Check out this site:

http://www.pathologistsassistants.org/what%20is.htm

It contains job descriptions etc.

Terry J. Mattoon
VA Med Ctr.  #113
White River Jct.,VT   05001
(802) 296-5193  (direct # to lab secretary)
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On Tue, 04 Jul 2000 22:15:33 +0100 Clarke Ian <clarke.ian@virgin.net>
writes:
>  I would also like information regarding remuneration of Pathology
> Assistants.
> 
> Ian Clarke
> Histopathology/Cytopathology Department
> Craigavon Area Hospital NHS Trust.
> 66 Lurgan Road
> BT66 5QQ
> Co.Armagh
> Northern Ireland
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brennan, Liam <Liam.Brennan@bll.n-i.nhs.uk>
> To: HISTONET <histonet@pathology.swmed.edu>
> Date: 03 July 2000 16:57
> Subject: Pathology Assistants
> 
> 
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> Dear Histonetters
> >>
> >> I would be grateful if you could supply me with some
> >> information about Pathology Assistants working in pathology
> >> laboratories. The type of information I am interested in is:
> >> Qualifications required eg. University degree etc. Details of
> >> training, both formal and on the job training. Details of job 
> content,
> >> especially with regard to dissection of pathology specimens
> >> (Range and complexity of specimens dissected?), involvment in 
> autopsy?
> >> and other duties. I am also interested in a rough guide to what
> >> sort of renumeration package a Pathology Assistant could expect 
> to be
> >> offered?
> > The reason being that in our Laboratory all the specimen
> >dissection is done by Biomedical Scientists (what you call
> >histotechnologists, I think?). We are in the process of seeking 
> payment
> >for these duties and we do not want to sell ourselves short off the
> >going rate for such duties, which I understand are carried out by
> >Pathology Assistants in US labs. I would also be interested in
> >hearing from anyone outside the US who is doing similar work.
> >
> > Many thanks for your anticipated assistance.
> >
> >> Liam Brennan
> >> Histopathology Department
> >> Belfast City Hospital
> >> Lisburn Road
> >> Belfast, BT9 7AD
> >> Northern Ireland
> >>
> >
> 
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