==History==
The profession began with a pilot training program at the [[Veteran's Administration]] Medical Center in [[Durham, North Carolina]] in 1969.
==Background==
According to the American Association of Pathologists' Assistants (AAPA), a pathologists' assistant is "an intensively trained allied [[health professional]] who provides anatomic [[pathology]] services under the direction and supervision of a [[pathologist]]. Pathologists' assistants interact with pathologists in same manner that [[physicians' assistant]]s carry out their duties under the direction of physicians in surgical and medical practice. Pathologists' Assistants contribute to the overall efficiency of the laboratory or pathology practice in a cost-effective manner by performing a variety of tasks, consisting primarily of gross examination of surgical pathology specimens and performance of [[autopsy|autopsies]]."
== Education and Certification ==
There are currently eight [[university|universities]] that are accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences. All programs but one confer a [[master's degree]] upon graduation. The master's level programs consist of:
*[[Drexel University]] ([http://www.drexel.edu/catalog/grad/med/patha-index.htm web site])
*[[Quinnipiac University]] ([http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x769.xml web site])
*[[Duke University]] ([http://pathology.mc.duke.edu/website/WebForm.aspx?id=AP_PathAssistMain web site])
*[[Ohio State University]] ([http://www.pathology.med.ohio-state.edu/ext/GradProg/PAP/default.htm web site])
*[[University of Maryland]] ([http://medschool.umaryland.edu/pathology/pa.asp web site])
*[[Indiana University]] ([http://www.pathology.iupui.edu/htm/path-ast-main.htm web site])
*[[Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science]] ([http://66.99.255.20/srhs/pathasst/ web site])
[[Wayne State University]] ([http://www.mortsci.wayne.edu/apa_info.htm web site]) grants a [[bachelor's degree]] upon graduation. There is an upstart program at [[West Virginia University]] ([http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/som/pathology/ web site]).
Upon graduation from the PA training program the graduate will have the opportunity to take the certifying examination offered by the [http://www.pathologistsassistants.org American Association of Pathologists Assistants] in conjunction with [http://www.ascp.org The American Society for Clinical Pathology]. The ASCP is the premier certifying body for laboratory professionals in the [[United States]].
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