Brandi N. Woodard, MS, PA(ASCP)^cm received a Bachelors of Science in Biology with a minor in Chemistry from Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans. Following her undergraduate studies, she enrolled at Rosalind Franklin University to attend the Pathologists’ Assistant Program. Upon completion of an internship at California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, she worked as a traveling Pathologists’ Assistant for Healthcare Connections at Carolina’s Medical Center, North Carolina. At the end of this assignment, Brandi returned to the Pathologists' Assistant Department at Rosalind Franklin University in August 2006. Ms. Woodard is the Director of Clinical Education in the Pathologists' Assistant Program.