Program Overview

Clinical Laboratory Sciences

The School of Health Professions offers a program in Clinical Laboratory Sciences, which includes the Master of Science in Pathologists' Assistant.

Master of Science in Pathologists' Assistant

The Master of Science in Pathologists' Assistant is designed to prepare graduates to perform gross examination and processing of surgical pathology specimens and to perform autopsies under the direction of a pathologist. Graduates of this program will independently perform a significant portion of the gross processing of specimens and provide a constant knowledgeable, professional presence in the gross laboratory to supervise and teach residents of varying levels who are assigned to gross specimens.

Program Details

• Academics and Program Outcomes
• Admissions
• Curriculum
• The Profession
• Program Costs
• Faculty & Staff
• Preceptorships
• Campus Sites
• Essential Functions
• Marketable Skills
• Mission & Values
• Resources

Fast Facts

• Job growth is expected to be 23% (faster than average) in the pathologists' assistant workforce in the next 10 years.
• The UTMB Pathologists' Assistant program is the first program in Texas and the southwest.