I was in college in Tennessee and my advisor wanted me to make a decision on a career path. I was interested in science but not in being a nurse or a physician. She suggested I look into laboratory sciences: histology, medical technology and cytology. I visited a hospital and toured the labs. I immediately knew when I entered the histo lab (and smelled the xylene) that I was where I needed to be. That was in 1975.
Jeanine Bartlett Infectious Diseases Pathology Branch (404) 639-3590 jeanine.bartl...@cdc.hhs.gov -----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Shirley A. Powell Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 11:41 AM To: Breeden, Sara; histonet Subject: [Histonet] RE: Histo Professionals Day In 1962 I had completed my first year at Georgia and needed to supplement my tuition since my parents could not foot the whole bill for my next year. I got a job at a furniture store as a bookkeeper/secretary. It took me a week to figure out it was not my future profession. The friend I was rooming with at the time worked in the histology lab at the main hospital. She told me there was an opening and I jumped at the chance to change jobs. I had no idea what histology was, but she said "oh you will like it." She did not stay in the profession and quit 6 months after I started. I stayed, so I kind of stumbled into the histology profession and will have been in it for 48 years in July. I was certified HT(ASCP) in 1964, HTL(ASCP) in 1981 and QIHC in 2000. That's my story and I am sticking to it. Shirley -----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Breeden, Sara Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 10:22 AM To: histonet Subject: [Histonet] Histo Professionals Day Perhaps what each of us ought to do is write a quick line naming the one person that got you involved in histology and how they did that. I'd be willing to gather them and pass them on to NSH so they could post it at the Seattle meeting. If you'd like to do this, send the email to nmhi...@comcast.net and I'll collect. Just an idea... 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 _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet