Perhaps things have changed now. It was a few years ago that I explored the HTL situation. At that time I had to have a pathologist that I worked under for at least a year sign me off. Maybe things have changed. I'll look into it!
Thanks everyone!! Loralei On Tue, May 19, 2015 at 11:00 AM, Coffey, Anna (NIH/NCI) [C] < anna.cof...@nih.gov> wrote: > Hi Loralei, > > > > Maybe I'm just misunderstanding, but I'm unclear why you would be > ineligible to sit for the exam with your experience. I've always worked in > a research lab on animal tissues and used that experience to qualify for > the exam. There is no longer a practical portion of the exam (the entire > thing is a multiple choice electronic exam) and none of the paperwork > requires a pathologist to sign off as your supervisor (this is the form to > verify experience: > http://www.ascp.org/pdf/BOC-PDFs/Documentation-forms/DocumentationFormHTLRoute2.aspx). > According to the ASCP site, experience counts as "one year full time > acceptable experience in a histopathology (clinical, veterinary, industry > or research) laboratory in the U.S., Canada or an accredited laboratory* > within the last ten years." > > > > It's my understanding that the exam requirements have changed over the > last few years (before I got my certification) and maybe you now would be > eligible for the certification? > > Anna Coffey, MS, HTL(ASCP)CM > Histotechnologist > Center for Advanced Preclinical Research > Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research > Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc. > Bld 539, 224 > Frederick, Maryland 21702 > anna.cof...@nih.gov > 301-846-1730 > > > > > > Message: 3 > > Date: Mon, 18 May 2015 11:59:59 -0700 > > From: Loralei Dewe <lld...@gmail.com<mailto:lld...@gmail.com>> > > To: Joelle Weaver <joellewea...@hotmail.com<mailto: > joellewea...@hotmail.com>> > > Cc: Jennifer MacDonald <jmacdon...@mtsac.edu<mailto:jmacdon...@mtsac.edu>>, > "Mayer, Toysha N" > > <tnma...@mdanderson.org<mailto:tnma...@mdanderson.org>>, " > histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu<mailto:histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > >" > > <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu<mailto: > histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu>> > > Subject: Re: [Histonet] OJT Histotechs/Training > > Message-ID: > > < > cagegmmdjumgob-rvd3mwv9ioqz9gpkw2l2ouzorhbyrpyhn...@mail.gmail.com<mailto: > cagegmmdjumgob-rvd3mwv9ioqz9gpkw2l2ouzorhbyrpyhn...@mail.gmail.com>> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > > > I have a different perspective on this issue. I have been in histology > > for over 20 years. I worked at UC Davis in Vet. Histopath for several > > years. I was a histology Core facility manager and started up the facility > > from scratch at UC Davis Health system while running a Core Confocal > > microscope facility there. BUT I was in research, I wasn't in a "Pathology > > lab" and I don't qualify for the HT or HTL so I can't get work in the > > industry. Talk about a conundrum! > > > > Loralei > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
