Wisconsin Central Laboratory Histology School Program

Aurora Consolidated Laboratory's School of Histology is a 12-month, full-time, hospital-based program dedicated to providing students with academic and practical experience in histology. New classes begin in September following the Labor Day holiday.

Histology technician responsibilities

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Work with formalin fixed processed tissues.
Is able to identify tissue types for orientation during embedding and cutting
Is able to cut thin microscopic slide sections on a microtome from paraffin blocks
Can do frozen sections on fresh tissues
Performs special stain procedures by working with various chemicals and reagent solutions
Checks slides for quality of staining under a microscope
A variety of other related 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.

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 spring for the fall class 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 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

After completion of the program, students are eligible to take the national certification examination offered by the Board of Registry of the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP).