- The intensive program is composed of a didactic and laboratory phase followed by directed clinical training at affiliated hospitals and cytology laboratories.
- The primary goal of the Cytotechnology program is to provide the community with cytotechnologists who are prepared to work at the staff level in hospital and private laboratories and university medical centers.
- With experience, cytotechnologists can perform at the supervisory, educational and administrative levels.
- The job responsibilities of cytotechnologists are expanding and research opportunities are increasing with the advancement of new tumor identification techniques and Human Papilloma Virus testing.