[Histonet] Job openings and no candidates

Fri May 15 13:25:44 CDT 2015

Hi Jon,

I just wanted to mention the possibility of your students finding jobs in research labs. Many research labs at universities utilize techs in histology that are not certified and, as long as they're in the US or Canada, that experience does meet ASCP requirements to sit for the exam. I've worked in research labs for the last 3 years and took my HTL exam last spring. This is great because the techs can still be paid as full-time employees (though less than a certified tech) with benefits while working towards their certification. I'd be happy to talk more with you about this if you have questions or think it might be helpful!

Best,
Anna

Anna Coffey, MS, HTL(ASCP)CM
Histotechnologist
Center for Advanced Preclinical Research
Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research 
Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc.
Bld 539, 224
Frederick, Maryland 21702
anna.coffey at nih.gov
301-846-1730 

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From: "Jon Krupp" <jkrupp at deltacollege.edu> 
To: "Histonet" <histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu> 
Sent: Friday, May 15, 2015 11:31:56 AM 
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Job openings and no candidates 

I have been following this and would like to ask a few questions. 

I am part of a community college electron microscope training program. We teach the fundamentals of both biological and materials EM, both SEM and TEM. 

Our biological students learn plastic sectioning for LM and EM. They do not learn much paraffin technique, but the ones I have shown have caught on quickly. 

They have all been exposed to fixation, dehydration, and embedding in plastic. They all know how to work safely in a lab. 

Most finish with an associates degree in general science, so they all have basic chemistry, biology, etc. They do not have anything like a real histology course. 

While our materials students seem to find jobs, especially in nearby computer firms like Intel, IBM, Western Digital etc., our bio students have a harder time. 

Some have asked about histology, I show them the ASCP rules and they get discouraged, thinking they will never find a place to get in that year of OJT. 

There are few NACCLS programs in our area, and some of the course work in such a program would be redundant for our students. 

What is the likelihood that some of my students would qualify for OJT in a histology lab, and how can I alert them to the possibilities? 

Jon 

Jonathan Krupp 
Applied Science, Business & Technology 
San Joaquin Delta College 
5151 Pacific Ave. 
Stockton, CA ?95207 
209-954-5284 
jkrupp at deltacollege.edu 

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