Does anyone know of any 1 year programs in the Houston area? I thought I
saw a post a  while back saying that Methodist Hospital in Houston had a
histotech program. Any information would be appreciated.
Betsy Molinari
Texas Heart Institute

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> From: 	Nocito, Joseph[SMTP:joseph_nocito@srhc.iwhs.org]
> Sent: 	Tuesday, February 22, 2000 1:43 PM
> To: 	'DayDawning@aol.com'; brittman@mail.db.uth.tmc.edu;
> histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> Subject: 	RE: Recruitment for school of histology
> 
> Jennifer,
> I helped start a one year certificate program at a local community
> college.
> Recruitment is weak here also.  Last semester was cancelled because
> there
> were no applicants.  This semester, there are seven students.  The
> college
> wants to see aminimum of 10 per semester.  The program director
> started
> talking to the people in admissions to promote the new program.  A
> couple of
> students transferred from the MLT program into Histo.  This helped
> this
> semester.  Hopefully, the applicants will increase.  The program
> director is
> now going to the high schools and promoting the program with the
> guidence
> counselors.  We also are affraid of over-saturating the field.  I'm
> screaming for two more techs, but the request has fallen on deaf ears 
> (budget cuts, RIFs, you know the drill).  The work load has increased,
> but
> then I get yelled at because the techs work overtime.  I told the lab
> manager that I didn't want to hear it until I get more techs.  It's a
> catch
> 22 situation.  Try working with the admissions office and try the high
> schools.  That's the best I can offer.
> 
> Joe Nocito, B.S., HT(ASCP)QIHC
> Histology Supervisor
> Christus Santa Rosa Hospitals
> San Antonio, Texas 
>  
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	DayDawning@aol.com [SMTP:DayDawning@aol.com]
> > Sent:	Tuesday, February 22, 2000 8:09 AM
> > To:	brittman@mail.db.uth.tmc.edu; histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> > Subject:	Re: Recruitment for school of histology
> > 
> > I worked in a facillity that had an excellent training program.
> (Peggy
> > Wenk, 
> > I know you are out there!) Not only did this school provide
> excellent 
> > candidates for employment, but they worked on rotation throught
> different 
> > laboratories  providing help when needed  and kept the techs brushed
> up on
> > 
> > their skills.  Former graduates are all over the country.  (I know
> because
> > I 
> > keep running into them in my travels)
> > 
> > Dawn M. Truscott, HT(ASCP)
> > Richard-Allan Scientific/Microm Division
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > n a message dated 02/22/2000 8:49:08 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
> > brittman@mail.db.uth.tmc.edu writes:
> > 
> > << Jennifer, hi to y'all in SA.
> >  
> >  Hre in Texas I belive that there is ashortage of trained
> >  histotechnologists. I personally welcome any new training programs
> that
> >  will circumvent the on the job training for new entrants into the
> field.
> > I
> >  strongly believe that the job situation as regards salaries will
> have to
> >  increase to meet the increased demand. However, let us face it. It
> will
> >  take a lot of work on all our parts to educate those individuals
> who do
> > not
> >  understand that most histotechs put a lot of skill and dedication
> into
> >  their jobs. Those individuals are generally the ones controlling
> the
> > purse
> >  strings.
> >  We tend to go in cycles of feast and famine as far as job
> aavailabilities
> >  and pay. Think we have passed the famine stage as regards pay. Hope
> I am
> >  right.
> >  Barry
> >  
> >  At 10:44 AM 02/21/2000 -0800, you wrote:
> >  >A local community college is trying to start a training program
> for
> >  >histotechnology.  It is well into the process, but was told that
> the
> >  >recruitment plan is weak.  Does anyone have any ideas for
> recruitment?
> > Also
> >  >there were concerns that the program would glut industry with
> graduates
> > the
> >  >first year and then have no jobs for future graduates.  Does
> anyone feel
> >  >that this is a valid concern?   All comments and suggestions are
> > welcome.
> >  >
> >  >
> >  >Jennifer MacDonald
> >  >San Antonio Community Hospital
> >  >Upland, CA  91786
> >  >(909) 985-2811 ext. 4148
> >  >jmacdonald@sach.org
> >  > >>
>