HLS 4503 Histology Practicum III
This course provides students with ample hands-on experience performing all the entry level competencies and the use of equipment of a typical histology laboratory in preparation for their clinical rotations. This course is conducted in a state-of-the-art functioning training laboratory where the operation of a histology laboratory is simulated in a safe and controlled environment. This course enables the students to prepare chemical solutions, accession specimens, perform basic laboratory administration, perform gross surgical procedures, tissue fixation and decalcification, tissue processing, tissue embedding, routine microtomy, frozen sections, special/routine staining.