Episode 226: Marissa Spencer – #PathAssistDay 2026: Reflection, Growth, And The Future Of PAs

Today my guest is Pathologists' Assistant Marissa Spencer for our 4th annual PA Day special episode What we discuss with Marissa: Why it's important to regularly reflect on your career and your development How the relationship between Pathologists and PAs is evolving Teaching the "why" instead of just teaching the "how" How this method creates foundational knowledge that is transferrable to other specimen types The future of PA education and why it might need to change Opportunities for PAs to be more patient-facing Advice for aspiring pathologists' assistants  Links for this episode: InVision from Cision Vision The Path to PathA Pathologists' Assistant Shadowing Network Health Podcast Network  LabVine Learning Dress A Med scrubs Digital Pathology Club   People of Pathology Podcast: Instagram