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Training Programs for Pathologists' Assistants

The National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) board of directors voted in 1995 to accept the Essentials of Accredited Training Programs for the Pathologists' Assistant, establishing a process of accreditation for pathologists' assistant training programs. Adoption of NAACLS Essentials ensures a uniform standard of excellence for the training of pathologists assistants. The following training programs have been accredited by NAACLS and provide academic and practical training leading to either a master's degree or a bachelor's degree.

Contact(s)	Student Liaison
Drexel University College of Medicine - MS, 2 years James W. Moore, MHS, PA (ASCP), Program Director Melanie Fields, Program Coordinator Office of Professional Studies in the Health Sciences Mail Stop 344 245 N 15th Street Philadelphia, PA 19102-1192 215.762.4692	Hannah Coleman 3113 King Lane Phoenixville, PA 19460
Duke University - MHS, 2 years Rex Bentley, M.D., Program Director Pamela Vollmer, PA(ASCP), Associate Director Department of Pathology PO Box 3712 Durham, NC 27710 919.684.2159	Pamela Vollmer, PA(ASCP), Associate Director Duke University Department of Pathology Box 3712 Durham, NC 27710 919.684.2159
Indiana University - MS, 2 years Charles R. Stine, MHS, PA (ASCP), Program Director Diane S. Leland, PhD, Graduate Program Adviser Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Clarian Pathology Laboratory 350 W. 11th Street Indianapolis, IN 46202 317.491.6646
Ohio State University - MS, 2 years Charles Hitchcock, MD, PhD, Program Director Gretchen Staschiak, Pathology Education Coordinator N-308A Doan Hall 410 W Tenth Ave Columbus, Ohio 43210 614.293.3055	Sandra Banky OSU Medical Center 417 East Doan Hall 410 West 10th Avenue Columbus, OH 43210 614.293.4875
Quinnipiac University- MHS, 2 years Scott Farber, Graduate Admissions Director 275 Mount Carmel Ave, AB-GRD Hamden, CT 06518 203.582.8795 ------ Leo Kelly, MHS, Clinical Coordinator (contact for employment opportunities) 203.932.5711 x4758	Ray Schneider Norwalk Hospital Dept. of Pathology 24 Stevens St. Norwalk, CT 06856 203.852.2657
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science - MS, 2 years John Vitale, MHS, PA(ASCP), Assistant Professor, Acting Chair/Program Director Lisa Dionisi, MS, PA(ASCP), Assistant Program Director and Instructor Brandi Woodard, MS, PA(ASCP), Clinical Coodinator and Instructor Vickie Matusek, Administrative Assistant Pathologists' Assistant Department 3333 Green Bay Road North Chicago, IL 60064 847.578.8575	Dan Angsurat Northwest Community Hospital 800 W. Central Road Arlington Heights, IL 60005 847.618.6193
University of Maryland School of Medicine - MS, 2 years Rudy J. Castellani, MD, Program Director Department of Pathology University of Maryland, School of Medicine 22 South Greene Street Baltimore, MD 21201 410.328.5422	Katie Flickinger Johns Hopkins Hospital Dept. of Pathology 600 N. Wolfe St. Pathology B 107A Baltimore, MD 21287-6667 443.287.6134
Wayne State University - BS, 2 years Peter Frade, PhD, Program Director Diane Pepper, Clinical Coordinator Department of Fundamental and Applied Sciences 5439 Woodward Ave Detroit, MI 48202 313.577.2050	Diane Pepper Anatomic Pathologists' Assistant Program Wayne State University Mortuary Science Building 5439 Woodward Ave. Detroit, MI 48202
West Virginia University School of Medicine - MHS, 2 years Cheryl Germain, MHS, PA(ASCP), Program Director Tiffany Harper, MD, Medical Director Department of Pathology PO Box 9203 Morgantown, WV 26506-9203 304.293.0734	Tabitha Jones 540.420.0179

View the NAACLS Accredited or Serious Applicant Pathologists' Assistant Educational Programs brochure created by the AAPA, 2009.

If you have any problems or questions concerning training program accreditation, please contact:

Elizabeth Everson
Staff Program Coordinator
eeverson@naacls.org

Dr. Olive Kimball
NAACLS Chief Executive Officer
kimball@naacls.org

Further information about NAACLS (National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences) may be obtained from www.naacls.org or naaclsinfo@naacls.org.

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