AZ Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory is looking for a Histotechnologist, Senior

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The Arizona Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory is looking for a Histotechnologist, Senior. The histotechnologist will prepare microscopic slides of tissue and bone marrow for pathological study. The Arizona Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (AZVDL) is a service unit of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, The University of Arizona. One of the many research programs that make up the Agricultural Experiment Station, the lab is located at the West Campus Agricultural Center in Tucson. Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; state retirement plan; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!
The University of Arizona has been recognized on Forbes 2015 list of America’s Best Employers in the United States and has been awarded the 2015 Work-Life Seal of Distinction by the Alliance for Work-Life Progress! A full description of duties and an application are available through the UACareers website: https://uacareers.com/

Gregory A Bradley DVM, Dipl. ACVP
Director
Arizona Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
2831 N. Freeway
Tucson, Arizona 85705
520-621-2356

RELIA Solutions looking for Histotechnician II – Flagstaff, AZ

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Histotechnician II – Flagstaff, AZ

RELIA Solutions has been engaged by an established lab located in beautiful

Flagstaff, AZ to recruit an experienced certified histotech. You will be

responsible for performing routine histology- cutting, embedding and

staining. ASCP HT/HTL and 3 years of histology experience is required.

Experience with IHC and or ISH is a plus. This is a full time day shift position.

My client offers excellent compensation great benefits, relocation assistance

and a great team to work with.

My client is eager to speak with you and ready to hire!!

For more information please contact Pam Barker at relia1@earthlink.net or

toll free at 866-607-3542 or on my cell at 407-353-5070.

RELIA Solutions is the nation's ONLY recruiting firm specializing in the

nationwide permanent placement of histology professionals.

To sign up for our free histology careers bulletin please send an e-mail to

relia1@earthlink.net and include subscribe in the subject line.

Grant $$$ for Preanalytics!!!

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New FOA: Integrating Biospecimen Science into Clinical Assay Development

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) will support extramural research to investigate and mitigate challenges facing clinical assay development due to biopsy biospecimen preanalytical variability. The program will tie in with current efforts to optimize clinical biomarker assays utilized in NCI-sponsored clinical trials. Results from this research program will improve the understanding of how biopsy collection, processing, and storage procedures may affect all aspects of analytical performance for current and emerging clinical biomarkers, as well as expedite clinical biomarker assay development through the evidence-based standardization of biopsy handling practices.

For more information please see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-16-166.html.

Also a Notice of Correction allowing foreign components participation was published – For more information please see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-CA-16-040.html

Elections Now!

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Good morning ASH members,

It is almost that time of year again, elections time! In less than a week, a Survey Monkey will be send out with candidate biostatements. The active voting period will take place on Survey Monkey between May 2-6th.

Please check out our newsletter "Cutting Lines" Spring 2016 edition for some exciting updates!

As a friendly reminder, the membership year 2016-17 begins soon! To renew memberships or become an active member, please visit our website at:
http://www.azhisto.com/membership/membership
Membership registration can also be accepted by mail or in person as well. Please see ASH membership form attachment for information if interested in membership registration via mail or in person.

The Summer Symposium of July 22-24th 2016 will entail a vast array of interesting topics not limited, but to include:
Safety
Next Generation Histotechnology
Forensics and law
IHC (basics, troubleshooting, microscopy review)
Next Gen Antibodies
GI Pathology
Lung Pathology
ISH
Digital Pathology
More updates and details will be provided in the near future.

Please always feel free to check out our website at http://www.azhisto.com/
Any questions or suggestions please let me know.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Best Regards,

Antonia

Election Time Again

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​Around the corner will be elections time! Are you looking for something new and exciting to do? Would you like to serve as a representative for Arizona at NSH? ASH NEEDS YOU! At the very least it looks good on your resume. Voting will take place in May 2-6th. To run for office, please submit a biostatement including topics such as background and interest in histology by April 4th.

Happy Histotechnology Professionals Day!

