Certificate in Cytopathology & Histopathology Techniques

Program Overview

Medical Laboratory Assistant/Technician are important members in Medical Laboratory Science profession. Cytopathology & Histopathology Department is an essential component of all modern medical laboratories. Gulf Medical University & Thumbay Labs Certificate in Cytopathology & Histopathology Techniques program is designed to provide the Medical Laboratory Assistant/Technician a unique oppurtunity to get trained and gain experience in working in this crucial department of a CAP accredited, highly advanced, automated and world class reference Medical Laboratory.

The program will hone your technical skills required for the exciting and rewarding world of the medical laboratory, which offers a rare combination of technical employment and the satisfaction of working with a diverse client population.

This is a competency-based program. The program’s curriculum is based on the College of American Pathology (CAP) and ISO 15189 standards of practice for medical laboratory assistants/technicians. To ensure that students become proficient, following areas will be focussed: Laboratory samples collection, Accessioning, Tissue processing techniques, operating lab equipment in the Cytopathology & Histopathology Department, Laboratory Information System & Lab Quality Management System relavent for the department.

The theoretical, practical and real-work portions of this program will be completed within 6 months, followed by competency assesment. The compressed delivery format makes this program an ideal choice if you wish to improve and augment your technical skills required for working in modern sophisticated medical laboratory.

Courses

Pre-Analytical Processes (Laboratory samples collection, Accessioning), operating lab equipment in the Cytopathology & Histopathology Department; automated Tissue Processing, Embedding, Microtomy, Autostaining, Thin Prep, Body Fluid Cytology, Special Stains, FNAC, Report Transcription, Laboratory Information System, Lab Quality Management System relavent for the department.

Program Type

• In-Person. Course include formal lectures, hands-on training and discussion

Career Options

Career opportunities for Medical Laboratory Assistants/Technicians are typically within hospitals, private laboratories, public health laboratories, healthcare clinics, research labs. The program is designed to equip you with the necessary technical expertise in Cytopathology & Histopathology for oppurtunities in advanced, modern, and sophisticated medical laboratories.

Who can apply

• Persons with Diploma in MLT / B.Sc. (MLT) / M.Sc. (MLT) / BLS / MLS / BBMS

Program Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes describes what students of the program have demonstrated they can do with the knowledge and skills they have achieved during their studies. The outcomes are in line with the needs of the workplace. Through assessment, students verify their ability to reliably perform these outcomes in Cytopathology & Histopathology Department:

1. Perform all assigned laboratory tasks in a manner consistent with established competencies of the profession.

2. Complete all work in accordance with established SOPs, protocols, and safety guidelines, to ensure safe work practices.

3. Verify relevant data and contribute to the assurance that appropriate specimens are collected according to established SOPs.

4. Process specimens from a variety of sources according to established SOPs.

5. Perform pre-analytical procedures on specimens from a variety of sources according to established SOPs.

6. Operate various analyzers for medical laboratory testing using approved methods and according to laboratory standards and established procedures.

7. Follow quality assurance policies and procedures, and participate in quality assurance initiatives.