Department Scholarly Works

The Pathologists' Assistant Department at RFU believes in furthering the Pathologists' Assistant profession and educating the public through scholarship. The works outlined below were completed by department faculty.

List of Scholarly Activities

Vitale, J., Dydo, M., Overstreet, C., Betten, E., and Vitale, R. (2015, September). Predicting Staffing Needs for Pathologists’ Assistants in the Grossing Room. Poster session presented at the AAPA 41st Annual Continuing Education and Business Conference, Toronto, Canada. Poster.

Guerin, M., Dydo, M., Betten, E., Overstreet, C., Vitale, R., Vitale, J. (2018, August). The Use of the Multiple Mini Interview for Determining Admission into a Pathologists’ Assistant Program. Poster session presented at the AAPA 45th Annual Continuing Education and Business Conference, Chicago, IL. Poster.

Vitale, Roseann. (2020, June). Skin Cancers of the Head and Neck. Lecture presented at the Online Surgical Pathology CE Conference, Pathologists’ Assistant Section of the Canadian Association of Pathologists. Canadian Association of Pathologists.

Vitale, Roseann. (2021, October). Skin Cancers of the Head and Neck Webinar. Webinar presented to members of the American Association of Pathologists’ Assistants, American Association of Pathologists’ Assistants. American Association of Pathologists' Assistants.

Vitale, R. et al., (2022, June). “Protocol for Examination of Specimens from Patients with Wilms and other Pediatric Renal Tumors”. AAPA Macroscopic Examination Guidelines: Utilization of the CAP Cancer Protocols at the Surgical Gross Bench. American Association of Pathologists' Assistants.

Betten, E. et al., (2022, May). “Protocol for Examination of Specimens from Patients with Primary Cancers of the Penis”. AAPA Macroscopic Examination Guidelines: Utilization of the CAP Cancer Protocols at the Surgical Gross Bench. https://www.pathassist.org.

Guerin, M., Mattes, M., Vitale, R., Betten, E., Dispensa, N., Sebring, K. (2022, September). The Impact of a Pandemic on Pathologists’ Assistant Education. Poster session presented at the AAPA 47th Annual Continuing Education and Business Conference, Minneapolis, MN. Poster.

Mattes, M. et al., (2022, December). “Protocol for Examination of Specimen from Patients with Primary Cancers of the Vulva”. AAPA Macroscopic Examination Guidelines: Utilization of the CAP Cancer Protocols at the Surgical Gross Bench. https://www.pathassist.org.

Guerin, M. et al., (2022, December). “Protocol for the Examination of Specimens from Patients with Primary Carcinoma of the Thyroid Gland”. AAPA Macroscopic Examination Guidelines: Utilization of the CAP Cancer Protocols at the Surgical Gross Bench.

Betten, E. et al., (2023, January). “Protocol for Examination of Specimens from Patients with Primary Cancers of the Urethra and Periurethral Glands”. AAPA Macroscopic Examination Guidelines: Utilization of the CAP Cancer Protocols at the Surgical Gross Bench. https://www.pathassist.org.

Vitale, R., Guerin, M., Mattes, M., Betten, E., Dispensa, N. (2023, September).The Evolution of Simulated Lesions in a Pathologists’ Assistant Program. Poster presented at the AAPA 48th Annual Continuing Education and Business Conference, Baltimore, MD. Poster.

Mattes, M., Strenk, D. & Li, J. (2024, May). The Effectiveness of InVision, an Optical Imaging Device, in Assisting with Lymph Node Retrieval. The Journal of the AAPA, the Cutting Edge 14 (2 2024): 10-13. Retrieved from https://www.pathassist.org/news/674230/2024-Issue-2-of-The-Cutting-Edge-is-Now-Available.htm.