Three new promising positions in Cytotechnology!

 Occasionally our board happens upon some promising employment opportunities which we are more than happy to share with members (and non-member professionals).

 If you ever hear about new positions popping up, especially in the Midwest; please let us know and we will do what we can to spread the word.  

Please feel free to send earnest employment inquiries to the contacts below.

1. Providence health and Services: Portland Oregon. Large ROSE service.

Contact:               Belinda Nalls, Cytopathology Supervisor

                                503.893.7781

                                belinda.a.nalls@providence.org

2. UP Health System-Marquette

Contact:               Craig Buyarski, AP Manager

                                906.225.7097

                                craig.buyarski@mghs.org

3. Quad Cities Pathologists, LLC: Davinport, IA

Contact:               Sara Ziebell, Lead Cytotechnologist

                                563.324.0471 x4280

                                sziebell@acmetro.com

Holiday Special Case #2

With the Holiday Season upon us, we at WSC bring you a much belated interesting case. Please submit your answers in the usual fashion (webmaster@wiscytology.org or Facebook Messenger)

Answers will be accepted up until the new year. Good luck!

Fall Meeting Presentation. Spring Meeting Plans

At our recent fall meeting we were lucky enough to have Lynnette Savaloja MBA, SCT(ASCP) give a great presentation on How Professional Organizations are Paving the Way to New Horizons in Cytotechnology 

We Are also Excited at the prospect of having our spring meeting coincide with the ASC/ASCP workgroup and the ACE program which is coming to Chicago on May 21-22, 2016. Members should have received an email on this subject. An official update is looming as to where we go with this. Stay tuned!

Interesting and Difficult Cases Series #1

Here it is,

What everyone has been waiting for since our Cytology bash in October, the monthly case study. Every month (or thereabouts) we will post an interesting case here on the blog, Twitter, and Facebook. Feel free to express your "opinions" and "comments" on our blog's comment section, in Facebook comments, or tweet them at us. Do not, however; think that comments are your final answers!

Your final answer must be emailed to our Webmaster (webmaster@wiscytology.org), or you can message our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/wiscytology

A winner will be selected from all of the correct answers of fully paid members and a system of ranking and reward will be developed as the months go by. Your answers will be kept 100% confidential, only winners will be announced publicly.

Without any further ado

Best of Luck to you all!

ASCP Releases Results of 2014 Vacancy Survey

Published this month in the AJCP, the results of the 2014 vacancy survey are telling. There appears to be an overall increase in the vacancy and retirement rates of Laboratory personnel, but this runs up against the fact that vacancy rates for cytology and cytogenetics departments are relatively low.

Here is a link to the article



The American Society for Clinical Pathology’s 2014 Vacancy Survey of Medical Laboratories in the United States


What does this mean for future Cytotechnologists and Cytogeneticists? Will the graduation rates of Cytotechs eventually fall behind the industry's needs? Feel free to comment below, or sound off on twitter or facebook.

Links

Wisconsin Society of Cytology - Links

National Organizations:
American Society for Cytotechnology 
American Society for Cytopathology 
American Society for Clinical Pathology 
College of American Pathologists

  
Regional Professional Societies:
Illinois Society of Cytology 


Regional Cytology Programs:
University of Wisconsin - Madison Cytotechnology Program
Mayo School of Health Sciences 


Educational Resources:
CELL- Cytology Education Learning Lab    

Scholarship Fund

Wisconsin Society of Cytology - Scholarship

The Wisconsin Society of Cytology will award scholarship monies to students and Professionals who are up to date and active members. The dollar amount awarded varies depending on contributions received. The scholarships require an application process and a review by the board members of the WSC. They are awarded based on financial need, a written essay, and academic performance, microscopic skills, and professionalism demonstrated in the cytotechnology program. Scholarships are presented to the award recipient(s) at the annual business meeting of the Wisconsin Society of Cytology.  For information regarding the application process please contact our current Scholarship chair here wiscytology@gmail.com Wisconsin Society of Cytology - Make a Donation The Wisconsin Society of Cytology established a scholarship endowment fund(#1091783) with the Madison Community Foundation in 2008. Tax deductible donations can be made to the WSC Scholarship Fund by making an online credit card donation to the Madison Community Foundation. Just click "Donate Now" Donate at the Madison Community Foundation Donations may also be made by mailing a check to Madison Community Foundation, 111 N. Fairchild Street, Suite 260, Madison, WI 53703. On the memo line please write "Wisconsin Society of Cytology Scholarship Fund". All donations are greatly appreciated. Make a Pledge Show your support for the WSC Scholarship program by making a pledge today! No need to donate now -- you can do that later. Just Contact wiscytology@gmail.com

