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Program Mission, Goals, and Objectives

Program Goals

The HTL program strives to offer a rich curriculum that will produce graduates who meet the requirements for certification as a histotechnologist and to provide potential employers with individuals who are both competent and qualified to function as histotechnologists in a variety of settings.

The HTL program is responsible for providing an education and learning experience that will prepare students that meet the following programmatic goals:

• Perform entry level competencies with laboratory skills, knowledge, and attitudes, which will increase the number of qualified and credentialed histotechnologists in the state.
• Participate in continuing education programs and advanced graduate studies for continued professional growth.
• Construct research and research methods for the continued refinement and improvement of laboratory services provided by a variety of health care facilities.
• Incorporate habits for life-long learning into education, management, and supervision into the laboratory profession.
• Generate appropriate professionalism to work with a health care team.

Objectives

The UMMC HTL program is based upon principles essential for preparing students who can achieve the ideals of the profession. The program objectives are to:

• Prepare graduates who demonstrate entry level competencies to be able to enter the workforce as a histotechnologist.
• Provide training and learning experience in the preparation of microscopic, stained specimens for the diagnosis and prognosis of disease by a pathologist.
• Develop student's ability to critically think in the didactic and clinical setting.
• Prepare students to be professional and ethical members of a healthcare team.