I am trying to find (hire) a histotech and will make sure I don't use the words "trained monkey" in my interviews. . Ha ha. I truly value and appreciate a skilled and motivated histotech. I've had to train myself to cut my own sections in order to understand the process better. It is a great field; it's like art to me. There is no room for monkeys in my book. Garrey
Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 24, 2015, at 5:22 PM, Stedman, Nancy <[email protected]> > wrote: > > As a pathologist I'd like to apologize for all the pathologists who have made > comments like this.. forget trained monkeys and dogs, most (all?) > pathologists cannot cut slides either, at least not slides they'd want to try > to read. I know I can't. > > -Nancy Stedman > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mark Turner > Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2015 4:26 PM > To: Paula Sicurello; Michael Ann Jones > Cc: [email protected]; Timothy Morken; Jennifer MacDonald; > Marcum, Pamela A > Subject: RE: [Histonet] BS in Histotechnology > > I once worked with a Pathologist who said she was in a group meeting of other > pathologists when one of them blurted out that a trained monkey could cut > slides. My pathologist, having had the opportunity to review some cases from > the offender's laboratory, promptly replied "Yes, and with the quality of > your slides it looks like you did just that." She shut down the other > pathologist really quickly, and as far as I know, we never received another > case to review from him. My pathologist was not about to let that kind of > arrogance stand. She was one of the best bosses I ever had! > > Mark Turner, Ph.D., HT(ASCP)QIHC > Manager, Histology/IHC > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paula > Sicurello > Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2015 3:47 PM > To: Michael Ann Jones > Cc: [email protected]; Jennifer MacDonald; Marcum, Pamela A; > Timothy Morken > Subject: Re: [Histonet] BS in Histotechnology > > I've had more than one pathologist tell me a monkey could do my job. > Though one of them said it with a smile and added "a very highly skilled and > well trained monkey", he was one of the few who knew better. > > How many of us monkeys have trained the whining and complaining residents how > to do things correctly? > > Paula > > On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 12:29 PM, Michael Ann Jones <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> OMG Pam~ our pathologist said the exact same thing to us when we >> started our Grossing training. >> Sheesh. . . >> Michael Ann >> >> >> >> >>> On 3/24/15, 11:52 AM, "Marcum, Pamela A" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> That was nicer than the pathologist who told me years ago, "any >>> monkey could be trained to do my job". I basically did not take the >>> job I was interviewing for at the time. At least the next interview >>> went a lot better and I did take the job. >>> >>> Pam >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] >>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >>> Sanders, Jeanine (CDC/OID/NCEZID) >>> Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2015 12:30 PM >>> To: Sue; Timothy Morken >>> Cc: [email protected]; Jennifer MacDonald >>> Subject: RE: [Histonet] BS in Histotechnology >>> >>> I agree, BUT>>>>>>>>>>>>>as long as many pathologists think you can >>> teach any trained dog how to section histology will never have the >>> recognition those of us that have studied and trained deserve. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] >>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sue >>> Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2015 12:59 PM >>> To: Timothy Morken >>> Cc: [email protected]; Jennifer MacDonald >>> Subject: Re: [Histonet] BS in Histotechnology >>> >>> This is a fight that we continue to have with hospital administration. >>> In my opinion histologists are just as important and needed as MT. >>> Even though there is an increase in automation in pathology the hands >>> on of a histologists is most important. The fact that hospital still >>> consider a lower entry job is the reason there are not more of us. >>> It is quite frustrating. >>> >>> Sue >>> TJUH >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Histonet mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> - Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any >>> attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may >>> contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized >>> review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. 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