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Happy Histotechnology Professionals Day!
Around the corner will be elections time! To vote or run for office, you must be an ASH member
for one year ​in current​ good standing. ​ Voting will take place in May 2-6th. To run for office, please submit a biostatement including topics such as background and interest in histology by April 4th. ​​

There are a lot of awards out there for people to nominate themselves or others for with ASH and NSH. The deadline for ASH Scholarships and Awards is June 1st. Please see the links below:
ASH Scholarships & Awards Link: http://www.azhisto.com/by-laws/ (See Article XVII)
NSH Scholarships & Awards Link: ​ http://www.nsh.org/content/nsh-awards-and-scholarships
ASH Awards and Scholarships:
Requirements for these awards and scholarships are that the nominee a) must be a member of ASH in good standing and presently involved in the practice of histotechnology or other related fields, and/or b) must be a registered histotechnician/histotechnologist or eligible for registry.
The recipients of the awards and scholarships will be selected by an Awards Committee and will be notified prior to the Society’s Annual Meeting.
The scholarships shall be on a reimbursement basis.
The recipient of the award must use the monies within two years of the receipt of the scholarship. If any part of the award is not used within two years, the unused monies shall remain in the general fund of the Society. (ARTICLE XVII: DISTINGUISHED AWARDS, Section 4 in by-laws)
FREIDA L. CARSON AWARD (ARTICLE XVII, Section 1)
This award is given for outstanding and dedicated service to the field of Histotechnology. The Frieda L. Carson Award shall be awarded annually.
JULES M. ELIAS AWARD (ARTICLE XVII, Section 2)
This award is given for the most outstanding article, paper, and modification of existing technique or presentation of a workshop during the State or National Convention. The Jules M. Elias Award shall be awarded annually.
PHYLLIS BORIS SCHOLARSHIPS (ARTICLE XVII, Section 3)
Two awards in the amount of $250.00 each are given for the purpose of continuing education and can be used for any workshop, college course, teleconference, textbooks or examination fees. The purpose of these awards is to further the recipients Professional development in the field of Histotechnology and the laboratory. The Phyllis Boris Scholarships shall be awarded annually.
ANTONIO VILLANUEVA AWARD; One Awards to be given annually in the amount of $250.00 to be sponsored by ASH or another sponsor
Vendors, supporters and benefactors of the Society may on occasion sponsor other awards. The Awards Committee shall coordinate with the sponsors of these special awards and with the Society’s membership to collect nominations and to select recipients, in keeping with the wishes of the sponsors. (ARTICLE XVII, Section 5)
Any questions, please feel free to e-mail me.
Have a wonderful day!
Best Regards,
Antonia

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Good morning ASH members,

Happy New Year! I have a few updates.

If you have not had a chance to visit our new ASH website, please stop on by and visit http://www.azhisto.com/ . There is a variety of information and tools available. You can now renew your membership online via link: http://www.azhisto.com/membership/ .

It's election time once again! To vote or run for office, you must be an ASH member. Voting will take place in May 2-6th. To run for office, please submit a biostatement including topics such as background and interest in histology by April 1st 2016.

There are a lot of awards out there for people to nominate themselves or others for with ASH and NSH. The deadline for ASH Scholarships and Awards is June 1st.

Please see the links below: ASH Scholarships & Awards Link: http://www.azhisto.com/by-laws/ (See Article XVII)

NSH Scholarships & Awards Link: ​http://www.nsh.org/content/nsh-awards-and-scholarships Save the date, mark your calendars! The ASH 2016 Summer Symposium will take place in Phoenix, AZ July 22-24. There will be an update sent out at a later date with details. If you are interested in volunteering, please let me know as we are looking for volunteers for the Summer Symposium.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Have a wonderful day!

Best Regards,

Antonia

Letter from the President

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Hello ASH Members and Friends,

A busy and wonderful autumn is fast approaching! We held another excellent ASH quarterly meeting out at the International Wildlife Museum in Tucson on July 25th- it was so much fun, and a big thanks again to Safari Club International for helping us with such a cool venue for our members, Sharon Dial, Judy Pugh, and Beth Sheppard for leading excellent workshops, and to NSH Region VII Director Jane Parr for coming all the way from Colorado to attend. This quarterly also hosted our annual general membership meeting, where we discussed several issues and ideas around our membership format, the frequency of our meetings, Histotechnology programs past, present, and future, and the overall direction of our field. I appreciate the efforts and feedback from those of you that participated in the meeting, and the meeting minutes are included further into this edition of the newsletter. The discussion at the general membership meeting was valuable, but it was really only a starting off point- we still need to hear from the rest of you as to what membership and meeting formats work best for you. I realize that the quarterly meetings are an asset in many ways, providing multiple educational opportunities throughout the year, and lending the platform to build a sense of community; however, the frequency of these meetings presents a great challenge to the officers charged with planning them, as it means as soon as one meeting wraps, work has to begin on the next one immediately, if it hasn’t already- it means being in a perpetual planning state, which is daunting for volunteer officers who have full time jobs and families too, and I often can’t help but wonder if that’s why we don’t have more people willing to step into active roles within the society. I’ve also heard numerous complaints over the years about it being confusing that we alternate years- odd years we do quarterly meetings, even years we do just one, big annual summer symposium; and people also seem to find our membership term of May 31st-June 1st, as opposed to syncing with the new year, confusing.

