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
American Association of Pathologists’ Assistants
People of Pathology Podcast:
