How to describe gross pathology specimens

[@almasakic1148]

Hi, I am a CSI student interning at a coroner's office and I've seen over a dozen autopsies. This has really helped me. Although I'm not a medical student, it's been helping me to understand some of the terminology and your photos have helped me to know what I am seeing. I've been having difficulty differentiating between pathological livers and lungs because they're similar in shape. Thanks again!

[@canadianpathassistant9066]

Thanks for watching and I'm glad this was helpful! Sometimes being able to handle the tissue (if you get the opportunity) can help. Lungs and liver feel very different from one another!

[@foreveryoung3513]

You're amazing. Please make more videos like this!

[@canadianpathassistant9066]

Thanks for watching!

[@gustavocatarina7895]

I love your content, btw! Thanks for filming these videos!

[@juliawalkerthompson27]

THANKS 😊 VERY MUCH

[@cherrrriii]

thank youuuuuuu

[@gwizdolby]

I cant do it. Thank you though. I thought maybe I could. I should be use to me being wrong by now.

[@canadianpathassistant9066]

What part are you struggling with the most?

[@gustavocatarina7895]

Heey! I'm a PA in Brazil. Is it possible for me to work as PA in Canada? Do I have to go to PA School or my diploma in Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences allows me to work in Canada as well?

[@canadianpathassistant9066]

Hey thanks for watching! Right now PAs are not regulated in Canada so technically you don’t need to be certified to work as a path assistant here. But certain employers may require their PAs to be certified so it largely depends on who you work for and where you work in Canada. I do know that the main laboratory employer in Alberta has this requirement of certification for their PAs

[@kyleedwards8873]

What are your thoughts on the job market for this field? Also, what’s the starting salary for a pathologists assistant?

[@canadianpathassistant9066]

Hey Kyle, I think opportunities are very reasonable across Canada. Based on this report from the government of Canada (www.jobbank.gc.ca/marketreport/outlook-occupation/24796/ca) which looked at jobs at the end of 2019, 4/10 provinces are rated good and 6/10 are rated fair (no data for the territories). There are a multiple people looking to retire, there is employment growth leading to new opportunities and there are only a few people unemployed in this field. In general, less residents are going into pathology now, population growth continues and we are cheaper than a pathologist (~25% the cost) so that add a lot to career opportunities and employers definitely have an incentive to hire more of us. The students from the program I graduated from typically receive job offers as early as 4-6 months before finishing their program. Some research from glassdoor.ca has the average starting salary for PAs at 82K and from payscale.com they put it aroudn 72K. There might be some inaccuracies from these sites but I think that range is about right based on the job postings I've seen over the last few years. From there (in Canada at least) I think it would be fair to assume after ~8 years you would end up in the 90-95K range for salary.