Histology Specialist

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Duties and Responsibilities:

This field includes both histology technician and histologists, they both prepare tissue samples that are used by physicians to determine if a patient has a disease, dysfunction, and malignancy. They prepare the tissue samples by thinly slicing them with specific equipment, then they use a chemical to stain them so that important structures are visible. Histologist perform more complex procedures that histology technicians even management functions. Histology specialists work in hospital, veterinary, pharmacy, or research laboratories.

Average Salary:

$22,000-$35,000 (histologic technicians )

$30,000-$50,000 (histologists)

Educational Requirements: 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 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 pass a national examination.

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Becoming a histology Specialist does sound very interesting, if there are any set backs in  what I truly want to become I will certainly take this job into  consideration.