Histology specialist
Duties and
Responsibilities: Histology
specialists have both histologic technicians and histologists. The histologists
are also referred to as histotechnologists. Both jobs require that they prepare
tissue samples for a physician so they can determine if a patient has a
disease, dysfunction, or malignancy. Histology technicians and histologists create
samples by using equipment to make thinly sliced tissue samples. Then
mount the thin slices on microscope slides and use chemicals to stain them so that
the important structures are visible. Histologists do more complex and advanced procedures than the
technicians. They often perform management functions. Histology
specialists work in hospital, veterinary, pharmacy, or research laboratories.
Salary: $22,000 - $35,000 (Histologic
technicians)
$30,000 -
$50,000 (Histologists)
Education:
Students
should take the most challenging high school courses in science, math, and
English.
To become a
histologic technician, students must either earn an associate's degree in the
field and complete a one year internship or complete a long-term training program
in a histopathology lab; they must also pass a national examination to
become a histologic technician.
To become a
histologist, students must either earn a bachelor's degree that includes a one
year clinical internship or complete a long-term training program in a
histopathology lab. They must also need to pass a national examination.
Reflection:
Do you think you would like to be a Histology Specialist? Why? Why not?
No I would
not like to be Histology Specialist because it would not be something I would
enjoy doing for my life.
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