And I know some dishwashers with degrees!  What does that make them?  I
consider them hard-working individuals who are having trouble finding work
in their chosen fields.  What of those who have degrees but never get
continuing education and are out-of-date regarding new techniques?  What
counts is what you bring to the job:  Concern for the patient, attention to
detail and a desire to learn as much as you can to achieve high quality
results.  Period. By the way, I looked up the definition for "professional".
One of them is: "Having or showing great skill, expert."  There you go!

Jeanine Bartlett, HT(ASCP)
Centers for Disease Control
Infectious Disease Pathology Activity
1600 Clifton Rd., N.E.  MS-G32
Atlanta, GA  30333 


-----Original Message-----
From: Aidan Schurr [mailto:Aidan.Schurr@hvh.co.nz]
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 7:32 PM
To: Educatedhisto@cs.com; histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
Subject: Re: resignation notice?


Dear "educatedhisto":

a) In my opinion all histotechs, regardless of an arbitrary "I have a
degree" distinction, are professionals
b) I happen to have a degree, but regard my "untrained" colleagues as
professionals also.  I believe they would be extremely upset to have you
degrade them so.
c) It is *extremely* poor netiquette to leave your emails unsigned.  WHO ARE
YOU?

Yours barely controlled,

Aidan Schurr, BMLSc (Otago)


"No its not John, because Histotechs are not PROFESSIONALS.  Professionals
are 
people with degrees"


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aidan schurr  b.m.l.sc
section head, histology
hutt valley district health board
lower hutt
new zealand

aidan.schurr@hvh.co.nz
++64 4 570 9173