[Histonet] Sally's Friday Fume

Jan Shivers shive003 <@t> umn.edu
Fri Jun 6 11:46:54 CDT 2008


Most (if not all) veterinary diagnostic laboratories are certified through 
the AAVLD (American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians) and 
they are staffed by board-certified pathologists.  One would surely think 
that these specifications would meet ASCP's requirements as an institution 
for anyone wishing to sit for the exam.

Jan Shivers
Senior Scientist
Histology/IHC/EM Section Head
University of Minnesota
Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
1333 Gortner Ave.
St. Paul, MN  55108
612-624-7297
shive003 <@t> umn.edu


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Breeden, Sara" <sbreeden <@t> nmda.nmsu.edu>
To: <histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 11:28 AM
Subject: [Histonet] Sally's Friday Fume


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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