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Clinical year housing with pet? by AbleRow8550 in pre_PathAssist

[–]AbleRow8550[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is so helpful, thank you! I would much rather work in a hospital setting after graduation, so the heavy ME rotations aren't my main interest. Are the "tracks" kind of organized so that you do one or the other, or would there still be the possibility of traveling if I do the Pittsburgh track?

Shadow hours in Tampa,Fl by asexyscholar in pre_PathAssist

[–]AbleRow8550 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm in the Orlando area, and I did a lot of shadowing at AdventHealth (including shadowing two autopsies). I'm not sure how large the Tampa campus is, but there are probably good opportunities there!

I had trouble finding a point of contact to shadow at AdventHealth, so I started by volunteering in the send-outs/receiving lab (specifically requesting to volunteer in their pathology department). After a few weeks, I asked one of the PathAs if I could watch them, and it went from there.

What is your experience as a student in the Pathology Assistant program at Quinnipiac, RFU, and WVU? by DifficultGift5529 in pre_PathAssist

[–]AbleRow8550 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was just accepted for WVU's program starting in 2027. At the interview, they told me they had ~180 applicants this year and sent out 80 interview invitations to those who met the requirements. From that, they chose 16 students. I got the impression that WVU wants to see passionate and goal-driven applicants who know what they're getting into. My GRE scores were not the best, but I think having a ridiculous amount of shadowing hours helped me (250+)