News

Latest NewsletterWisconsin Society of Cytology - Newsletter

The Wisconsin Society of Cytology Newsletter is published twice each year, usually six to eight weeks before the Spring and Fall Conferences. The WSC Newsletter is intended to update our members of the upcoming meeting information and to keep them abreast of current issues in cytology. We will always try to have our Latest Newsletter available. For the most up to date News regarding the society be sure to check Twitter and Facebook Wisconsin Society of Cytology - Advertising Classified advertising is available in the WSC Newsletter. The WSC accepts notices of positions wanted or available and commercial advertisements. There is no charge to members of the WSC for positions wanted. Display ads are ¼ page, $35; ½ page, $70; and full-page, $125. Ads may be submitted via e-mail as a Word document to our Newsletter Editor. Make checks payable to the Wisconsin Society of Cytology. Send payment for ad to Wisconsin Society of Cytology, 538 East Glenbrook Dr, Pulaski, WI 54162. Further information is available by contacting the WSC Newsletter editor at editor@wiscytology.org. Deadline for publication in the August issue is July 1; for the March issue, February 1.

Interesting Cases

Wisconsin Society of Cytology - Interesting Case Presentations

In addition to the Monthly (sometimes weekly) case study. We also accumulate interesting case studies from past meetings. Always a great resource to have on hand.

Merkel Cell Carcinoma

Pelvic Mass Suspicous for Ovarian Malignancy

Use of Immunohistochemical Staining and Cytomorphological Criteria with Two Metastatic Carcinomas

Archived Meetings

Our Society Strives to post and keep as much of our educational material online for members as possible. Please feel free to browse our available talks and lectures online.

Archived Meeting Lectures

2017 Fall Meeting

Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology: An Update
Tamara Giorgadze, MD, PhD
Director of Pathology and Cytopathology MCW

HPV
Janet R Durham, MD
Director of Cytopathology at ACL

2017 Spring Meeting

Digital Pathology 
Kaitlin Sundling, MD, PhD
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
UW School of Medicine and Public Health

Interesting Cases (Body Fluids)  
Kaitlin Sundling, MD, PhD
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
UW School of Medicine and Public Health

Past Presentations

EBUS-Guided FNA: Doing More with Less
Dr. Jennifer Brainard 
Section Head, Cytopathology 
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine 
Cleveland Clinic

Challenging Cases in EBUS-Guided FNA: Things are Often Not as They Seem
Dr. Jennifer Brainard 
Section Head, Cytopathology 
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine 
Cleveland Clinic


Pancreatic Tumors: An Integrated Approach
Mostafa Fraig, MD 
University of Louisville, Louisville, KY


As always be sure to watch out sites on Social Media for new and interesting cases

Upcoming Events

MSC/WSC Spring Conference
Virtual Registration Now Available (See Below)

Use the form linked above to register to receive a recording of the event and corresponding CE 

Paypal or Check by Mail will be accepted.

Date Available for Virtual Viewing: Through July of 2023

Registration Deadline: June 24^th, 2023

 Videos will be available for one month from the date they are made available.

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Membership

Wisconsin Society of Cytology - Membership

Membership Annual membership to the Society begins on January 1st. Dues are just $15 per year. Anyone interested in cytology can become a member regardless of their residency. New members are always welcome! Application Apply for membership by printing out the membership application, completely filling out the requested information, and mailing it, along with your check or money order, to the address below. Membership Application Here!  Wisconsin Society of Cytology 25 Sherman Terr #2 Madison, WI  53704 You can also Pay Via PayPal  (1.04$ convenience fee included in this transaction)