[Histonet] Sally's Friday Fume

[Victor Tobias]

Have the rules changed? I supervised 2 Vet Histology labs from the late 
80's to the end of the 90's and had several techs get certified.

Victor

Victor Tobias
Clinical Applications Analyst
University of Washington Medical Center
Dept of Pathology Room BB220
1959 NE Pacific
Seattle, WA 98195
victor <@t> pathology.washington.edu
206-598-2792
206-598-7659 Fax
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Breeden, Sara wrote:
> Okay, I finally have something to Fume about. I am beginning to train a
> person to become a certified histologist. She is a certified veterinary
> tech with an Associates Degree and the appropriate number of
> chemistry/biology hours. I inquired of ASCP about her eligibility (after
> we finish the training period) to take the HT exam. According to ASCP,
> as a vet diagnostic lab, we do not meet the ASCP requirements for
> eligibility because we are not accredited by CAP, JCAHO/AABB and do not
> have a board-certified (read "human") pathologist/medical scientist
> (hmmm? Could one of our veterinary pathologists fulfill the description
> of "medical scientist"??). Surely there are other persons working in a
> veterinary pathology lab that would be interested in certification, one
> would think. What are they to do? This frosts my petunias and I'd like
> to know if anyone has any experience or input on this. But - hey! - some
> of my fluids/solutions in gallon/liter containers seem to have been
> improved so they don't drip, so maybe someone out there IS listening
> (that was my first Friday Hour of Fuming subject).  Hasta lumbago.
>
>  
>
> Sally Breeden, HT(ASCP)
>
> NM Dept. of Agriculture
>
> Veterinary Diagnostic Services
>
> PO Box 4700
>
> Albuquerque, NM  87106
>
> 505-841-2576
>
>  
>
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