College of Allied Health Professions
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University of Nebraska Medical Center

Clinical Placement Locations

The UNMC Diagnostic Cytology program is a leader in distance education with students located all over the country. Students receive didactic/lab instruction through distance education technologies but must be at their accepted clinical placement location (almost daily) to complete their clinical coursework.

NOTE: Applicants – please be aware of possible additional state licensure requirements for cytology professionals in your home state or desired state of employment. If state licensure is required for cytology professionals in the state of one of our clinical placement locations, a (+) will be added to encourage further investigation at the applicants responsibility. Please see our Certification & Licensure page to learn more.

Please see below information for the Omaha location and the approved list of clinical placement locations:

  • Nebraska: Omaha location has 6 spots available for AY 2025-2026

  • Arizona: Sonora Quest Laboratories, Phoenix (typically 2-3 spots available)
  • California: University of California Davis Health, Sacramento (typically 1-2 spots available) (NOT TAKING STUDENTS FOR AY 2025-2026)
  • Florida, BayCare: St. Joseph, Tampa (typically 1 spot available)
  • Florida, BayCare: Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater (typically 1 spot available) (NOT TAKING STUDENTS FOR AY 2025-2026)
  • Illinois: Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana (typically 2 spots available)*
  • Iowa: UnityPoint Health, Des Moines (typically 1 spot available)*
  • Kentucky: P & C Labs,  Lexington (typically 1-2 spots available)*
  • Louisiana: The Pathology Lab, Lake Charles (typically 1 student)
  • Massachusetts: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (typically 2 spots available)*
  • Michigan: Corewell Health, Grand Rapids (typically 1 spot) (NOT TAKING STUDENTS FOR AY 2025-2026)
  • New Hampshire: Dartmouth-Hitchcock, Lebanon (typically 1 spot available) (NOT TAKING STUDENTS FOR AY 2025-2026)
  • North Dakota: Sanford Health Amber Valley Lab, Fargo (typically 1-2 spots available) (NOT TAKING STUDENTS FOR AY 2025-2026)
  • Ohio: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus (typically 1 spot available) Only employees can apply.
  • Pennsylvania: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (typically 6 spots available)
  • Texas: ProPath, Dallas (typically 2-3 spots available) *
  • West Virginia: West Virginia University Medicine, Morgantown (typically 2 spots available) (NOT TAKING STUDENTS FOR AY 2025-2026)

* Preference will be given to employees

NOTE: Although we’ve listed the typical number of spots available at each location, the number of students accepted may vary each year. 

Ready to apply? The application process is the same for all locations. How to apply

If you are interested in more information regarding one of these locations, including tuition and fees, please contact:

University of Nebraska Medical Center
College of Allied Health Professions
Enrollment Management & Student Affairs
984035 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-4035

402-559-6673
cahpadmissions@unmc.edu