Hello Histonet, I have been following this listserve for a couple years now and have found it to be a very interesting and helpful forum for sharing ideas and information among individuals with varied career histories in the histopath field. I sort of fell into histology work while working on my MS thesis in marine biology, making my own H&E slides for diagnosis of a parasite found in blue crabs. Since I graduated in 2011, I've worked mostly in research histology labs and just got my HTL certification last spring, working on my qIHC this fall.
I like the histology field and have had the pleasure of working with some really great people. However, I've felt discouraged at times with what seems like a lack of opportunity for professional growth and advancement and sometimes it feels like the only way to get new experiences and higher pay is to go back to school for another degree or completely change jobs and move to a new institution. I realize that I got into histology almost accidentally and that some of my experiences may be unique to the research field, but I'd be very interested to hear about your experiences regarding research vs. clinical work, how you were able to be intentional about your career path, what advancement opportunities you've found, etc. if you're willing to share them. Thanks, Anna _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet