I too "stumbled" into the profession in 1967 and share Sara's sentiments. I sent the following to our senior staff as well as the supervisory group of our laboratory:
Today is the first annual National Histotechnology day and is being celebrated by the histology staff by a morning breakfast ( in order that the entire staff can participate) and the wearing of special t-shirts. In spite of almost total anonymity to most of the general public, as well as a considerable amount of health care professionals, these highly skilled individuals play a vital role in healthcare. Wish them congratulations. Nita Searcy, HT/HTL (ASCP) Scott and White Hospital Division Manager, Anatomic Pathology 2401 S. 31st. Street 254-724-2438 Temple, Texas, 76502 [email protected] 254-724-2438 >>> "Breeden, Sara" <[email protected]> 3/10/2010 9:02 AM >>> If it weren't for a med-tech-turned-pathologist that took me up on my interest in becoming trained in histology (1967), I would not have just marked my 41st year as a histologist. Back then, you just had to have OJT and study independently for your written and practical tests. I had no idea what I was getting into but it was one of the absolute best choices I ever made. To pretend to quote some baseball player, "Histology been berry, berry good to me"! Sally Breeden, HT(ASCP) NM Dept. of Agriculture Veterinary Diagnostic Services PO Box 4700 Albuquerque, NM 87106 505-841-2576 _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
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