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histotechnologist, an allied health professional who prepares tissue specimens of human and animal origin for a pathologist to examine for diagnostic, research, or teaching purposes. Histotechnologists perform all functions of the histologic technician as well as identifying tissue structures, cell components, and their staining characteristics and relating them to physiologic functions; implementing and testing new techniques and procedures; making judgments concerning the results of quality control measures; instituting proper procedures to maintain accuracy; and sometimes supervising and teaching. A 4-year baccalaureate degree program is usually required. See also histologic technician. histotechnologist a laboratory technologist that specializes in the preparation of tissue specimens. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Due to the declining availability of histotechnologists and the increase in workload, laboratories are seeing a drastic increase in inefficiencies in areas such as reagent quality assurance, slide quality control, and specimen tracking. Embree is a licensed Histotechnologist and holds a qualification in Immunohistochemistry from the American Society for Clinical Pathologists. The staff includes: Clinical Pathologists, Anatomic Pathologists, Medical Laboratory Technicians, Histotechnologists, Histotechnicians, |
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