Cytotechnologist
Duties and responsibilities:
Cytotechnologists are
laboratory professionals who study cells and cellular anomalies. Using a
microscope, they examine slides of human cells for any indication that a cell
is abnormal and/or diseased (i.e., cancerous or precancerous lesions,
infectious agents or inflammatory processes).Cytotechnologists often plays a
crucial role in helping patients to recover from illness by identifying a
disease while it is still at a treatable stage.
Salary: average salary of $61,235
Education: To become a cytotechnologist, you
must hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college/university, and you
must graduate from an accredited cytotechnologist program. In general, cytotechnologist
programs require at least 28 credits of science, including chemistry and
biology.
Although the
length of each program depends significantly on its organizational structure,
most cytotechnologist programs involve at least one calendar year of formal
instruction. The course of study will include:
· Mathematics and/or statistics
· Scientific method of inquiry
· Laboratory operations
· Basic laboratory techniques
· Cytologic procedures/technologies
· Ancillary testing and related
technologies
· Screening and interpretation
· Professional development
After
completing the program, graduates have the knowledge and skills to evaluate a
wide variety of cytologic preparations. However, to become a certified
cytotechnologist, graduates must also take a certification examination.
Reflection:
I would like to be a Cytotechnologists
because I think is a very interesting job and I really love working with cells I
love biology and I would like to be one, they are responsible to found a
disease from looking at human cells and comparing and see what’s happening in
their body so I would like to be a Cytotechnologists