Amen!  I still think the fact that I attended an accredited program of
histology and passed my registry exam should carry some weight.  I was not
one of the lucky ones grandfathered into being allowed to take the HTL
without a Bachelor's, so although I have enough college credits for an
Associates Degree I am still left out of many opportunities because I am
ineligible for the HTL due to educational requirements.

Jeanine H. Bartlett, HT(ASCP)
Centers for Disease Control
NCID, DVRD, IDPA
1600 Clifton Rd., NE  MS/G-32
Atlanta, GA  30333


-----Original Message-----
From: LMGephart@aol.com [mailto:LMGephart@aol.com]
Sent: Friday, April 30, 1999 12:46 AM
To: joseph_nocito@srhc.iwhs.org; histonet@Pathology.swmed.edu
Subject: Re: Associate Degree for HT


That's absurd.  What makes an Associate Degree so important?  I've been
doing 
histology for 20 years without that piece of paper...and a darned good job, 
too.  

What makes people think that a 2 year degree, a 4 year degree or even an 
master's degree can make a skilled employee and a solid worker?  We've taken

the ASCP test and have proven ourselves.  That should be good enough.  Who's

great idea was it to diminish that by requiring a random number of college 
credits?

Linda Gephart
All Saints Hospital
Fort Worth, TX