Tag: histotechnology

New Lab Space Doubles Capacity for Master of Cytopathology Program

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CareEducation
Student using equipment in the Master of Cytopathology Lab

Alicia Youngstrand has been a student in the histotechnology certificate program in the College of Health Professions at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences since January. Her bachelor’s degree is in fish, wildlife, and conservation biology, but she found jobs in the field were scarce and did not pay well. She worked briefly as a… Read More

From Its Earliest Days, Cytology Program Has Made Major Contributions to Health Care

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CareEducationPublic Service
Photo of an early cytotechnology class

Back in the 1950s, the cytology program at what is now the University of Tennessee Health Science Center was recruited to provide support for a mass screening project that has been critical to the health of generations of women.   From July 1952 to June 1957, the Memphis Project tested 290,000 women with a new procedure,… Read More