Pathologists' Assistant
Pathologists' assistants provide anatomical and pathology services under the supervision of a pathologist (a physician--either an MD or DO). Pathologists' assistants perform a variety of tasks including gross examination of surgical pathology specimens; frozen section preparation; postmortem exams; dissection and preparation of specimens; obtaining clinical histories; preparing tissues for histologic processing; photographing pertinent gross specimens; conferring with physicians; and administrative, supervisory, and teaching duties.
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- Medicine & Physician Assistant
- Dentistry & Optometry
- Veterinary Medicine
- Physical & Occupational Therapy
- Law
- Pharmacy
- Public Health & Health Administration
- Podiatry & Chiropractic Medicine
- Anesthesiologist Assistant
- Genetic Counseling & Human Donation Science
- Orthotics/Prosthetics & Athletic Training
- Audiology & Speech Language Pathology
- Naturopathic Medicine
- Pathologists Assistant
- Forensic Science