Local Health Care Employee Aids in Proclamation from Governor Sanford

Thursday, March 11, 2010
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The National Society for Histotechnology (NSH) announced the inaugural celebration of Annual Histotechnology Day on March 10, 2010. Locally, Trident Health System employee and President of the South Carolina Society of Histotechnology, Wanda Smith, HTL,HT, was instrumental in Governor Sanford’s proclamation to designate March 10, as the first ever Histotechnology Professionals Day in South Carolina.  

“This day is being dedicated in an effort to increase the public’s awareness of the discipline,” said Smith. “As Histotechnologists, we play a key role in the diagnostic process by preparing tissue samples for microscopic examination – at the end of the process, it’s rewarding to know that I’ve made the best slide I could for the patient and their diagnosis.”

Most would agree that the field is not well known among lay people. The society has been working to educate young people about histotechnology as a career option with the annual Career Day program. Histotechnology Day is another opportunity to increase public awareness and will also bring awareness to practitioners of other disciplines in healthcare.

According to the National Society for Histotechnology, histotechnologists and histotechnicians combine technical skills with scientific knowledge to perform a variety of tissue-related procedures in various laboratories. These lab professionals prepare and stain tissue to identify bacteria, fungus and cancer.

For more information about Histotechnology or the proclamation from Governor Sanford, please contact Wanda Smith at 843.847.4586.

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