Four Decades Behind the 'Scope: Q&A with Cytotechnologist Mary Ann Rutkowski

Mary Ann Rutkowski remembers the day she chose her future career – at the mall.
As a high-schooler, she attended a career day event when someone handed her a flier about the field of cytology. Always interested in biology, she was intrigued as she read about microscopes and cancer detection.

Nothing 'Gross' About it: The Work of a Pathologists' Assistant

It’s 9:05 on a Wednesday morning and a group of apron clad pathologists' assistants (PAs) are gathering for morning rounds. 

This is a daily meeting during which the pathologists, PAs, and residents meet on the floor of the gross room at the University of Rochester Medical Center.

Not Just Cut and Dry: A Day in the Life of a Histologist

Behind many patient diagnoses are a process that starts in the operating room and ends under a microscope. 

UR Medicine Labs has a team of histotechnicians (HT) and histotechnologists (HLT), often referred to as "histotechs," who work round the clock to complete the steps leading up to patient diagnoses for cancer and other diseases.