Well said Will.
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Subject: Re: [Histonet] Unregistered techs
From: William Chappell <<= a
href="mailto:cha...@yahoo.com";>cha...@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, M= ay 24, 2012 4:02 pm
To: Davide Costanzo <[1]pathloc...@gmail.com>
Cc: histonet <[2]histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
I have respected Jay's input in the past, but I too must say s
omething.
Without realizing it, and by stating his opinion in a horr= ibly crass
way, Jay has touched upon an important truism. There are two typ= es
of histologists, those that have a job that pays the bills, and those
wh= o have a career in which they thrive. Neither are better than the
other, bo= th are needed. I suspect, however, that the majority of
Histonetters -- esp= ecially avid contributors are in the latter
group. I know I am.
Hist= otechs who approach histology as a job, go into work, embed,
cut, stain and= go home. they are excellent techs, but are just not
committed to expanding= the field or doing more than is needed to
provide the pathologist with a p= erfect slide. Jay refers to these
people as no better than trained monkeys.= That is a horrible insult
with a small (very small) grain of truth. One da= y those histologists
will be replaced by a mechanical/robotic process. The = march of
progress is unstoppable.
The career histologist has a much = longer life span however. We
analyze and troubleshoot problems. We understa= nd or endeavor to
learn the organic chemistry of stains. We know EXACTLY ho= w a Rabbit
Monoclonal antibody is made. We know more about the practice of
histology than ANY pathologist. We invent and develop antibodies and
specia= l stains. And we conceptualize and perfect the instruments
that will replac= e the first group in the future.
Jay, that is why so many are offend= ed. We don't do this simply
because it is a good paycheck. We are histologi= sts because we are
professionals who choose this career. You may be going t= o a job
cutting slides (which is great and necessary), but we are enjoying our
life.
Will Chappell, HTL (ASCP), QIHC, MBA
and histologist by= choice, not accident
On May 24, 2012, at 6:48 PM, Davide Costan= zo wrote:
> I'm sorry - I cannot let this rest. The comment: "we = are just as
much
> needed as pathologists, blah, blah,
> blah..= ....." is so upsetting I cannot sit back and listen to that
without
>= saying something!
>
> Everyone, regardless of their lot in li= fe, is a very worthwhile
part of the
> whole. Let me ask you a questi= on, since you highly undervalue
humans that
> are not MD's - let's sa= y that you are a patient at Hospital X, and
you go
> in to have your = toenail removed. Who plays a more important role
in your
> survival -= the Podiatrist or the hospital janitor? I would argue
that the
> jan= itor is more crucial in this instance, for if he/she fails to
clean up
&= gt; the MRSA from the last patient you could conceivably die. The
doctor so= lved
> your fungal problem, but the janitor prevented you from gettin= g a
> potentially life-threatening infection. Think before you speak like
that -
> everyone involved in your care is critical - and, yes, = sometimes
the doctor
> is not the most important person when it comes= to keeping you alive
and
> well!
>
>
>
> >
> On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 2:01 PM, Jay Lundgren
<[3]jaylundg...@gmail.com> wrote:
&= gt;
>> Scott Lyons [4]slnj07@yah= oo.com
>>
>> Give me a break, HTs and HTLs do not ma= ke diagnoses or treat
patients. I
>> am a registered HT and a Flor= ida licensed HTL with 19 years
experience,
>> I've done it all in = the lab. I believe the certification and
licensure of
>> techs is = a scam to bleed more money from people. Honestly, you
can train a
>&g= t; monkey to do our job. And I don't want to hear from everyone
saying it's= an
>> art form, we are just as much needed as pathologists, blah,= blah,
>> blah....... I work where they are hiring people from a m= asters
degree
>> program for histology with certification, THEY KN= OW NOTHING.
Experience it
>> where it's at, whether certified or n= ot, get off your high horse.
>>
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