RE: Patholgist's Assistant

May I dare to ask how much usually a pathologist assistant make? Thanks.

Yan

>From: "Charles.Embrey"

>To: 'Jennifer Nelson'

>CC: "'histonet@pathology.swmed.edu'"

>Subject: RE: Patholgist's Assistant

>Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 09:02:19 -0600

>1. I received formal histology and autopsy training at AFIP with the Air

>Force. My PA training was conducted "on the job" with several Air Force

>pathologists. There are 6 NAACLS accredited PA programs in the country 5

>are master programs and 1 is a BS program. All are listed on our website

>www.pathologistsassistants.org . The AAPA as announced its decision to

>pursue outside certification as opposed to its current fellowship exam. The

>final move to certification will most likely end the OJT route of entry into

>the profession.

>2. I enjoy my job very much. I gross about 24,000 cases a year. I get to

>work with everything from skin bxs to complex resections. Normally I only

>see the pathologists if we go to lunch together. I do all autopsies during

>the week with the help of a histotech as diener. We do about 30 autopsies a

>year and the pathologists handle the weekend call. The job is challenging

>and I enjoy the professional atmosphere.

>3. It is easy to find a job (I get at least one recruitment letter every

>week or so). Normally if you don't live in a large city with lots of health

>care you would have to move. Sometime you can contact local hospitals and

>discuss your abilities with the pathologists. Most jump at the chance of

>leaving the cutting board to someone else.

>4. I haven't found any pitfalls yet.

>5. Being a certified HT does help set you apart from other PAs and helps

>the HTs at the lab accept you better. It never hurts to have all the

>training you can.

>6. There is not much overlap between HT and PA. Most PAs receive little

>histology training in school. Normally it is just enough to understand the

>job. Most PAs, like pathologists, can't understand why histotechs scream

>when tissue pushes out the holes of the cassette when snapping down the lid.

>I hope this helps.......

>Charles R. Embrey Jr. PA(AAPA), HT(ASCP)

>Histology Manager

>Carle Clinic, Urbana Illinois

>-----Original Message-----

>From: Jennifer Nelson [mailto:j_nelson_01@hotmail.com]

>Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 2:06 PM

>To: Charles.Embrey@carle.com

>Subject: RE: Patholgist's Assistant

>Hi Charles,

> I'm at work right now, so I can't make a long distance phone call. Do

>you mind if I ask you a couple of questions on e-mail? Did you complete a

>formal program, or were you on the job trained? Do you enjoy your job and

>find it rewarding? Is it easy to find a job or do you find that you have to

>relocate? Are there any downfalls to the career? Do you find that being

>certified both as a PA and a HT makes you more desirable to employers, or is

>the PA enough? Is PA and HT training redundant, or is there not that much

>overlap. Thanks for your help.

>Jen

> >From: "Charles.Embrey"

> >To: 'Jennifer Nelson'

> >CC: "'histonet@pathology.swmed.edu'"

> >Subject: RE: Patholgist's Assistant

> >Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 13:18:54 -0600

> >

> >I think there are 3 or 4 of us on histonet. Give me a call if you would

> >like and I can probably answer any questions you have. (217)383-6621

> >Charles R. Embrey Jr. PA(AAPA), HT(ASCP)

> >Histology Manager

> >Carle Clinic, Urbana Illinois

> >

> >-----Original Message-----

> >From: Jennifer Nelson [mailto:j_nelson_01@hotmail.com]

> >Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 11:24 AM

> >To: histonet@pathology.swmed.edu

> >Subject: Patholgist's Assistant

> >

> >Hi everyone,

> > I was just wondering if anyone on this list is a Pathologist's

> >Assistant?

> >

> > I was thinking about applying to some of the programs next year, but

> >first

> >

> >I wanted to get an idea of what the job is actually like from someone who

> >does it everyday. There's not so much information on the internet, and I'm

> >not sure how much of it is correct info anyway. If any of you are

> >Pathologist's Asssistants, could you please tell me a little about your

> >job,

> >

> >if you like it, downfalls of the job, etc. I'd really appreciate it.

> >Thanks! :)

> >

> >Jen

> >

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