No.
The AC in Cytotechnology is an intense one-year program in a clinical setting that requires a full-time commitment that will not readilyallow outside work or courses.
Yes.
Since September 2006, all cytotechnologists working in New York State (NYS) are required to possess a cytotechnologist license issued by the NYS Department of Education (DOE) in order to practice the profession of cytotechnology.
Upon successful completion of the program students will be eligible to obtain a NYS license and can acquire employm.
This program is intended for exceptionally motivated individuals who welcome the challenge of developing the professional expertise to perform at a high level in a clinical laboratory setting.
The successful applicant should have excellent communication (oral and written) and organizational skills, demonstrate an ability to work independently and b.
Students will benefit from the educational resources available at MSKCC including the volume and mix of malignant and unusual cases that constitute the workload of the laboratory in which the clinical component of the program will be taught.
They will be exposed to a variety of ancillary techniques used in the real-time cytodiagnostic process inclu.
Students completing the Advanced Certificate in Cytotechnology will be able to:.
1) Independently evaluate gynecologic cytology specimens with sufficient competence to issue the final report for negative gynecologic specimens.
2) Detect, select, and appropriately mark the cells most representative of the nature of any pathological process, if presen.
ASCP Board of Certification (NYS licensing) Exam Pass Rate: 100%* *outcome represents 3 years of data
Please see the Graduate Admissions website for a complete list: http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/graduateadmissions/program-requirements/medical-laboratory-sciences/copy_of_adv-cert-cytotechnology Note: Meeting the minimum requirements listed below does not guarantee acceptance to the program:.
1) A baccalaureate or higher degree in the major of medical l.
Cytotechnology is an allied health profession that specializes in the study of cells from the human body.
Working with a microscope and a variety of analytical technologies, some of which are automation-assisted, cytotechnologists evaluate cell samples from gynecologic (e.g., Pap smears), nongynecologic and fine needle aspiration specimens to detec.
The AC in Cytotechnology is administered in collaboration with MSKCC.
The program is an intense one-year training program (fall, spring and summer semesters) conducted at Hunter College and the laboratory facility of the MSKCC Cytology Service.
Didactic (classroom) and clinical instruction is provided in gynecologic, non-gynecologic and fine needle.
