URMC / Pathology & Laboratory Medicine / Read Our Blog / April 2016 April 2016 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 Â鶹ÊÓƵ.