Glenda,

Thank you for the correction of CD Rom vs. disk.  It has been out of sight
for so long, I didn't recall correctly and I apologize for any confusion.
The Board of Registry (ASCP) can be reached at  http://www.ascp.org  or
e-mail them at info@ascp.org
It is unfortunate that this disk is temporarily unavailable, because I sure
have received a lot of e-mails about it.

Judy


----- Original Message -----
From: "Hoye, Glenda F. (Fka Hood)" <ghoye@iupui.edu>
To: "'Judith A. LaDuc'" <jaladuc@capital.net>; <NLOUISEA@aol.com>
Cc: <histonet@pathology.swmed.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 1:37 PM
Subject: RE: ASCP Registry exam study material


> Dear Judith and others,
>
> As of yesterday, the ASCP BOR staff tells me that there is no CD available
> for the HT/HTL exam review. There was an older edition of an examination
> review that came with a diskette that could be used for practice, but that
> has been discontinued due to its being outdated. A new one is being
> developed, but is not marketed yet. I'm told that even the new one will
not
> be in CD format, rather still diskette. Please check with the ASCP press
or
> others at the BOR for updates on its availability.
>
> Good luck to you in your study and examination endeavors.
>
> Sincerely,
> Glenda F. Hoye, B.S., HT(ASCP)
> Histotechnology Program Director
> Indiana University School of Allied Health Sciences
> Indianapolis, IN 46202-5119
> 317-278-1599
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Judith A. LaDuc [mailto:jaladuc@capital.net]
> Sent: Monday, February 26, 2001 3:40 AM
> To: NLOUISEA@aol.com
> Cc: histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> Subject: Re: ASCP Registry exam study material
>
>
> Nancy,
>
> ASCP's Board of Registry sells a CD Rom program that behaves the same as
the
> CAT exam that the tech already took.  It is multiple-choice and increases
in
> difficulty with correctly answered questions.  It has photographs.  It
> calculates a score for you at the end of your "mock" exams so that you may
> monitor improvement. It also gives you the correct answers and references
> when you miss a question.  It scrambles or randomly selects questions so
> that you don't memorize the same one everytime you see it. It has both HT
> and HTL levels available in the one CD Rom (you get to select which
program
> each time you "start-up".  I used this prior to my exam and found it very
> helpful.
>
> I used all of the NSH materials, both written and computer disks, they're
> helpful as each group (ASCP, MSH, NSH) has a slightly different focus.
The
> Michigan Study Guide that Peggy mentioned was the backbone of my studying.
> It takes a lot of time to complete all of the templates and questions, and
> at least 5 different text/references books, but it helps you to organize
> your knowledge and clearly points out your weak areas. NSH has Peggy
Wenk's
> teleconference available regarding how to take the HT/HTL Exam.  This too,
> is very important in organizing your studying.  I joined NSH, New York
> State's Histotechnological Society and the Vermont/New Hampshire State
Histo
> Society.  I went to as many meetings and symposiums as I could.  I met
many
> kind and wonderful people that offered to help (and did).  I studied for 1
> year before I sat for the ASCP CAT exam, but I only had to take it once.
>
> This mass media approach worked for me, your tech will have to see what
> works best for them.  Wish her/him good luck from me!
>
> Judy  LaDuc, BS HTL(ASCP)
> Histology Supervisor
> Adirondack Medical Center
> Saranac Lake, NY 12983
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <NLOUISEA@aol.com>
> To: <histonet@pathology.swmed.edu>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 7:36 PM
> Subject: ASCP Registry exam study material
>
>
> > Does anyone have a suggestion for current study guide material for the
> > registry exam?  A tech in the lab I work in didn't pass last time and
used
> > the NSH material.  Is there anything else out there that worked for
anyone
> > who DID pass?
> > Thanks
> > Nancy
> >
> >
>
>
>