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Histology students must have abilities and skills
as follows:
1. Observation: The applicant/student should be
able to characterize color, odor, clarity and viscosity
of biologicals, reagents or chemical reaction products.
Therefore, the student must possess functional
use of the senses of smell, vision and somatic
sensation.
2. Communications: The applicant/student must
be able to communicate effectively and sensitively
orally and in writing with all members of the healthcare
team. The student must have the ability to read
and comprehend written material in order to correctly
and independently perform laboratory test procedures.
3. Psychomotor Skills: The applicant/student must
possess gross and fine manual dexterity sufficient
to handle specimens or reagents and perform analytical
procedures requiring the use of small, delicate
tools, equipment and instruments. The applicant/student
must possess vision and dexterity which allows
him/her to focus and view specimens using a binocular
microscope.
4. Intellectual/Conceptual and Cognitive Abilities:
The applicant/student must be able to measure,
calculate, reason, analyze and synthesize, integrate
and apply information. The applicant/student should
be able to use sufficient judgment to recognize
and correct performance and problem solve unexpected
observations or outcomes of laboratory procedures.
5. Behavioral and Social Attributes: The applicant/student
must possess the emotional health required for
full utilization of his or her intellectual abilities,
the exercise of good judgment, and the prompt completion
of all responsibilities attendant to the performance
of laboratory testing. Candidates must also be
able to tolerate taxing workloads, function effectively
under stress, adapt to a changing environment,
display flexibility and function independently
in the face of uncertainties or problems that might
arise.
6. Ethical Standards: The applicant/student must
demonstrate professional demeanor or behavior and
must perform in an ethical manner in dealing with
peers, faculty, staff and patients.
7. Academic Performance: The applicant/student
must be able to obtain relevant information from
lectures, seminars, laboratory sessions or exercises,
clinical laboratory practicums and independent
study assignments.
Reasonable accommodations for persons with documented
disabilities will be considered on an individual
basis, but a candidate must be able to perform
in an independent manner. There will be no discrimination
in the selection of program participants based
on race, creed, color, gender, age, marital status,
national origin, or physical or mental disability,
providing mandatory standards can be met.
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