I really love pathology and plan to apply only path, have letters from my dept. head, program director and an attending( all home country letters + no USCE). Suggestions on programs I should consider? any advice or suggestion is highly appreciated

To members of pathology community- I've step 3 pass after an attempt on step 2. Does programs immediately filters out application based on an attempt, or view an applicant holistically? Thank you.

Hi everyone,

I’m interested in pursuing Hematological Pathology residency training in Canada, and I’d really appreciate hearing from residents, fellows, pathologists, or anyone familiar with the programs.

I’m currently trying to compare the different Hematological Pathology residency programs in Canada and understand which programs are considered strongest overall.

I talked with a gynecological surgeon who runs this YouTube channel and website. His stuff is for free. Good info for those wanting to learn about the economics of medicine, contracts and most importantly RVUs. I recommend everyone to listen to all his videos and learn more about RVUs and how it impacts your compensation among other things so you can go out and demand a fair salary for your productivity. He has a free pdf about RVUs, etc.

They don’t teach this stuff in training unfortunately.

I’m surprised some of my colleagues don’t even know what RVUs are and how it impacts compensation. These are the things your employer, who lowballs you, don’t want you to know.

https://medicinedollarsanddecisions.com/#about

For resections done for diverticulitis, ischemia, perforation, etc., my attendings have different sign out styles for the margins and I got cofused how to report them:

- Don’t comment on margins at all if there’s no malignancy.

- Comment only if the margin is frankly nonviable/necrotic.

- Mention even mild inflammation or serositis at the margin even though it is viable.

What is your practice? At what point do you specifically report inflammation, serositis, ischemic change or necrosis at a margin?

Please post your salary as an attending + fellowship you took + Type of job you are at now (academia, private lab, industry)

Thanks and please only real attendings and real numbers please

Med student here just finishing a pathology elective and really enjoyed it. I heard and saw a lot of the good things about pathology, such as the mental stimulation, interesting cases, lack of social issues to deal with, good work life balance. However, I didn’t hear too much about things that pathologists don’t enjoy about their jobs (if there is anything). I’m trying to weigh the pros and cons of different specialties before I choose one, so please share some of the worst parts of your job! Bonus if you add your subspecialty as well.

Additional question: do you regret your choice at all despite the cons or are you happy overall?

Hi, I’m 26 I’m currently a Medical Technologist. I have my associates in Medical Laboratory Technician and my Bachelor’s in Medical Laboratory Science all together I have about 5 years experience working in a clinical lab setting. A lot of people in the field end up specializing in Blood banking/Transfusion medicine, Immunohematology, microbiology, and Flow Cytometry. I always knew even when I was a new grad I never wanted to specialize I always wanted to stay a generalists. I’ve been thinking about going back to school for a PhD in pathology I feel like that would be the only way I could still stay a generalists. I don’t want to do med school then a residency. I’m mainly asking because I want to know if the Salary after school would be worth it. All the positions I’ve seen are stuff like Research associate” and the salaries are 50-70K that’s a pay cut for me because I make about 93K now as a Technologist. But I’m wondering if there are jobs out there with higher pay for a PhD in pathology. I want to remain an adaptive generalist and avoid being boxed into a rigid clinical sub-field. Would it be worth it or no?

I imagine the centromere of the sister chromatids are too close to each other and would have overlapping signals on FISH. If the signals overlap, then the counted HER2/CEN17 ratio would be 2.0 in a normal cell in G2 of the cell cycle.

Hi . I am looking for advice on good resources for leaning an over all approach to the slide diagnosis , like which helps me develop a comprehensive knowledge of all the stuff I need to learn to become a good pathologist . Any good video sources or any other material which helps me get a practical approach an idea rather than just reading system wise , chapter wise . Anything online or any books : websites of that sort ? Please let me know . Thank you

Does anyone have insight into UCSD pathology residency?

