This course is designed to provide students with basic knowledge of cytopathology. Cytopathology is a branch of pathology that looks at diseases at the cellular level. The theory and the lab components are designed to enable the student to gain insight at the cellular level of disease by learning how to process and stain specimens obtained through exfoliation and aspiration as well as how to screen and interpret slides of common diseases. The knowledge attained from this course allows the student to apply relevant information to their 4th year of the BMLS program and then during their career as a qualified health professional.