Many members made good suggestions at the meeting- one person suggested going to a twice a year frequency for our meetings, with no alternating year format; others of us have been thinking it might be beneficial to go to a big annual meeting every year, which is standard among most of the state societies- the benefits of going to a big annual are that much of the burden of the cost and planning can be shared by vendor partners who are happy to participate in bigger, higher attendance events. There is also the happy medium of holding to a big annual meeting, and holding other meetings as opportunities to do so arise, but not obligating us to those additional meetings. Whatever the best decision may be, it really needs to come from all of us; please visit the ASH Facebook page that VP Bridget Maryott brilliantly set up, or feel free to email any of the officers with your two cents.

Last but certainly not least at our ASH meeting, we presented our dear former President, Vice President, Secretary, everything, Ethel Macrea, the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award. It was my great honor and pleasure to present this to someone as dedicated and accomplished as Ethel, whom has recently retired after over 40 spectacular years in the field. Ethel helped so many fellow Histotechnology professionals during her career, I included, and while she will be sorely missed, she most definitely deserves a happy and peaceful retirement. We unfortunately had no other awards to present, as no submissions/nominations were received; please remember that you can nominate yourself, a friend, a co-worker- this is free money for any Histotechnology professional who deserves some recognition and needs it 

The annual NSH Symposium also took place recently in Washington, D.C. I was fortunate to attend and enjoyed excellent workshops in several aspects of our field, and meeting and chatting with fellow professionals and old friends. I want to thank VP Bridget Maryott, Bill De Salvo, Aprill Wattanabe, and Karen Lahti for serving in the House of Delegates as representatives of Arizona with me, and our other officers and members who attended the Regional and Membership meetings as well- thank you all for taking time out during your trip to Washington to participate in these important, strategic planning events, as they are largely what guide the direction our societies as supporting structures take.

I think we are at a critical time right now- there is continuing speculation on and allusions to what the influx of emerging technology and ever-increasing automation hold for the future of our field, and we are also at somewhat of a changing of the guard (so to speak), with many whom have been in the field for as long as anyone can remember retiring, and a fairly limited supply of newer people trying to come into the fold. I encourage you all to engage and get more involved in what’s going on around us; as with most things in life, our field is what we make of it.

Okay, I know I’ve said a lot and I apologize for the length of my piece here. The last bit is that we have another ASH quarterly meeting coming up on Saturday, November 7th at Sonora Quest in Tempe, and our annual summer symposium will likely be held July 22nd, 23rd, and 24th in 2016; please pencil these in and look for more details to come, and I hope to see you all at our next meeting.

Kind Regards,

Kate Bolt ASH President

Arizona Society for Histotechnology Meeting Minutes September 23, 2015

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Opening The quarterly meeting of the Arizona Society for Histotechnologists was called to order on September 23, 2015 in Tucson, AZ by Kate Bolt.

Roster Summary

• Total # 2015 Q1 Quarterly Attendees: 51
• Total # 2015 Spring Quarterly Attendees: 44
• Total # 2015 Summer Quarterly Attendees: 38
• Current # of Active Memberships: 81

Discussion

• NSH Report- Jane Parr, Region VII Director

• Treasurer’s Report- Kasper Kasprzyk, Treasurer

• Membership Report- Antonia Miller, Secretary

• Presentation of President’s Award- Kate and Kasper

• Membership and Meeting Terms- Bridget Maryott, VP and Kate Bolt

• Many points discussed as far as length and dates of terms, meeting frequency, meeting and membership formats other state societies use, etc. Many compelled to keep current term, many feel quarterly meetings burdensome to plan; conversation was concluded without resolution, and will be further defined and explored via email and member engagement activities where applicable

• If membership applications were mailed out, the membership cards will be mailed out.

New Business

• Kate added discussion of Pima Community College (PCC) Histotechnology Program, possible restarting

• Gathered membership feedback on observations of original program, other programs, validity and need of programs, community participation and need for workforce

• Many members stated they felt underprepared coming out of Phoenix College Histotechnology Program

• Emphasis on resources being available for programs, especially PCC success

Adjournment

Meeting was adjourned by Kate Bolt. Minutes submitted by: Antonia Miller