Just for a little clarification - for 3 years (6 exams) starting in August 1980, ASCP did allow people who were certified histologic technicians (HT) with a minimum of 8 years experience (4 year college degree = 8 years experience) to sit for the Histotechnologist (HTL) exam, regardless of the type of education (some college, degree, high school diploma, etc). If they passed the HTL exam, they were now HTL(ASCP).
So there was no "grandfathering" in. They still had to pay for, take and pass the HTL exam, the same as everyone else with the BS degree and minimum of 1 year's experience. Peggy Wenk -----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Pamela Marcum Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 4:45 PM To: histom...@charter.net Cc: histonet-requ...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [Histonet] Re: Histonet Digest, Vol 68, Issue 13 No, some of the people who have HTL certs were grandfathered in as they worked in the field for years and many were and are superviors today. It is easy to forget if you were not one of the early group who had the experience and not the degree that some exceptions were made with every advance. Since I have known many of these people for years I would trust some them with my tissue and a diagnosis before some with degrees and less experience. No offense just my opinion. We all need to work together and respect each others experience and not just letters behing a name for all cases. Today you do need a BS to sit for the HTL and an associates for the HT. Pam Marcum HT, BS, MS, ----- Original Message ----- From: histom...@charter.net To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Cc: histonet-requ...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 4:34:22 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [Histonet] Re: Histonet Digest, Vol 68, Issue 13 I was under the impression that a Bachelor's Degree was required in order to receive certification as a HTL. According to the ASCP: Histotechnologist, HTL(ASCP) Application Fee: $210 To be eligible for this examination category, an applicant must satisfy the requirements of at least one of the following routes: Route 1: Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college/university with a combination of 30 semester hours (45 quarter hours) of biology and chemistry AND successful completion of a NAACLS accredited Histotechnician or Histotechnology program within the last 5 years; or Route 2: Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college/university with a combination of 30 semester hours (45 quarter hours) of biology and chemistry AND one year full time acceptable experience in a histopathology laboratory in the U.S., Canada or a CAP/The Joint Commission (JCAHO) accredited laboratory within the last ten years. This year of experience must be under the supervision of a pathologist (certified by the American Board of Pathology in Anatomic Pathology) or an appropriately board certified medical scientist. Mike Schlicht, M.B.A., HLT (ASCP) Message: 11 Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:12:02 -0400 From: "Feher, Stephen" <sfe...@cmc-nh.org> Subject: [Histonet] What percent of HTL's do not have a BS degree? To: <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Message-ID: <73a7ed895ee0c24d9267ed814911df190fdb1...@exchange.cmc-nh.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" I'm trying to find some solid statistics to justify being able to hire HTL (ASCP) candidates who do not have a Bachelor's degree. I am contending that requiring the candidate to have a Bachelor's degree will eliminate a substantial number of very qualified people. Does anyone have any solid references to support my position. Thanks, Steve Stephen A. Feher, MS, SCT (ASCP) Pathology Supervisor Catholic Medical Center 100 McGregor Street Manchester, NH 03102 603-663-6707 sfe...@cmc-nh.org <sfe...@cmc-nh.org> _______________________________________________ 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
