Cytotechnology Program
Cytotechnology is a medical laboratory science in which highly educated individuals examine cell samples for abnormalities that may be precancerous or cancerous. Cytotechnologists examine cell samples from all over the body and work hand in hand with the Pathologist to locate and interpret cell changes both for screening purposes, as in the PAP smear, and for diagnostic purposes, as in samples from other body sites.
The Cytotechnologist is a health care professional and laboratory scientist whose primary responsibility is the screening of slides from various body sites for infectious and viral agents, and cell changes that are precursors to or diagnostic of malignancy. The expert eyes of the Cytotechnologist trace clues to disease in the delicate patterns of the cytoplasm and nucleus of cells that are stained with special dyes. This requires patience, precision, and the ability to work alone with minimal supervision. The Cytotechnologist works closely with the Pathologist, an M.D. whose specialty is the detection and diagnosis of disease. Skilled Cytotechnologists are needed in pathology laboratories to screen human cell samples under the microscope to detect early stages of cancer and other diseases.
Opportunities for education in Cytotechnology are severely limited in Missouri, Illinois and the entire central Midwest region with one program in Indiana and one in Arkansas. The Cytotechnology program offered by JHC is the only CT program in the state of Missouri and the greater St. Louis metropolitan area offered by a college, public or private.
Prerequisites
Students can enter the Cytotechnology Program at any point prior to the professional (senior) year for the BSCT option or may enter as post baccalaureate certificate students who have the requisite undergraduate credit hours of Biology (20) and Chemistry (8) for admission to the program.
Students who enter the BSCT program at the College receive a Baccalaureate degree in Cytotechnology from Jewish Hospital College. Post-baccalaureate students receive a Certificate in Cytotechnology . Either of these routes makes the student eligible to sit for the national certification examination by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP).
Clinical Experience
Cytotechnology students receive their clinical experience in the senior or professional year of the program. Clinical practica may be held at:
- Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO
- Christian Hospital Northeast, St. Louis, MO
- Quest Laboratories, St. Louis, MO
- Quest Laboratories, Moline, IL
- St. Luke's Hospital, St. Louis, MO
- St. Mary's Hospital, St. Louis, MO
- St. John's Mercy Hospital, St. Louis, MO
- St. Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, MO
- Boyce and Bynum Pathology Laboratories, Columbia, MO
- Medical Diagnostics Laboratory, Belleville, IL
- Diagnositc Cytology Laboratory, Belleville, IL
- University Hospital, Columbia, MO
Accreditation
The Jewish Hospital College of Nursing and Allied Health Cytotechnology Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) through the American Society of Cytopathology.
PROGRAM GOALS:
To prepare graduates to:
- Perform procedures, tasks and skills accurately.
- Use analytical and clinical decision-making skills to evaluate health status.
- Maintain effective quality assurance.
- Assess the economic implications of new techniques, equipment and procedures.
- Use research strategies to evaluate and implement procedures/ protocols.
- Demonstrate effective communication skills.
- Adhere to professional, ethical and legal standards.
- Participate in improvement of health care, scholarship in clinical practice and lifelong learning.
- Perform as competent entry-level cytotechlologists prepared in the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective learning domains.
BSCT CURRICULUM OVERVIEW
General Education and Support Science Courses (66 credits)
Humanities (15 credits)
| U11-101 |
Composition & Rhetoric I |
3 |
| U11-102 |
Composition & Rhetoric II |
3 |
U25-101
or
U16-209 |
American Politics
or
America to the Civil War |
3 |
HS 3131
or
U22-233 |
Health Care Values & Ethics
or
Biomedical Ethics |
3 |
| U |
Humanities (Foreign Language, Fine Arts, Literature or Philosophy) |
3 |
| TOTAL |
|
15 |
Social Sciences (18 credits)
| U09-100 |
Introduction to Psychology |
3 |
| U09-230 |
Human Growth & Development |
3 |
| U75-106 |
Social Problems & Social Issues |
3 |
| HS 3333 |
Statistics |
3 |
| U |
Economics, Business or Management |
3 |
| U |
Social Science (Communication, Anthropology, Psychology, Education, Political Science or History) |
3 |
| TOTAL |
|
18 |
Mathematics and Sciences (33 credits)
| U29-120 |
Anatomy and Physiology I |
4 |
| U29-121 |
Anatomy and Physiology II |
4 |
| U29-130 |
Introduction to Microbiology |
4 |
| HS 3321 |
Pathophysiology |
4 |
HS 4800D
or
U29-4241 |
Special Topic: Immunology
or
Immunology |
3 |
| U05-105 |
General Chemistry I |
3 |
| U05-151 |
General Chemistry I Lab |
1 |
| U05-106 |
General Chemistry II |
3 |
| U05-152 |
General Chemistry II Lab |
1 |
| U20-141 |
Precalculus I |
3 |
| HS 3130 |
Therapeutic Nutrition |
3 |
|
Electives (12 credit hours) |
|
| TOTAL |
|
36 |
Courses provided by Washington University are prefixed with "U".
