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Cytotechnologist #1063 |
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Pathway:
Health Sciences |
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Career Profile:
This cytotechnologist grew up in a family with careers in the medical field, but started her career as a special education teacher. She loved kids and liked teaching, but felt restless and ready for a career change after five years in the classroom.
Cytotechnologist #1063
Her mother works in a hospital laboratory and suggested she check out cytotechnology, the science of identifying cancerous cells from a slide. She took a tour to find out a more and decided it was the kind of change she needed. After spending a year in college beefing up her science background, she spent another 12 months in a cytotechnology program. She began her new career in cytology at the hospital she had visited two years earlier. She describes herself as being nitpicky about details and enjoys the record keeping aspect of the job. This cytotechnologist loves to read and learn about new developments in cancer research.
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| Where and who do the biopsies come from? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| What college path do you recommend for this career? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| What is the average salary for a cytotechnologist? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| What is your favorite part of your job? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| Can you be held liable for your judgment of a specimen? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| Is good vision important for this job? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| Is continuing education a part of your job? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| Is this a competitive field? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| What is the difference between a cytotechnologist and a pathologist and why have both? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| What type of personal qualities and skills do you need? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| What kind of advice do you have for those who want to get into this career? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| What kind of microscopes do you use and how powerful are they? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| What other duties do you have besides screening slides? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| Why do you think you were accepted in the cytotechnology program over someone else? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| What is the ratio between men and women in this field? | AUDIO | TEXT |
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