Cytotechnologist

ANGGOTA KELOMPOK 5 :

1. TIARA FITASARI (1911050043)

2. SYIFA ARRACHMA (1911050047)
3. ADINDA CIPTA ARSYANDITO (1911050048)
4. HAFIZH MAULANA NUHA PUTRA (1911050053)
5. GINA NOVI TRIANA (1911050071)
6. NUR KHAFIDZAH KUSUMAYATI (1911050078)
Cytotechnologists are laboratory professionals who
study cells and cellular anomalies. Using a
microscope, they examine slides of human cells for
any identification that a cell is abnormal and/or
diseased. Cytotechnologists often play a crucial role
in helping patients to recover from illness by
identifying a disease while it is still at a treatable
stage.
Cell specimens are obtained from various body sites,
such as the female reproductive tract, the lung, etc.,
and then placed on slides using special techniques.
Cytotechnologists examine the slide microscopically,
mark cellular changes that indicate disease and
submit a report to the pathologist for final evaluation
Using the findings of cytotechnologists, pathologists
can diagnose and treat disease in many cases, long
before it could be detected otherwise.
 Working Conditions

Most cytotechnologists work in hospitals or

commercial laboratories. With experience, they also
may work in private industry or in supervisory, reach
and teaching positions. Cytotechnologists may work
independently (when evaluating and reporting on
normal cells) or in close collaboration with a
pathologist (when examining cells for indications of
diseases)
 Academic Requirments

To become a cytotechnologist, you must hold a

baccalaureate degree from an accredited college/
university, and you must graduate from an
accredited cytotechnology program. In general,
cytotechnology programs require at least 28 credits
of science, including chemistry and biology
 ALTHOUGHT THE LENGTH OF EACH PROGRAM DEPENDS
SIGNIFICANTLY ON ITS ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE,
MOST CYTOTECHNOLOGY 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
 RESOURCES

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR

CYTOTECHNOLOGYAMERICAN SOCIETY OF
CYTOPATHOLOGY MARILEE MEANS, PH.D.,
PROGRAM DIRECTOR, CYTOTECHNOLOGY
PROGRAM, UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL
CENTER, REVIEWED THIS CAREER PROFILE.