BSCT Cytotechnology Courses (43 credits)
| HS 3520 |
Leadership and Management |
3 |
| HS 4510 |
Research Methods |
3 |
| CT 4000 |
Introduction to Cytology |
3 |
| CT 4100 |
Female Genital Tract I |
4 |
| CT 4200 |
Female Genital Tract II |
3 |
| CT 4300 |
The Processing Laboratory |
2 |
| CT 4400 |
Respiratory and Oral Cytology |
3 |
| CT 4600 |
Body Fluid Cytology |
3 |
| CT 4700 |
Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Cytology |
3 |
| CT 4800 |
Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology |
4 |
| CT 4900 |
Advanced Practices in Cytology |
12 |
BSCT Sample Full-Time Course Sequence
Freshman Year
Fall
| U11-101 |
Composition & Rhetoric I |
3 |
| U29-120 |
Anatomy and Physiology I |
4 |
| U05-105 |
General Chemistry I |
3 |
| U05-151 |
General Chemistry I Lab |
1 |
| U75-106 |
Social Problems & Social Issues |
3 |
| TOTAL |
|
14 |
Spring
| U11-102 |
Composition & Rhetoric II |
3 |
| U29-121 |
Anatomy and Physiology II |
4 |
| U05-106 |
General Chemistry II |
3 |
| U05-152 |
General Chemistry II Lab |
1 |
| U09-100 |
Introduction to Psychology |
3 |
| TOTAL |
|
14 |
|
|
|
Sophomore Year
Fall
| U20-141 |
Precalculus |
3 |
| U29-130 |
Microbiology (with lab) |
4 |
U25-1010
or
U16-209 |
American Politics
or
America to the Civil War |
3 |
| U09-230 |
Human Growth & Development |
3 |
| U |
Elective |
3 |
| TOTAL |
|
16 |
Spring
| HS 3130 |
Therapeutic Nutrition |
3 |
| HS 3333 |
Statistics |
3 |
| U |
Economics, Business or Management |
3 |
| U |
Elective |
3 |
| TOTAL |
|
12 |
Junior Year
Fall
HS 4800D
or
U29-4241 |
Special Topic: Immunology
or
Immunology |
3 |
| U |
Elective |
3 |
| U |
Elective: Social Science |
3 |
| U |
Elective: Humanities |
3 |
| TOTAL |
|
12 |
Spring
| HS 3321 |
Pathophysiology |
4 |
HS 3131
or
U22-233 |
Health Care Values &Ethics
or
Biomedical Ethics |
3 |
| HS 3520 |
Leadership and Management |
3 |
| U |
Electives |
3 |
| TOTAL |
|
13 |
Senior Year
Summer
| CT 4000 |
Introduction to Cytology |
3 |
| CT 4100 |
Female Genital Tract I |
4 |
| CT 4200 |
Female Genital Tract II |
3 |
| CT 4300 |
The Processing Laboratory |
2 |
| TOTAL |
|
12 |
Fall
| HS 4510 |
Research Methods |
3 |
| CT 4400 |
Respiratory and Oral Cytology |
3 |
| CT 4600 |
Body Fluid Cytology |
3 |
| CT 4700 |
Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Cytology |
3 |
| TOTAL |
|
12 |
Spring
| CT 4800 |
Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology |
4 |
| CT 4900 |
Advanced Practices in Cytology |
12 |
| TOTAL |
|
16 |
| GRAND TOTAL |
|
121 |
CYTOTECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
Overview
The Cytotechnology Certificate Program is designed to provide the student who has a Bachelor of Science degree the opportunity to change careers.
PROGRAM GOALS:
To prepare graduates to:
- Perform procedures, tasks and skills accurately.
- Use analytical and clinical decision-making skills to evaluate health status.
- Maintain effective quality assurance.
- Assess the economic implications of new techniques, equipment and procedures.
- Use research strategies to evaluate and implement procedures/ protocols.
- Demonstrate effective communication skills.
- Adhere to professional, ethical and legal standards.
- Participate in improvement of health care, scholarship in clinical practice and lifelong learning.
- Perform as competent entry-level cytotechlologists prepared in the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective learning domains.
