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-----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Kemlo Rogerson Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 7:13 AM To: Cindy DuBois; Histonet Subject: RE: [Histonet] 5 Reasons The Technical Staff in Pathology seem to fall into two types; those that manage machines and computers and try to optimise their outputs. The others use manual skills to create something, be it a slide, smear or result from an agar plate (although I concede Micro is becoming automated). I guess you choose the discipline that reflects your skills and I guess the skills of a HistTech are manual dexterity, good hand eye co-ordination and the ability to follow a procedure without deviation. We don't have the machines, by and large, to automate our procedures (except for H&E, Immunocytochemistry and many of the routine stains). I guess one of the 5 is how you personally are 'wired'; are you a techy or are you a craftsman. I don't believe that any of those genre to be subservient to the other, just different skills. You could turn a Microbiologist into a Histotech but can you turn a Chemist or a Haematologist? As a Histotech that became a Cytologist (a morphologist) and then a Manager, I'm interested in the skills that make us good (or not) at what we do; I for one am still looking (g). Kemlo Rogerson e-mail kemloroger...@nhs.net if not at work. DD 01934 647057 or extension 3311 Mob 07749 754194; Embrace uncertainty. Hard problems rarely have easy solutions. --Jonah Lehrer This e-mail is confidential and privileged. If you are not the intended recipient please accept my apologies; please do not disclose, copy or distribute information in this e-mail or take any action in reliance on its contents: to do so is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. Please inform me that this message has gone astray before deleting it. Thank you for your co-operation -----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Cindy DuBois Sent: 14 April 2009 16:52 To: Histonet Subject: [Histonet] 5 Reasons Please help me out here.... I am suppose to post 5 Reasons to become a histotech in our lab. It is a competition for lab week. Each department has to post 5 reasons you should work in their department. I am looking for some great answers.... Thanks, Cindy _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet