How do I become a PA? There is only one route to become a Pathologists’ Assistant. You must attend and graduate from a NAACLS accredited program and pass the ASCP certification exam.

An ASCP membership fuels your ongoing professional development, connects you with the leaders revolutionizing pathology and laboratory medicine, and brings recognition to the progressive influence of the laboratory.

There are twenty-nine ASCP BOC certification and qualification examinations currently available that span the spectrum of medical laboratory and pathology specialties. Please review the buttons below to learn about eligibility requirements for each credential as well as important information about the examination process.

The PA(ASCP) certification examination is composed of 100 questions given in a 2 hour 30 minute time frame. All exam questions are multiple-choice with one best answer. The certification exam is administered using the format of computer adaptive testing (CAT).

2021年2月10日 · The Pathologists’ Assistants (PA) certification is issued by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP). This exam costs $530 and consists of 100 multiple choice questions that must be answered in two hours and thirty minutes.

Both NAACLS program-trained and grandfathered on-the-job trained Pathologists’ Assistants who pass the ASCP BOC Pathologists’ Assistant Certification Examination use the credentials PA (ASCP) and are qualified as competent advanced practitioners in anatomic pathology.

2025年2月21日 · Graduates of a NAACLS-accredited program are eligible to sit for the pathologists’ assistant (PA) certification through the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP). This exam consists of 100 multiple-choice questions and must be completed in …

The Pathologists' Assistant is an allied health professional, qualified by academic and practical training to assist in providing service in anatomic pathology under the direction and supervision of an anatomic pathologist.

In 2005, pathologists' assistants became eligible for certification by the ASCP. The creation of a national professional certification program for AAPA members and for the pathologists' assistant profession had been a long-time goal of the AAPA.

A pathologists' assistant (PA) is a physician extender whose expertise lies in gross examination of surgical specimens as well as performing forensic, medicolegal, and hospital autopsies. [1] In the United States, the profession is only licensed in two states: Nevada and New York.