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EXAMINATION STATISTICS FOR JANUARY - DECEMBER 2008
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HISTOTECHNICIAN (HT) |
HISTOTECHNOLOGIST (HTL) |
Mean (total):
Range of score (total):
Total # taking exam:
Total pass:
Total # first time NAACLS students:
Total pass first time NAACLS students:
Total # Non-NAACLS first time students:
Total pass non-NAACLS first time students:
Total HT or HTL certified: |
446
100-796
681
437 (64%)
273
202 (74%)
408
235 (58%)
20,899 since 1948 |
421
100-688
229
140 (61%)
57
39 (68%)
172
101 (59%)
2,655 since 1980 |
NOTES:
Minimum score of 400 is required to pass.
Total = all candidates: NAACLS students (first time and
repeaters).
On-the-Job (OJT) (first time and repeaters).
NAACLS first time students: students from NAACLS
accredited program, first time taking exam.
Non-NAACLS first time students: NAACLS student
repeaters, OJT first time, and repeaters. |
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HEALTHCARE LICENCEE VERIFICATION TO GO PAPERLESS IN RHODE ISLAND
12/18/08
The Rhode Island Division of Environmental and Health Services
Regulation announces the department's e-licensing program.
Effective January 1, 2009, the Department will no longer issue
wallet license cards on initial licensure or upon renewal.
Questions about this process may be directed to: Charles
Alexandre, MS, RN, Chief of the Office of Health Professions
Regulation (Charles.Alexandre@health.ri.gov).
CLICK HERE to see press
release detail (PDF file)
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Single Certification Agency Update 12/11/08
The American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Registry
(BOR) and the National Certification Agency for Laboratory
Personnel (NCA) made progress over the past month to define the
terms of an agreement to form a single certification agency for
clinical laboratory professionals. Since the September
announcement of the signing of the Letter of Intent to unite,
discussions have continued in earnest. A Memorandum of
Understanding is now being drafted to include the terms of the
agreement. Decisions are being made regarding a newly
reorganized board structure and composition and to resolve
variances in policies between the two organizations. “With less
fragmentation within the clinical laboratory profession, we all
stand to gain more recognition and respect for our credentials
from the public and from other healthcare professions,” said BOR
spokesperson Cynthia S. Johns, MSA, MT(ASCP)SH. “We will
increase our credibility when advocating for legislative and
regulatory issues that impact our practice. A single credential
required by all NAACLS-accredited education programs will
simplify entry into the profession for new graduates. And
employers will find it easier to set standards for entry level
competency that will ensure patient safety.” Once the final
approval of the Memorandum of Understanding by the involved
boards has been announced, a transition timeline will be created
and communicated. “Finding solutions to the major issues that
face the clinical laboratory profession today depends on our
ability to come together and speak with one voice,” added NCA
President Susan Morris, MPH, CLS. “The consolidation of
certification boards is a huge step in the right direction.”
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Patience Lost - Lines from a Hospital Trench - posted
December 2008
A website of monographs was written and created by Dr. Lucien
Nochomovitz, MD, Vice Chairman of Pathology at North Shore
University Hospital's Manhasset Campus. He has been a strong
supporter of the New York Society of Histotechnology's efforts
to make changes to the Histotechnology portion of the NYS
Clinical Laboratory Licensing Law. He has been critical of the
lack of attention paid to anatomic pathology laboratories, the
histotechs that work therein and the direction in which the
field is moving. Web address is
www.yourbiopsyandmore.com
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