FW: [Histonet] PA

[Charles.Embrey]

-----Original Message-----
From: Charles.Embrey 
Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 9:04 AM
To: 'lpwenk <@t> sbcglobal.net'
Subject: RE: [Histonet] PA

Peggy,  The $450 fee is what the ASCP is charging the current AAPA
fellows for certification.  We have been told that that will be the exam
fee.  If the actual exam fee is lower then I know several hundred AAPA
fellows that pay $450 this year will be highly upset.  The new
certificates have been received by several of my fellow PA's and are
very nicely done.  You can see the fee listed on the ASCP application
at: ftp://ftp.ascp.org/Grab/PDFs/BORpdf/APPLICATIONPST.pdf
Any new news I get I will pass on to the Histonet as well.

Charles Embrey
Pathologists' Assistant

-----Original Message-----
From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of
lpwenk <@t> sbcglobal.net
Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 4:33 AM
To: Histonet
Subject: [Histonet] PA

Questions arose about the exam content and cost for the ASCP PA
certification.

There is a committee working on this (with members from ASCP, AAPA,
other
organizations). They expect to publish in the Spring of 2005.

I'll keep an eye on the ASCP BOR webpage, and let the histonet community
know when this information is available.

As for the cost of the PA exam - that has not been established either.
But
from the cost of the other tests:
http://www.ascp.org/bor/application/fees.asp
- phlebotomists - $90
- technicians - $125
- technologists - $145
- specialists - $185
- diplomate (manager/supervisor) - $250

Notice, it relates to the salary - those who make more money, pay a
higher
application fee.

I don't know where the $450 figure, mentioned in one email,  is coming
from.
There is nothing on the ASCP BOR webpage about the PA application fee.
And
that mentioned figure just seems way out of line from the other fees
already
established. So let's just wait until the fee is published, OK?

Peggy A. Wenk, HTL(ASCP)SLS
William Beaumont Hospital
Royal Oak, MI 48073



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