I do not think that a degree is as necessary as appropriate training.  Some
college courses are extremely helpful but a good, accredited 2 year program
at a School for Histotechnology would make for a better tech. More so than
that French or English Lit. class.  I know of college graduates who walk
into a lab with no lab experience and are trained on the job just like that
"corner wino".  They start off at a high salary and have absolutely no
knowledge of the job they are to perform.  Even with their degree they are
simply shown how to cut and how to put slides on a machine but are not
necessarily taught any theory.  Which would you really rather have working
in your lab?

Just my opinion.

-----Original Message-----
From: Educatedhisto@cs.com [mailto:Educatedhisto@cs.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 4:16 PM
To: Charles.Embrey@carle.com; CrochiereSteve@aol.com
Cc: histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
Subject: Re: resignation notice get a clue


yeah but if the profession paid it wouldn't be hard to fill.  Because they 
can take any old vagrant off the street and give them $2.00 hr to do histo 
work after giving them on the job train, the position she is leaving will 
soon be filled.  He is probably pissed because three weeks isn't long enough

to train the wino on the corner to do her job.  That is why it should be 
required to have a degree before becoming a histotech.  If a degree was 
required pay would be increased and in the process generate more interest in

the job.