[Histonet] OJT Histotechs/Training

[Loralei Dewe]

Perhaps things have changed now. It was a few years ago that I explored the
HTL situation. At that time I had to have a pathologist that I worked under
for at least a year sign me off. Maybe things have changed. I'll look into
it!

Thanks everyone!!

Loralei

On Tue, May 19, 2015 at 11:00 AM, Coffey, Anna (NIH/NCI) [C] <
anna.coffey at nih.gov> wrote:

> Hi Loralei,
>
>
>
> Maybe I'm just misunderstanding, but I'm unclear why you would be
> ineligible to sit for the exam with your experience. I've always worked in
> a research lab on animal tissues and used that experience to qualify for
> the exam. There is no longer a practical portion of the exam (the entire
> thing is a multiple choice electronic exam) and none of the paperwork
> requires a pathologist to sign off as your supervisor (this is the form to
> verify experience:
> http://www.ascp.org/pdf/BOC-PDFs/Documentation-forms/DocumentationFormHTLRoute2.aspx).
> According to the ASCP site, experience counts as "one year full time
> acceptable experience in a histopathology (clinical, veterinary, industry
> or research) laboratory in the U.S., Canada or an accredited laboratory*
> within the last ten years."
>
>
>
> It's my understanding that the exam requirements have changed over the
> last few years (before I got my certification) and maybe you now would be
> eligible for the certification?
>
> 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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>
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> Date: Mon, 18 May 2015 11:59:59 -0700
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> From: Loralei Dewe <lldewe at gmail.com<mailto:lldewe at gmail.com>>
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> To: Joelle Weaver <joelleweaver at hotmail.com<mailto:
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> Cc: Jennifer MacDonald <jmacdonald at mtsac.edu<mailto:jmacdonald at mtsac.edu>>,
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> I have a different perspective on this issue. I have been in histology
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> for over 20 years. I worked at UC Davis in Vet. Histopath for several
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> years. I was a histology Core facility manager and started up the facility
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> from scratch at UC Davis Health system while running a Core Confocal
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> microscope facility there. BUT I was in research, I wasn't in a "Pathology
>
> lab" and I don't qualify for the HT or HTL so I can't get work in the
>
> industry. Talk about a conundrum!
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> Loralei
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