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Careers at St. John Health
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Career Profiles: Histology Specialist
What do they do?
- Work
in hospital, pharmacy or research laboratories.
- Prepare
tissue samples that are used by physicians
to determine if a patient has a disease,
dysfunction or malignancy.
- Histologists
and histology technicians both prepare
tissue samples, but histologists perform
more complex and advanced procedures
and also perform management functions.
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Education/Training
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- High
school college prep courses in Math,
science, English
- Histologic
technicians must 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, and
pass a national examination.
- Histologists
must earn a bachelor’s degree that
includes one-year internship or complete
a long-term training program in a histopathology
lab, and pass a national examination.
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Want to learn
more about working in healthcare? How about starting
as a volunteer? Volunteering
can be a challenging and rewarding experience. Learn
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