On the lighter side..... "ocassion" should be spelled "occasion" 2 c, 1 s. See I thought I'm good at spellling! I know, nobody really cares about spelling! Goodness gracious it's gonna be freezing here this weekend- that is why I left Canada! Sorry Glen......LOL!

WISHLIST HERE: 1.) That people will quit being so divisive and being so blinded about this certification brouhaha.( Everyone have their own valid reason why they choose a particular certifying body and we should respect that. ASCP certification wasn't available during my time ( ASCP International Certification just started few years ago) but I ...

continuation.......IMOHO though, a Medical Technologist  is a Medical Technologist through and through. Give that person a chance, provide them the materials-whatever it is, that person will learn in no time. As what I've said a long time ago, I still have to meet a dumb technologist. It's either somebody is just plain lazy to care to advance ...

I take pride in my profession and same with what I do. I educate people and provide information on curious acquaintances on what the profession entails, and almost everytime, people get awed that the word "scientist" befits who we are and not just a pretentious title. In fact, quite a few Nurses, co-workers and others in our hospital ...

Hopeless! Business is the name of the game. Unity! WHAT? Morale! WHO? Ain't gonna happen! Tried here but nobody cares! What a pity!

Same here Glen, my original certificate was CSLT but I think couple of years after that, my registry card became CSMLS. Returning back to the issue, what bothers me though with your statement is that, what you are trying to say that the "honchos" of all the certifying bodies are not aware of what's generally goin' on entirely with the ...

Glenn,    I made my statement to issue a challenge. Albeit we make a scholarly article about our plights, noble arguments about how we should be treated, but really, honestly ask yourself if this will really change (an overused word like hero, patriotic) a thing about the direction of our profession? I am a certified/graduate from the ...

Talk is cheap. Taking a nationwide uncompromising ACTION will earn us a well-deserved respect!

Used to live and work in Canada, moved to Oklahoma March of 2001, will be here 8 years in a few weeks. It was a big adjustment at first- it's a small town compared to where I use to live. It's a decent approx 300- size hospital compared to the 1500 hospital bed in Canada. Laboratory staff have a culture of their own. We have quite a ...

I just heard that there are a number of hospitals across the country already downsizing on nurses. The last time I've heard, there were like 3 or 4 nurses taking care of some between 16 to 20 patients. Well.... they can have their pay then, I will keep what I got without griping! LOL! Cutting hours and increasing workloads..... attrition is on the ...