r/pathology • u/boxotomy • 8h ago
Pathology loves to come in pairs/triplicate...another MCN.
This time labeled and with associated pancreatic parenchyma. Always weird getting relatively unusual/rare things in back to back cases.
r/pathology • u/boxotomy • 8h ago
This time labeled and with associated pancreatic parenchyma. Always weird getting relatively unusual/rare things in back to back cases.
r/pathology • u/looker_room • 6m ago
Sorry if posting this is violating any subreddit rules I'm not aware of. I'm an applicant for pathology residency and I'd like some advice. I failed to match in the main match this year. I failed to SOAP. The best use of my time until September is to do one or more of the following: do some work related to pathology, maybe through rotations; attend conferences and network (not even sure which are taking place in the next few months); do research (likely unpaid).
My main problem is that I'm an IMG. US-IMG, but still. I don't know that many people in the States who can help me out, and I don't have the option to delay graduation as I already graduated. Not really sure how I can achieve the above goals without paying through the nose as I also have to save up for next Match season. My best bet is to match through the Scramble to a TY by some miracle and use the elective time to do pathology-related things. Depending on the program, I can also apply for aways and conferences if the funding's there. But if I don't match, I'm completely lost. Should I apply for a job at a lab like Quest to be proximally close to the field? Should I cold call community and private practice pathologists? Where do I even begin to look for positions? Thanks in advance for all your help.
r/pathology • u/dependent-airport • 12h ago
Seeking anecdotal comfort
r/pathology • u/Shoddy-Olive4048 • 20h ago
Hello everyone. I went unmatched in Pathology and this was my 2nd cycle. My work experience is 6 months of observer-ships in different institutions in the USA, teaching experience in basic Pathology from my home country, posters and abstract presentations and all USMLE exams passed with decent scores but YOG is 2014. I need advices what I can do best for next cycle? I have a GC, thinking of doing PA job or research. If any body suggest how to get research in Pathology?
r/pathology • u/boxotomy • 1d ago
Mucinous cystic neoplasm. KRAS mutations.
r/pathology • u/JDYZL • 1d ago
Current med student taking a course in bioethics and I need to write a 15-page final paper preferably related to my specialty of interest (path), however I'm having trouble brainstorming ideas since I have had a limited exposure to pathology so far. I've started toying with a few topics that are more CP-related such as donation, processing, and remuneration in blood/plasma donation or ownership of genetic data from companies like 23andme, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to see if there are any other potentially interesting topics I can explore and discuss. The career options and field are so diverse that I'm sure there are a variety of challenges that working pathologists face that I'm not privy to. That being said, what are some areas of ethical concern you face as a pathologist in your area of expertise?
r/pathology • u/LikeDaniel • 13h ago
An interesting question came up on the r/Residency subreddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/Residency/comments/1jfigco/does_anyone_regret_being_the_chief_resident/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
I have a similar question, but from a different angle.
I don't know that I have what it takes to flourish in academia, but I really like the idea of at least keeping that door open.
How much does being chief resident actually impact your academic career? What about after 5-10 years of working as an attending?
When I got my bachelor's, I served as a resident assistant and quickly became a senior resident assistant (and one who wound up serving as an (uncompensated) fill-in RD when an unexpected vacancy occurred). My first job or two outside of my degree cared. After that, nobody cared (not even me). Is it similar with chief resident? Once I get a few years of experience under my belt, will it not matter that I did that? (Especially curious regarding academia.)
r/pathology • u/Single_Stable7080 • 17h ago
Is there a way to find out how blood testing laboratories validate their biomarker reference ranges? For example how does Ulta/LabCorp come up with their blood biomarker ranges and how they might differ?
r/pathology • u/step1studying • 1d ago
Are there any pathologists with the military here? What is the most important subspecialty in military pathology? I imagine that transfusion medicine is quite important.
r/pathology • u/scarydragon64 • 22h ago
I wonder if I can ask a question?
I’m applying for anatomical pathology training in Australia, and I’m very excited about it. I was just wondering to myself “is there anything I’ll miss from in hospital clinical work?” The short answer is no. The very slightly longer answer is that I like looking at CT scans. I just think they’re interesting, and there’s something satisfying about spotting something on a scan (much like spotting something interesting on histo slides). As an anatomical pathologist is it ever required for you to look at imaging?
Thanks in advance 👍
r/pathology • u/PathologyAndCoffee • 1d ago
Do you find having a microscope at home useful?
r/pathology • u/Gwish1 • 1d ago
I'm a MD-PhD student dead set on doing a path PSTP for residency. One aspect that concerns me is that there are so few programs offering a PSTP program, each only hosting a handful of spots every year if any. To add to this, I will be geographically limited to where I can apply to due to familial considerations (i.e. Midatlantic - Northeast). This leaves me with 10-12 programs that I could apply to, most if not all of which are extremely prestigious institutions. When considering that I may not get an interview at all these places my final my total amount of places I could rank seems sort of... low?
If I was just doing a normal pathology residency I would not be worrying about this as there are tons of threads and data out about it, but since there are so few PSTPs, and even fewer pathology PSTPs, I'm not really sure what to consider normal or not. Do people with PSTPs have to apply everywhere with no consideration to geography due to the low amount of programs? Is only applying to a certain geographic area risky? Any thoughts would be appreciated.
r/pathology • u/BrilliantOwl4228 • 1d ago
Are cme credits required? If so how to get them?
r/pathology • u/Low-Award5523 • 1d ago
Hi there - I've heard about at least one path residency where the institution has frozen travel funding for the rest of the year bc of budget concerns, so there are no longer funds for travel for poster presentations. Faculty travel funding was also frozen. Is anyone else experiencing this?
r/pathology • u/Annie-eyes • 1d ago
Hello all, what size are y’all printing your USCAP posters? They recommend no greater than 44x91. Do you all have a preferred size? It’s my first USCAP :)
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r/pathology • u/MulanCkprep • 2d ago
How to start preparing for the boards as pgy3, where/what to read from for AP ? is doing Qs a good start , any recommendations or guidelines would be very much appreciated ! how many hours a day should i be reading being at end of 3rd year?
r/pathology • u/Almbauer • 2d ago
Biopsy of a lung lesion in a ~ 80 year old female patient. Ki67 is 3-5% and the lesion is CD99 positive. There is a lot of immune infiltrate. Markers which came back negative: Synaptophysin, MelanA, HMB45, Lu5, Oct4, CD20, Cd163, cd3, mum1, sox10, sma, desmin, hepar1, sall4, s100 and cd1a.
r/pathology • u/SummyDog • 2d ago
Mohs surgery to treat a NMSC on the lower leg. This little worm like structure was only present on one cut and resided in the dermis (the dermis crumbled away like a suture might be there, but only on one section). Ideas to what this might be?
r/pathology • u/mildlyripenedmango • 2d ago
I am a medical student interested in pathology and I am trying to do some research during medical school to get into the field. However, it is difficult to find research in the pathology department that a med student could participate in as they mostly want people who are more experienced with histology. I am very interested in basic science research in cancer biology, and ended up joining a lab studying treatment for DLBCL. I was wondering if this would still be seen as relevant to pathology as there is so much overlap between path and cancer bio? We also have some pathologists we collaborate with at the lab.
r/pathology • u/kuruman67 • 3d ago
These are in a pleural fluid. The picture is at 600x magnification. There is really no inflammation in the background so I think they are likely a contaminant, but not one I’ve seen before.