Hi Everyone! I am a student of the West Virginia
University Pathologists’ Assistant Program Class of 2018! I will be blogging about my experience as a
student and hopefully give anyone thinking about applying an idea of what to
expect. So a little bit about me and how I got here: I grew up in Charleston,
WV and I went to Wingate University in Wingate, NC for my BS in Biology. I learned about Pathologists’ Assistant
school when I was a senior in college and I started shadowing and fell in love
right away. I applied but it just wasn’t my time! If I was accepted then I do not think I would
have been ready, but I still knew it was the career field for me. I was accepted
to a Histotechnology program in Charlotte, NC and I loved it. It was interesting to see another side of the
pathology lab. While I was a student, I
was hired as a biopsy technician in a pathology lab. I came in during the evenings and I grossed
the GI biopsies so the PA’s had time to get the larger specimens done. After I graduated, they hired me as a gross
technician. They trained me to do
non-complex specimens and I loved, loved this job, but I still wanted more. I wanted to go to school to receive proper
training to become a certified Pathologists’ Assistant. After a while I decided to apply again. This time I was accepted and I am excited and
honored to be here! While my training
will be useful as far as understanding the larger picture, I am trying to “forget”
most of it and start with a clean slate! Not that I was doing anything majorly
wrong, but I want proper training and KNOW I am doing something right without
having to ask a bunch of questions.
So here I am! We
just finished our first week of classes and I am kind of sensing a calm before
the storm. I know the exams are coming,
but the sense of urgency hasn’t set in JUST yet. Everyone in my class is pretty
cool! We all come from different
backgrounds which is nice, because at some point we can all help each other
out! I will definitely keep it real on this blog so if you are thinking of applying,
you will know what to expect, but do not let that discourage you because
everyone says the stress is worth it! Since it is just the first week I don’t
have a whole lot of insight yet so stay tuned! Until next time…
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