RE: Re: Histotechologist exchange
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From: | "Johnson, Mickey" <JohnsoM@shmc.org> |
To: | 'RUSS ALLISON' <Allison@Cardiff.ac.uk>, histonet@pathology.swmed.edu |
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Hi All,
Would an exchange of a week or two as an 'Educational Sabbatical' require
liscencing? Just a thought about a way to get around the bureaucracy that
is always trying to impede progress and education.
Mickie
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From: RUSS ALLISON [mailto:Allison@Cardiff.ac.uk]
Sent: Monday, June 05, 2000 5:29 AM
To: histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
Subject: RE:Re: Histotechologist exchange
The Idea of exchange placements between histology departments
is a very attractive one.
There are problems to be overcome, however.
Those coming into the UK would have to become "State
Registered" I doubt very much whether a histotech from another
country would be able to acquire that without working here first as
a student or trainiee. Two reasons :
1 You have to have an APPROVED honours degree (in biomedical
science)
2 You will have to have been trained in a CPSM APPROVED
laboratory and passed an Oral Examination.
I believe there are similar requirements in some self-regulating
States in the US?
People from the antipodes will probably be aware of the problems
their back-packing colleagues (in particular) have had trying for
temporary posts in both histo and cyto.
I rather suspect that some agencies in the UK are placing un-
registered staff, however.
Sorry to pour "cold-water" on the idea - I am very much in favour of
it myself.
Russ Allison,
Dental School
Cardiff
Wales
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