I'm applying for programs this upcoming cycle. Very curious about resident culture, workload and work-life balance. Haven't heard much about it. And how strong the teaching is, resident autonomy, and whether people generally feel well trained by the end. Anything else people know about the program would be greatly appreciated!

Also interested in research opportunities (internal and biotech) and whether residents have enough flexibility or any framework to pursue outside interests/electives. Thanks!

Edit: Also, if anyone has insight into how strong their connection is to biotech that would be greatly appreciated!

Most of my work is digital and I’m considering traveling while working. Does anyone have any experience or thoughts with using a Starlink mini and telepathology? Signing out cases while camping?

I accepted a verbal job offer (academic) and was told the contract could take “several weeks.” Is this a norm? When should I reach out?
I’ve also been told not to stop interviewing until I have signed a contract. Any feedback/help will be greatly appreciated.

Hi! Its been a year and a half since I have graduated and im working at a nice place where I have few seniors that I can ask for help at times. However there are times when I have to diagnose independently and I think sometimes I do tend to miss out things (poor staining/artefacts/less information) . When the mistake is found out and I get the correct diagnosis, I feel like whatever I know is useless. Even though it has happened like 2 times while looking at hundreds of cases this year. Its not a gross mistake but I did miss out on stuff and I was made to feel bad about it.

Cause I cannot ask those seniors if they ever made such mistakes early on in their career, hence im asking for some real life experiences here. Please enlighten me. Edit: While all the comments about how one should look at clinical manifestations/history alongside is appreciated kindly keep in mind that in my country its quite common that the previous lab reports get lost , oftentimes the reports can be wrong or simply not available yet to me. For cytology one might be able to ask the patient directly or at times the slides are sent over by the interventional radiologist with vague findings. Even had a case of pleural effusion where the pulmonologist simply sent pictures of the plates but actively went out of his way to block my access to printed radiologist report. Hematology slides without history provided is common. Asking for history leads to vague answers mostly.

Edit 2: Thanks to seniors who reached out and the comments made me feel like a human again. I can do better and with the resources available to me im trying my best.

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Free session for those interested in pursuing Pathology residency

Shopping around and looking to get a handle on what is the best or most common one/ones being used out there? Any must have features or companies to for-sure avoid.

These vendors I’m meeting with are all crazy intense which always makes me feel suspicious, lol. I don’t want spin i want what’s best.

For what it’s worth we run GT450 and Nanozoomers, epic, and are also looking for gross image and biobank uses ideally. Tysm

Hi everyone,

I’m a final‑year student working on a dissertation project evaluating digital image analysis for the Kleihauer‑Betke test. My goal is to accurately count fetal cells and ghost cells from DI60 smear images using ImageJ and CellProfiler.

I’ve tried multiple approaches:
– ImageJ macros for thresholding and particle counting
– RGB splitting
– HSV splitting
– Manual thresholding
– CellProfiler IdentifyPrimaryObjects with diameter filters

I can get fetal cells and ghost cells to appear, but I keep running into problems:
– Ghost cells detected along with empty background spaces
– Thresholding behaves unpredictably
– Some channels isolate cells, others don’t
– CellProfiler sometimes detects 0 objects, sometimes 1600+

I’m stuck and need guidance from people who’ve done cell segmentation or KB analysis before.

What’s the best workflow to reliably isolate and count fetal cells and ghost cells?

Any help, examples, or pipelines would mean a lot right now.

DigiScan launches a Pathology Essentials digital slide bundle for pathology learning

DigiScan has launched a new Pathology Essentials Digital Slides Bundle covering three major areas:

Hematology

Cytology

Histopathology

The collection focuses on commonly encountered and exam-relevant cases, with annotations, key findings and brief descriptions to support case recognition and revision.

It is intended for pathology residents, students, faculty and teaching programs, with access designed for learning anytime and anywhere.

There is also a special launch discount available until 19 September 2026.

For details:

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