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Professional Definition

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 the same manner that physician assistants 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 autopsies.

Didactic Curriculum

Pathologists’ Assistant First Year

Summer Quarter	Quarter Hours
MCBA 501 Clinical Anatomy	10qh
HAPA 560 Clinical Correlations I/Human Embryology	3qh
HAPA 560a Clinical Correlations I Lab	2qh
HAPA 550 Seminar I	1qh
HAPA 535 Medical Terminology	1qh

Fall Quarter	Quarter Hours
MPAT 600A General Pathology	6qh
PBBS 503A Structure & Function	7qh
HAPA 561 Clinical Correlations II	3qh
HAPA 561a Clinical Correlations II	1qh
HAPA 551 Seminar II	1qh
HMTD 500 Interprofessional Healthcare Teams	1qh

Winter Quarter	Quarter Hours
MPAT 600B Systemic Pathology	6qh
PBBS 503B Structure & Function	4qh
HAPA 562 Clinical Correlations III	5qh
HAPA 562a Clinical Correlations III	2qh
HAPA 552 Seminar III	1qh
HMTD 501 Culture in Healthcare	1qh

Spring Quarter	Quarter Hours
MPAT 600C Systemic Pathology	7qh
HAPA 563 Clinical Correlations IV	5qh
HAPA 563a Clinical Correlations IV	2qh
HAPA 553 Seminar IV	1qh
HAPA 540 Autopsy Pathology	2qh
HAPA 540a Autopsy Pathology Lab	2qh
PBBS 504b Neuroscience	4qh
HMTD 551 Leadership in the Healthcare Environment	3qh

Clinical Curriculum

Pathologists’ Assistant Second Year

Summer Quarter	Quarter Hours
HAPA 630 Anatomic Pathology Clerkship I	12qh
Fall Quarter
HAPA 631 Anatomic Pathology Clerkship II	12qh
Winter Quarter
HAPA 632 Anatomic Pathology Clerkship III	12qh
Spring Quarter
HAPA 633 Anatomic Pathology Clerkship IV	12qh