[Histonet] Training Med Techs - some candid comments

[Jennifer MacDonald]

   Dear Mr. Kirby,

   I  do  not usually get involved in the mu   but  your  response  has  changed that.  Your    Becky and to all Histotechs.  Becky was not ins   interpretation  is  that  she  is  frustrated  with Hi   overlooked for management positions in favor of Med Techs.&n   train  a  Med  Tech with no histology experience if you have a very c   apable   Histotech   available?   She  did  not  mean  to  imply  that
   Histotechn   meant  that o   train  somebody  on  t   correct me if I am wrong.


   As  a  Med Tech, I have worked in all areas of    those  fancy  biochemistry and hematology analyzers, as   matching  blood  for  an ER patient.  I know what stress i   work  in  histology  where things can also go wrong and depend   the  laboratory the turn-around-time expectations can be unreasonable   .   What  we  do  in Histology can also impact a patient's health.  A   lthough the Pathologist makes the diagnosis, it is made on slides that
   we  h   grievous  pr   your  ability     hands throughout 


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   There  are  many  of  us  wh   considered  a  boring   "dead end division"   field  because  we  truly enjoy wh   the respect we get from people like


   Jennifer MacDonald



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     Subject: [Histonet]     Dear Ms Orr.
     You  ma     one!
     Cli     Your  comment " Training a MT to be     train a policeman to be a fireman" rather s     I would like to follow with a counter
     comment, "C     can  be  shown how to      the flames.
     Granted,  His     requiring  fine  manual  dext     better  than  operating  a  high output Bi     analyser  or  cross-matching a pint of blood, where a     can  kill  a  patient.  Plus  you operate under a fraction of the      stress  we are subjected to  - try working for a full day, and then
     doi     expected to report f     It's a gross insult to insinuate that ours      is a "career".
     As students, we spent 5 - 6 mo     was  available  in the lab - Chempath, Ha     Cyto,  Immunology,  Human  genetics,  blood transfusio     even  Histopath.  When  we passed our finals, we were allowed to c     hoose  which  discipline we wanted to further our careers, and each
     year,  wit     Histopath,  as  it  was  cons     (Yes, pun intended).
     As  fo     Dept,  then  you c     systems  apply,  regardless  o     practical applications of the work in hand      Histopathology  is just one of the services in the medi     you  don't  walk on water, and neither do we. As far as I am conce     rned,  once  trained  as  a general Med Tech, you can be trained in
     virtually  a     thumbs"  me,  who  after 35     half  decent  section  or  make a passa     good as a manager!)
     End  of  tirade  - climb     into  bunker,  to  await  the  verbal       unleashed................
     Mr.M.Kirby
     J     South Africa
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     Fr     [[1]mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsou     Of Orr, Rebecca
     Sent:    17 March 2006 17:04
     To     Cc: &n     Subject:    [Histonet] Training Med Techs
     H     I would appreciate any feedback from those of you who may     to train MT's (ASCP) to work in Histology.
     They  would  be train     them into  Anatomic Patho     Candid  comments  welcome,  especial     histology!
     To  me  it  would  be  like  trying  to     fireman, it's a career, not a job, right?
     We  see  a  HT shortage in the Chicago area, but I am unsure how to
     addre     Degreed  individuals  have  proven critical thinkin     traditional  education  pathway,  so I see the advantages, but      ignore   very  capable  HT  managers  with  proven  management  and
     organizationa     an issue with me.I mean it's not like Non degreed HT's are stooopid
     or something.
     <     Becky
     Becky Orr CLA,HT(ASCP)
     IHC Lead
     Eva     847-570-2771
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