CT CERTIFICATE CURRICULUM OVERVIEW
CT Certificate Courses (40 credits)
| HS 4510 |
Research Methods |
3 |
| CT 4000 |
Introduction to Cytology |
3 |
| CT 4100 |
Female Genital Tract I |
4 |
| CT 4200 |
Female Genital Tract II |
3 |
| CT 4300 |
The Processing Laboratory |
2 |
| CT 4400 |
Respiratory and Oral Cytology |
3 |
| CT 4600 |
Body Fluid Cytology |
3 |
| CT 4700 |
Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Cytology |
3 |
| CT 4800 |
Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology |
4 |
| CT 4900 |
Advanced Practices in Cytology |
12 |
CT Certificate Sample Full-time Course Sequence
Summer
| CT 4000 |
Introduction to Cytology |
3 |
| CT 4100 |
Female Genital Tract I |
4 |
| CT 4200 |
Female Genital Tract II |
3 |
| CT 4300 |
The Processing Laboratory |
2 |
| TOTAL |
|
12 |
Fall
| HS 4510 |
Research Methods |
3 |
| CT 4400 |
Respiratory and Oral Cytology |
3 |
| CT 4600 |
Body Fluid Cytology |
3 |
| CT 4700 |
Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Cytology |
3 |
| TOTAL |
|
12 |
Spring
| CT 4800 |
Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology |
4 |
| CT 4900 |
Advanced Practices in Cytology |
12 |
| TOTAL |
|
16 |
| GRAND TOTAL |
|
40 |
CYTOTECHNOLOGY COURSES
For the Cytotechnology program, one unit of credit is equal to 16 instructional periods of 50 minutes each. For clinical practicum, one unit of credit is equal to 65 contact hours.
CT 4000 - Introduction to Cytology
3 credit hours (2 didactic/1 laboratory)
Prerequisites: Admission to Cytotechnology Program; biology, 20 credit hours; chemistry, 8 credit hours; mathematics, 3 credit hours.
Orientation to the profession of cytotechnology including basic cell biology, ethics, the microscope and history of the profession. Basic concepts of pathology, anatomy, normal histology and benign processes are taught.
CT 4100 - Female Genital Tract I
4 credit hours (2 didactic/2 laboratory)
Prerequisite: CT 4000
This course is designed to acquaint the student with the morphogenesis of malignancy with emphasis on the cellular changes of squamous and endocervical epithelium of the uterine cervix. Screening accuracy is required at 75%.
CT 4200 - Female Genital Tract II
3 credit hours (2 didactic/1 laboratory)
Prerequisite: CT 4100
Emphasis of this course is on the malignant and disease processes of the uterine corpus, metastatic lesions and lesions of the vulva and vagina. Screening accuracy is required at 75%.
CT 4300 - The Processing Laboratory
2 credit hours (1 didactic/1 laboratory)
Prerequisite: CT 4000
Lectures include routine procedures for receipt, processing, staining, cover slipping and filing of specimens. Cytology laboratory experience includes performing laboratory techniques under the supervision of a cytotechnologist.
CT 4400 - Respiratory and Oral Cytology
3 credit hours (2 didactic/1 laboratory)
Prerequisite: CT 4200
Introduces the anatomy and histology of the upper and lower respiratory tract. Epithelial appearances and changes associated with normal, benign and malignant processes are emphasized. Screening accuracy is required at 75% for respiratory cases and 80% for gyn cases.
CT 4600 - Body Fluid Cytology
3 credit hours (2 didactic/1 laboratory)
Prerequisite: CT 4400
Examines the cytology/pathology of effusions, cerebrospinal fluids and other body fluids and the cytologic changes associated with benign and malignant processes. Screening accuracy is required at 80% for non-gyn cases and 85% for gyn cases.
CT 4700 - Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Cytology
3 credit hours (2 didactic/1 laboratory)
Prerequisite: CT 4600
Cytology of the gastrointestinal and genitourinary systems. The anatomy of each body site is discussed along with the normal, benign and malignant cellular changes of each system. Screening accuracy is required at 80% for non-gyn cases and 85% for gyn cases.
CT 4800 - Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology
4 credit hours (3 didactic/1 laboratory)
Prerequisite: CT 4700
Anatomy and histology of breast, thyroid, lymph nodes, salivary gland, bone and soft tissue, with emphasis on the cytologic patterns associated with normal, benign, and malignant processes. Opportunity to assist the cytopathologist and cytotechnologist with fine needle aspiration procedures, to observe techniques for processing and rapid cytologic assessment. Screening accuracy is required at 80% for non-gyn cases and 85% for gyn cases.
CT 4900 - Advanced Practices in Cytology
12 credit hours (0 didactic/12 laboratory)
Prerequisite: CT 4800
Cytologic microscopy screening and evaluations from all body sites. Entry level speed must be demonstrated. Students must have achieved minimum screening accuracy to begin practicum and screen a minimum of ten (10) slides per student lab period. Screening accuracy must be achieved and maintained at the 90% proficiency for all body sites.
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