Histology Specialist

“Histology Specialist”

Duties and Responsibilities:

Histology Specialist include both Histologic Technicians and Histologists. Histologists are also referred to as Histotechnololgists. Both histologists and Histologist  Technicians prepare tissue samples that are used or physicians to determine if a patient has a disease, or dysfunction or even malignancy.

Histology Technician’s and Histologist prepare sample to use equipment to thinly slice tissues samples. They then mount the thin slices on microscope slides and use chemicals to strain them into important structures that are visible.

Histologists perform more complex and advanced procedures than technicians and often also perform management functions.

Histologist specialist work in hospital, veterinary, pharmacy, or research laboratories.

Average Salary;

$ 22,000- $35,000 (Histologist Technicians)

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

Educational Requirements:

Students should take the most challenging courses in high school like math, science and English. To become a Histologic Technician students must have a associates degree and complete one year of internship or can complete a long year term training program in a Histopathology lab. They must as well take a national examination test.

To become a Histologist students must earn a bachelor’s degree that include one year clinical internship if not that they can complete a long-term training program in a Hispothology lab. They must as well take a national examination test.

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