Histotechnology - Eastern Gateway Community College - Steubenville OH

Histotechnology from Eastern Gateway Community College - Steubenville OH is a Campus Associate Medicine degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Histotechnlogy is the science concerned with cellular morphology, chemical composition, and function of normal and abnormal body tissues. Since many dyes and chemicals are used to demonstrate these tissues microscopically, proper knowledge of their composition and reactions, along with an understanding of biology, anatomy, and chemistry is necessary for the laboratory professional, the histotechnician, working in the departments of histology and anatomic pathology. The histotechnician prepares sections of human or animal body tissues obtained during biopsy, surgery, or autopsy for microscopic examination by a pathologist, to aid in the diagnosis of illness or disease state. Embedding and slicing the tissue, mounting it on a slide, and staining it with special dyes that will differentiate normal and abnormal cells and tissues, achieve this. Although hospital laboratories employ most histotechnicians, many employment opportunities are also available in veterinary labs, pharmaceutical companies, and medical research labs. The applicant interested in the Histotechnology Program is encouraged to take chemistry, science, and advanced math courses in high school. Facilities for practicum experience during the second year are based on availability of openings in cooperating agencies and may require students to travel to Pittsburgh, Wheeling, and the surrounding area on a daily basis. The histotechnology graduate will enter the workforce able to perform a variety of Histology procedures and be eligible to sit for the certification examination offered by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP). The successful candidate merits the right to use the title HT (ASCP). Upon completion of the Histotechnology Program, the graduate will be able to: 1. Demonstrate skills in current histology practices as an entry level professional 2. Follow prescribed safety procedures in all areas of the laboratory 3. Perform, monitor, record, and evaluate quality control and the integrity of processed tissues within predetermined parameters to prescribe trouble-shooting and corrective strategies. 4. Receive, log, and process all specimens delivered to the anatomic pathology and/or histology departments 5. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and communicate effectively. 6. Meet the requirements to take the national certifying examination for histotechnicians. View more details on Eastern Gateway Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Medicine courses.