checklists, Document Control, and Objective Testing) that can be used independently or together for end-to-end traceability. Content is supplemented by the Lecture Library (monthly live lectures and on-demand recordings), the PLUGS Podcast on lab stewardship, and a Custom Content feature for facility-specific materials. The system provides over 300 hours of CE credits and is aligned with CLIA and CAP regulatory requirements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Clinical Laboratory Training & Competency Comprehensive training programs with CE credits, ongoing education, and streamlined competency tracking for clinical laboratory staff to maintain certifications and regulatory compliance under CLIA and CAP.
• Point of Care Training & Competency Competency assessment system for staff performing waived tests, Provider Performed Microscopy Procedures (PPMP), and operating point-of-care instruments, featuring high-quality images and automated reminders for healthcare organizations.
• Specimen Collection Training & Competency CE-accredited training modules and certification tracking for collection staff and phlebotomists, covering venipuncture, capillary collection, and specialized collection techniques.
• Lecture Library On-demand lecture library featuring 150+ recordings by clinical laboratory experts across topics including Data/Informatics/AI, Genomics, Infectious Diseases, Laboratory Management, Operations, Leadership, Regulation/Ethics, and Test Utilization.
• PLUGS Podcast Podcast focused on laboratory stewardship, covering enhanced access to testing, appropriate test ordering, timely result retrieval, correct interpretation, and financial alignment between patients, labs, and payers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Streamlined CLIA Compliance and reduced audit stress through integrated tracking and documentation
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• University of WashingtoncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2002Content partnership established when MTS was founded at the University of Washington in 2002. University of Washington experts collaborate with MTS to develop high-quality, engaging multimedia training content. MTS continues to be based in Seattle and maintains this partnership for ongoing content development.
• Seattle Children's HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSeattle Children's Hospital serves as a content partner alongside the University of Washington, contributing expertise to MTS's training content development. Experts from the hospital participate in developing courses that reflect real-world practice and evolving standards.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• ASCP (American Society for Clinical Pathology): ASCP provides continuing education, certification preparation, and training resources to the same Medical Technologist/Medical Laboratory Technician audience that MTS serves, with overlapping course libraries and credentialing content.
• MediaLab by Elsevier: MediaLab (acquired by Elsevier) offers online continuing education, competency assessment, and compliance documentation specifically for clinical laboratories — directly overlapping MTS's core product and customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Relias: Relias delivers workforce training, competency, and compliance solutions across healthcare — overlapping with MTS on competency tracking and regulatory documentation, but serving a broader healthcare audience beyond labs.
• HealthStream: HealthStream is a large healthcare workforce learning and competency platform with broad hospital and lab training offerings, competing with MTS for the same compliance training budgets at healthcare organizations.
• Wolters Kluwer Health (Lippincott): Wolters Kluwer's Lippincott and clinical solutions provide healthcare professional development, CE, and competency content for clinicians and lab personnel, operating at much larger scale across multiple healthcare verticals.
• Elsevier Clinical Solutions: Elsevier's clinical decision and education division (which includes MediaLab) competes directly with MTS in lab training and CE, with substantially broader content and enterprise reach.
• Skillsoft: Skillsoft (with SumTotal) provides enterprise learning and compliance content, including healthcare tracks, competing indirectly for healthcare workforce training budgets that MTS also addresses.

Emerging players

• CE Direct: CE Direct delivers accredited continuing education for healthcare professionals and intersects with MTS's CE credit library, particularly for allied health and lab-adjacent practitioners.
• 360training: 360training provides regulatory compliance and continuing education courses across healthcare and adjacent regulated industries, with partial overlap to MTS in competency and compliance training.

Others

• COLA: COLA is a clinical laboratory accreditor offering lab training, education, and compliance resources that complement and partly compete with MTS's CLIA/CAP-aligned training offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/medical-training-solutions-inc

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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