Episode 202: Marissa Spencer - #PathAssistDay 2025: Where The Profession Has Been And Where It’s Headed

Today is #PathAssistDay 2025, and my guest is Pathologists' Assistant Marissa Spencer.

What we discuss with Marissa:

• The evolution of PA education and training
• Personalized teaching approaches
• The rewarding role of a preceptor
• The growth and expansion of PA programs across the country
• PAs in Forensic Pathology
• The PA's role in teaching residents
• The Role of PAs in tissue banking
• Future Directions: technology in pathology
• Advocating for the PA profession
• Advice for aspiring PAs and the importance of shadowing

 

Links for this episode:

Pathologists' Assistant Shadowing Network

Health Podcast Network

 LabVine Learning

Dress A Med scrubs

Digital Pathology Club

 

American Association of Pathologists' Assistants

 

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