Wisconsin Central Laboratory School of Histology
Aurora Consolidated Laboratory’s School of Histotechnology offers a Route
2 study program, which is a 12-month, full-time, hospital based program
dedicated to providing students with academic and practical experience in
histology. Materials will be covered on both the histotechnician and the
histotechnologist levels. Students completing the program are eligible to
take either the HT or the HTL certification exam. The application process
begins in September for classes starting in January.
 Histology
technician responsibilities
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Work with formalin fixed processed tissues
- Identify tissue types for orientation during embedding and
cutting
- Cut thin microscopic slide sections from paraffin blocks on a
microtome
- Do frozen sections on fresh tissues for rapid diagnosis
- Perform special stain procedures
- Maintain quality control of patient specimens throughout
histology processes
- Other related histology duties
These tasks require patience, fine motor skills and the ability to work
quickly but carefully in individual or group settings.
Prerequisites
You must have either:
An Associate Degree or at least 60 semester hours (90 quarter hours) of
academic credit from a regionally accredited college/university with a
combination of 12 semester hours (18 quarter hours) of biology, chemistry,
and in addition at least one math class.
Or
A Baccalaureate Degree from a regionally accredited college/university
with a combination of 30 semester hours (45 quarter hours) of biology,
chemistry, and in addition at least one math class.
Students must have earned a “C” or better in the required biology,
chemistry and math classes and must have maintained an overall “C” or better
average. Laboratory experience, keyboarding, anatomy and physiology, and
medical terminology are helpful.
Criteria for selection
Recruitment for the ACL Histology School Program begins in the fall for
the January session. Application packets are available from Joanne
Gaudynski, Anatomic Pathology Administrative Assistant:
joanne.gaudynski@aurora.org.
Applications will be reviewed and interviews will be scheduled for
individuals that meet all requirements that are listed in the application.
Additional questions regarding the program can be directed to Linda
Wilinski, Histology Education Coordinator at 414-328-6299, or by email
linda.wilinski@aurora.org.
Admission to the program is limited; therefore completion of an
application does not guarantee admission.
Certification
Upon completion of the program students with associate degrees are
eligible to take the histotechnician (HT) certification examination.
Students with a bachelor degree are eligible to take the histotechnologist
(HTL) certification exam offered by the Board of Registry of the American
Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP).
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