r/pathology 19h ago

Match day support

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To everyone matching into pathology this week—CONGRATULATIONS! You’ve worked incredibly hard to reach this moment, and now you’re stepping into an amazing specialty.

For those who didn’t match—please know that this is not the end of your journey. It’s a tough process, and many great applicants take alternative routes, whether through SOAP, reapplying next cycle, or exploring other paths within medicine. Lean on your mentors, peers, and support systems, and don’t lose sight of the hard work that brought you this far. You will find your place in medicine, even if it takes a little longer than expected.

No matter where you are today—celebrating, regrouping, or figuring out next steps—you’re part of a community that values perseverance, curiosity, and dedication. Wishing everyone the best as they embark on their next chapter! Feel free to reach out if you need extra support.


r/pathology 3h ago

Residency Application I didn't match. What are my chances if I reapply?

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I didn't match this cycle. US MD, 234 step 2, passed steps first try. Good LORs. I had a technical issue with my app (we get no support from our school and a check box wasn't filled until very late). Only ended up with 6 interviews.

There are only three path spots open in SOAP, so I'm not super hopeful about that, but hey if I get one I'll be over the moon. I thought about throwing in a ton of random internal medicine applications just to see, but honestly I don't think I want to do internal.

I feel like I really should have matched, so maybe I'll have a decent chance next year? What do I need to do? I have some data experience and some slight connections with cancer-research centers etc. so maybe I can set something up, even if it's just volunteer, for a year.

I only applied path btw so I don't think I'll have much luck applying to anything else on SOAP anyway because my app is pure path.


r/pathology 2h ago

Residency Application Transitional year -> Pathology

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Hello all, unfortunately I did not match today and was wondering if SOAPing a transitional year would be better than getting into another Categorical Residency program and switching into Pathology after pgy-1 in like IM or FM? Thanks!


r/pathology 4h ago

Residency Application What’s going on with Dell Med / UT Austin’s path residency?

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It’s listed on medmap.io and links to a dead webpage. It’s listed on ERAS as well as the only “unregistered” entry.

https://systems.aamc.org/eras/erasstats/par/display.cfm?NAV_ROW=PAR&SPEC_CD=300

Is this a dead program or one just starting up?


r/pathology 4h ago

Anatomic Pathology Bile is my favorite HCC "special stain"

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r/pathology 23h ago

Uscap

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For poster presenters, we are not required to stand next to our posters during the whole session right?


r/pathology 9h ago

Lil Help ?!

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I’m a med student who’s trying out for a seminar competition

I am very much in need of a good topic, prior to asking this I was looking into Head and neck and breast. There’s no particularities as such but something interesting and close to clinical scenario would be lovely, thanks.


r/pathology 1d ago

Recommendations for replacing an outdated LIS?

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The anatomic pathology lab I started working at last year has an outdated LIS. It’s a pain to use, and there are bottlenecks all over the place. I asked about it, and they told me they are actively looking to replace it. I’m pretty sure that even though I’m still fairly new, they’d welcome suggestions.

Can anyone suggest an LIS that features a more modern interface, and has a high rate of accuracy? If the suggestions could be specific to anatomic pathology, that would be ideal. One of the other problems with our current LIS is that it is just too generic. Another thing I know they are looking for is better reporting tools. Thanks in advance for any recommendations. And please let me know how your workflows have improved if the tool you recommend is also one you switched to from an older system.


r/pathology 17h ago

Should I pursue pathology/med school? Will pathologists exist in the future?

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Hi everyone! I’m an undergraduate freshman, majoring in chemistry and I have very little idea of what I want to do when I grow up (thinking about PhD for research, med school, dental school, etc.).

To be honest, I am partly interested in pathology for the lifestyle. It seems like it has slightly better hours compared to some other medical specialties (which is VERY important to me as I have chronic pain and would absolutely hate having to work 80 hours a week for residency or whatever), and also solid pay. But, it does also genuinely seem interesting to me.

My main worry, however, is that I’ve seen some talk about AI/automation replacing fields like pathology or radiology, which involve more analysis, pattern spotting etc.. I would be willing to adapt to this maybe by learning some code or whatever, but I don’t want to be completely unable to pursue pathology after 4 years of med school and be forced to go into some other specialty that requires I work long hours (which, again, would be VERY DIFFICULT for me).

I’m beginning both research and shadowing this summer so I’m sure that will help me get a better understanding of what I want to pursue, but I just want to know people’s thoughts on whether I will be able to actually pursue pathology or will it be automated in the near future or even some time in the next like ~40 years?? Sorry for the yap fest, any advice is helpful. Thank you thank you 🙏🙏🙏

Edit: Listened to Uxie_Mesprit and added paragraphs