Sally, I have pretty much the same story. Back in 1970 I applied for a pathology secretary position and the pathologist asked me if I could sew, which meant he wondered if I could do intricate work with my hands. In my spare time, I trained in histology and took my registry in 1973. It was the best decision I ever made to take him up on his offer. I love, love, love being a histologist and hope that my health remains good so I can do it for many more years to come.
-----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Breeden, Sara Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 9:02 AM To: histonet Subject: [Histonet] Histology Professionals Day 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 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
