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Level of Instruction: Basic to intermediate
Intended Audience: Clinical laboratory histotechnologists, histotechnicians, and other medical laboratory personnel who have an interest in this subject matter. This course is also appropriate for histology and medical laboratory science students, pathology residents, and practicing pathologists.
Author Information: Brooke Eguia, MS, BS, HT(ASCP), HTL(ASCP), is the Pathology Technical Supervisor at Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina, Minnesota. She graduated from St. Cloud State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in general biology and from Capella University with a Master of Science in Human Service with a specialization in Health Care Administration. During her time as an undergraduate, Brooke's interests and studies focused on histologic techniques and gross anatomic dissection. Acting as a primary health career mentor to high school students, Brooke satisfied her desire for training and teaching histotechnicians and also worked as adjunct faculty at Rasmussen College, as a Medical Assistant laboratory techniques instructor. Most recently, she has focused on proctoring histology students in clinical/classroom progress and exam preparation.
The author has no
conflict of interest to disclose.
Reviewer Information: Kristen Meyer, BS, HTL(ASCP), QIHC(ASCP), is the Manager of Anatomic Pathology Services for Kaiser Permanente in Portland, OR. She graduated from Tulane University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. Upon graduation, she began working in a hospital as a clinical lab assistant, and from there became interested in Histotechnology after observing gross dissections of specimens in the Pathology department. Since then, she has worked in the Histopathology field for over 20 years in various roles, including Histotechnologist, Technical Specialist, Supervisor, and Manager.
Course Description: This course provides information about the clinical indications for bone marrow examination and detailed instruction for preparing bone marrow smears used for histological testing.
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