[Histonet] RE:Histology in higher education

[Mayer,Toysha N]

Thanks for the info.  I just signed up.  The whole program sounds like a great idea.  A few years ago I spoke at my son's middle school about histology and what the job entails.  It is challenging to figure out how to reach kids at their level.  
I may talk about the program in my class next fall to introduce them to outreach in the science fields.

Great info. 

Sincerely,

Toysha N. Mayer, D.H.Sc., MBA, HT (ASCP)
Instructor/Education Coordinator
Program in Histotechnology
School of Health Professions
UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
713.563-3481




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Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2015 16:24:28 +0000
From: "Piche, Jessica" <jpiche <@t> wtbyhosp.org>
Subject: RE: [Histonet] histology in higher education
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Thank you for sharing this information Andi. I'd like to do something like this and I'm going to send this on to my daughters science teachers at school. I think it's a great idea. It always amazed me all the different jobs in hospitals alone that are available for kids and adults alike and no one knows they exist. Especially histology. Looking forward to passing this on!
Thanks again,
Jessica Piche, HT(ASCP)
Waterbury Hospital
CT

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From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Grantham, Andrea L - (algranth)
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2015 12:01 PM
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Bonnie, and anybody who wants to do this:
www.prescientist.org


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From: Whitaker, Bonnie [Bonnie.Whitaker <@t> osumc.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2015 8:45 AM
To: Grantham, Andrea L - (algranth); ""
Subject: RE: [Histonet] histology in higher education

Andi,

Would you be willing to share the information on how to volunteer with this program?

Thanks,
Bonnie

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Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2015 11:40 AM
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For a few years I've been involved in a program called "letters to a pre-scientist". The idea is to reach middle schoolers as they are being introduced to the sciences. They have pretty high goals at this time, they want to be doctors and astronauts and engineers but they are just starting to learn about these things.
You become a pen pal/mentor of sorts and write letters to a child and they will write back to you. Last year I was writing to a boy in the Chicago area and this year it was a girl in LA. I always write about what I do and how important it is and include pictures of things like brain cells, muscle, fungus, bacteria and pictures of my lab. I always pick up a copy of the NSH coloring book and send it to them and tell them what they need to study to be a histotech and other than a hospital, where they can find a job. Of course we also tell them about other things like our families, pets, vacations, etc. at the same time.

It's just a small thing but it plants a seed.

Andi G.