"Instead of being so offended, why you just try to find out how different is academia from an AP histology lab? René J."
I believe that I have already described an understanding that research is different than clinical. I did actually start off as a nurse way back when. Human dignity is the same everywhere though. It sounds like clinical labs mostly treat their Histotechs like dogs--starting with the interview, and continuing throughout the Tech's career. And I find that offensive. Jerry Ricks Research Scientist University of Washington Department of Pathology > > --- On Mon, 2/23/09, JR R <rosenfeld...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > From: JR R <rosenfeld...@hotmail.com> > Subject: [Histonet] RE: testing cutting ability--This is starting to Really > Annoy me. > To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > Date: Monday, February 23, 2009, 2:58 PM > > All this talk of having people actually section as part of the interview > process is offensive to me. > > I have hired and trained lots of histotechnologists. Mostly I train them > myself, from scratch, but sometimes I hire them pre-trained. Then of course, > I > re-train them anyway so they can do the work to the specs of my lab. Any > deficiencies they have will be corrected through training. By me. > > At my University there is a formal 30 day (maybe it's longer, I can't > recall) probationary period for new hires. That's good enough. Why in the > world would I need to have them section as part of an interview process? > > I am also offended by the "blocks per hour" language. Partly > it's because in my lab we do exhaustive serial sectioning, so I consider a > tech who gives me one block every half-hour to be doing a good job. > > Maybe it's different in clinical work, but...20 blocks per hour? And you > expect quality work? > > Jeez, are clinical histopath labs just sweat-shops? > > It's no wonder histopathologists feel overworked and underappreciated. > > Jerry Ricks > Research Scientist > University of Washington > Department of Pathology > > > > > > > Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:14:06 -0500 > > From: trathbo...@somerset-healthcare.com > > To: rjbu...@yahoo.com; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu; > tbr...@holyredeemer.com > > Subject: RE: [Histonet] RE: testing cutting ability during an interview > > CC: > > > > We also have the staff talk to the applicant during this process. It gives > you a good idea if the person can talk and cut at the same time. The last > thing > anyone wants is a histotech that has to stop sectioning during a conversation! > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > > [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu]on Behalf Of Rene J > > Buesa > > Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 10:05 AM > > To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu; Terri Braud > > Subject: Re: [Histonet] RE: testing cutting ability during an interview > > > > > > I for one always required any applicant to prepare 20 slides stained with > H&E. I can assure that I selected "difficult" blocks to cut and > the applicant was required to sign a disclaimer that included that s/he he > knew > how to section and avoid injuries. > > The whole process was timed (to get a first idea about productivity) and I > evaluated and graded the slides at the end. > > The results were used as one of the elements to decide about offering the > position (the fundamental) but I waited until all the applicants had completed > the tests so sometimes the applicant had to be contacted a few days later to > let > him/her know about the results. > > René J. > > > > --- On Mon, 2/23/09, Terri Braud <tbr...@holyredeemer.com> wrote: > > > > From: Terri Braud <tbr...@holyredeemer.com> > > Subject: [Histonet] RE: testing cutting ability during an interview > > To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > > Date: Monday, February 23, 2009, 8:57 AM > > > > >From a recent digest: > > <If you want to know if someone you are interviewing can really section > or > > stain, set them down at a microtome during the interview process, and > watch > > them.> > > > > I have a question about the following statement plucked from a recent > digest. > > What are the legal ramifications if a person cuts themselves during an > > interview? > > We've had this discussion at my place of employment and came to the > > decision that it would leave us open to a legal liability. > > I would love to hear some discussion on this subject, as well as any > > experiences that others have had. > > Terri > > > > Terri L. 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