Hi Jennifer,
I am HT and QIHC certified and I received both certifications without working
in a clinical lab (I did work in a hospital for about 3 months very early on in
my career, but it was long before I took the HT exam). I have been in the
field for 22 years now, working in biotech, preclinical contract lab and
big-pharma.
Anyway, you should be able to qualify to take the exam if you work with a
boarded DVM pathologist (DACVP), that is how I qualified to take both of them.
Good luck!
Kim Merriam, MA, HT(ASCP)QIHC
Cambridge, MA
--- On Wed, 2/11/09, Jennifer Anderson jander...@halozyme.com wrote:
From: Jennifer Anderson jander...@halozyme.com
Subject: [Histonet] HT training
To: Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 4:05 PM
Hello.
I am enjoying this discussion on the pro's and con's and plusses and
minuses of certification. I did not know that clinical labs allowed
uncertified techs to process human clinical samples - that seems like it
would be a huge liability issue. It shouldn't be that way - isn't
everyone else in a hospital setting certified somehow? (nurses,
radiology...)
I am not certified, and I am in a biotech setting (pre-clinical RD).
I've just started this position and I'm working with an HT certified
person in the lab. We both can trim and gross and cut and process and
stain, and troubleshoot. However, she's a professional HT and it shows.
She has a lot of clinical background. She has an amazing wealth and
breadth of knowledge and skill, and knows what to look for during
quality control issues. She doesn't have to take time to peruse the
internet or books to get an answer to a histology problem. However if
you asked her to do an ELISA or a Western Blot she would probably need
some help, unlike myself. I do hope to gain histology knowledge from
her, although it's proving to be difficult.
I am very interested in developing my skills and learning more about
pathology and the science of staining. I would love to be HT certified,
but the HT here said I would need to train in a clinical setting for a
year, under an ASCP pathologist, which is not likely with the job that I
have and being a mom of two. Would anyone know of a less rigorous
training program? Something online?
Thanks a lot.
Jennifer Anderson
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From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Pamela
Marcum
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 10:16 AM
To: 'Martin, Gary'; Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: RE: [Histonet] uncertified techs in Histology
I am sorry I seemed to have expanded this discussion. I want to be
clear on
part of the record. I was OJT trained in the 60's. We had even fewer
schools and options then. The person who trained me had been trained by
the
pathologist and the Ann Preece book in histology. She knew what the
pathologists we worked with wanted and saw to it that was what they got
everyday.
When I worked in other places later and continued my education I did
learn
more about the chemistry and why it worked or failed. I was in research
when I took my HT and was told if I used animal tissue I would fail as
no
one on the board back then was experienced with it. I did not know if
it
was true so I quickly found a hospital where I could complete everything
on
human tissue I processed and stained. The person running that lab
required
me (thank goodness) to process every piece of tissue and do every stain
manually. We did not have automated stainers back then so I learned
every
step.
So for those who think I am picking on them for OJT training it is not
that
I disapprove. I believe histology is too important not to be considered
professional field that requires consistent training and education.
Many of
us old timers have fought hard for the education clause so we would have
people who were licensed and fully trained. I did get my BS and more
education so I did get more on my own.
Pamela A Marcum
University of Pennsylvania
School of Veterinary Medicine
Comparative Orthopedic Laboratory (CORL)
382 W Street Rd
Kennett Square PA 19438
610-925-6278
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From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Martin,
Gary
Sent: Wednesday, February 11,
