[Histonet] certification of histotechnologists

[Morken, Timothy]

Janet brings up an interesting point. The rest of the world (ie, besides US) has histo as part of the med tech program and then they specialize in their final year. I have worked with techs from many other countries and in general are far more knowledgeable than the majority of even certified techs in the US.  The US med tech programs dropped histo decades ago. I'm not sure why. Pathology labs certainly benefitted financially because it allowed them to hire literally anybody to do the work. 

But even in the US the med tech schools are declining due to lack of enrollment. Probably due to automation in laboratories they just don't need as many people.

Tim Morken


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From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Janet Keeping
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2012 4:38 AM
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Subject: [Histonet] certification of histotechnologists

Just curious if  any consideration has been given to including Histotechnology in your medical laboratory programs as we do in Canada? our graduates are certified for 5 different careers and shortages in one particular laboratory does not seem to be a problem.
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