[Histonet] QIHC certificate

[Lee & Peggy Wenk]

>From the ASCP Board of Registry webpage:
www.ascp.org/bor
Click on Qualifications
Click on IHC

There are 3 routes. To summarize, all experience must be within the last 5
years, in a US lab, Canadian lab, or CAP/JC accredited lab:
1. ASCP certified technologist + 6 months full time IHC experience
2. ASCP certified technian + 12 months full time IHC experience
3. BA/BS degree or higher from a regionally accredited college/university +
18 months full time IHC experience

Full time acceptable experience must include:
- Immunohistochemical and/or Immunofluorescence Preparations
   All of the following should have been performed by the applicant: 
   - Staining technique 
   - Selection of proper control material 
   - Titration of immunologic reagents 
- Quality Assurance
   The applicant should have participated in Quality Assurance related to
all of the following: 
   - Specimen fixation, processing, microtomy 
   - Reagent selection, preparation, storage, disposal 
   - Method selection, validation, documentation 
   - Quality control 
   - Safety 

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

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Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 4:39 PM
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Subject: [Histonet] QIHC certificate

Hi, all

  I have a question about how to QIHC certificate. We have several bilogical
scientists work as full-time employee doing IHC staining. But none of them
has HT certificate. In this case, can they get QIHC certificate? What kind
of courses need they to take?

  Thank you,

Ann Fu  Lab Manager
Dept. of Pathology
University of Flodrida
Gainesville, FL 32610


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