Cytotechnology Program

The University of Kansas Medical Center has maintained a program in cytotechnology since the earliest days of the profession in the mid 1950s. The program was originally housed in the Pathology department of the hospital. Cytotechnology joined the School of Allied Health in 1987. Today faculty and students split their time between the classroom learning environment in the school and the real-world experience provided by The University of Kansas Hospital.

In 1969, Dr. Fritz Lin became Medical Director of the program and remained in that role until 1990. The current Medical Director of the program is Dr. Ossama Tawfik. The first Educational Coordinator of the program was Sarah Freeland, MT(ASCP), followed by Geraldine Johnson, MT(ASCP), CT(ASCP) and later Marilee Means, PhD, SCT(ASCP). In 1983, Dr. Means was appointed Program Director and she continues to lead the program today. Accreditation Statement
The KU Cytotechnology Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Allied Health Education Professions (CAAHEP), 1361 Park Street, Clearwater, FL 33756, and the sponsoring organization is the American Society of Cytopathology, 400 W. 9th St, Suite 201, Wilmington, DE 19801.