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Clinical Practicum

Clinical Affiliates

Clinical education experiences in Histotechnology are provided in conjunction with the following health care facilities:

  • Delta Pathology Group – Shreveport, LA
  • King's Daughters Medical Center - Brookhaven, MS
  • Ochsner Medical Center: Jefferson Hwy – New Orleans, LA
  • St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital – Jackson, MS
  • University of Mississippi Medical Center – Jackson, MS

Clinical Assignment Policy 

Student clinical placements will occur in the semester preceding the clinical practicum(s).  Clinical assignments to affiliated laboratories will be made according to the following procedure:

  • Clinical placement will be determined based on several factors, including current home address, grade point average (GPA), and student preferences.
  • Clinical affiliation agreements specify in writing the maximum number of students that a given affiliate will be able to accommodate.  Before student assignments, the Clinical Coordinator will compile a list of available sites after verification from each affiliate. 
  • Students should be aware that there is no guarantee of being assigned to their requested clinical site.  Flexibility is essential, as placement depends on availability, GPA, and other factors.
  • The number of clinical rotation slots may change unexpectedly due to circumstances beyond the control of the program.  If an affiliate cannot keep its commitment to training a student, the student will be allowed to select a vacant slot at another affiliate.  If there are more students eligible for clinical rotations than slots available, assignments will be based on overall GPA at the time assignments are made.  This could delay the student’s completion of the program.

Service Work 

Students may not perform laboratory work without qualified supervision and will not take the place of technologists during the clinical practicum experience. Students will perform only the work defined by the clinical objectives and only during the hours of the clinical assignment. After demonstrating proficiency, students are allowed to perform laboratory procedures under careful supervision.

Service work is considered work for pay, students are not allowed to be employed during clinical practicum hours. Students are allowed to be employed in the clinical site outside of clinical education hours as long as the work does not interfere with academic responsibilities.