Kennesaw
State University,
founded in 1963 as a junior college, is one of
the largest state universities in Georgia.
The
Southeast's first Cytogenetic Technology Program was
created at KSU in 1985 and is housed in the Dept of Biological &
Physical Sciences. Cytogenetic technologists are highly skilled laboratory
specialists who are at the heart of the diagnosis and management of
specific genetic disorders. KSU's program was developed in response
to the nationwide need for these specialists. Graduates earn a Bachelor
of Science (BS) degree in BioTechnology with a concentration in cytogenetics
and are eligible to sit for the NCA (National Credentialing Agency)
exam in clinical cytogenetics and earn certification as clinical laboratory
specialists in cytogenetics [CLSp(CG)]. The program is approved by NAACLS
(National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences) and
has been supported by three March of Dimes startup/ scholarship grants.
Academic
requirements include three years fulfilling
courses for the BioTechnology degree and one year completing specific
CT requirements, including a 6-month clinical internship. The internship
is conducted at one of the affiliated labs in Georgia, North Carolina
or South Carolina. The responsibilities of the student intern and the
formal clinical agreement between the University and the labs are published
in the Student Clinical Internship Handbook. Of the graduates of the
program who sat for the certification exam, 95% passed on their first
attempt. At
present, Kennesaw State University does not have a certificate program
in cytogenetics.
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Clinical
laboratories who have been or are presently affiliated
with our program are listed below. A special thanks to those labs no
longer participating in our program. They will always be an important
part of the history of cytogenetics at KSU.
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1978
- 89:
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Georgia
Retardation Center Cytogenetics Laboratory (Georgia Department
of Human Resources); Idea for the CT program is conceived here
with the help and support of Jeanne DeSana, Clinical Laboratory
Director
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1990
- 91:
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Georgia
Mental Health Institute Genetics Laboratory: Virginia Dunbar and
Deb Litwer, Clinical Laboratory Directors.
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1992
- 94:
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Genetrix;
Dr. Paula Berry, Clinical Laboratory Director
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1993
to present:
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Emory
Genetics Laboratory
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| 1993
to present: |
Oncology
Cytogenetics Laboratory - Emory University Hospital
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| 1998
to present: |
Laboratory
Corporation of America, Inc. NC
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Advisement
Record (cytogenetic
technology advisement record)
Moving
On Most students are assured a position in the lab
where they interned. Labs have the "first pick" of those students that
spend time there, just as the students have the opportunity to "check
out" the lab. Most students who graduate from our program
wish to remain in the state where they completed their training. Despite
the resulting competition, KSU graduates have been fortunate in finding
openings at laboratories within the southeast.
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