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caffeinegirl replied to the thread Should pathologists become unionized?.Well... https://www.uapd.com/ -
caffeinegirl replied to the thread Should pathologists become unionized?.Interesting - it would have to be a union of all employed (W2) physicians, not just by specialty. I would use the example of a nurse's...
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And this at least partially explains why more U.S. med students will enter pathology. It's not that pathology's situation is improving... -
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Every physician is heading toward employment by health systems. The days of being exploited by gi/uro/derms is coming to an end. The...
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caffeinegirl reacted to octopusprime's post in the thread How did pathology fare in the 2024 match? with Like.
This is definitely true, and something med students may be cognizant of, but it's tied to a larger and more important problem, which is...
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caffeinegirl reacted to WEBB PINKERTON's post in the thread How did pathology fare in the 2024 match? with Like.
Orthopedic Surgery is the least diversified specialty based on what I have seen. Everyone I have ever encountered has been American...
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caffeinegirl reacted to HeyDalaron's post in the thread How did pathology fare in the 2024 match? with Like.
If this was true then radiology would be in a similar situation. The problem with pathology is mostly image. Low prestige, img heavy...
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caffeinegirl replied to the thread Johns Hopkins pathologist Jonathan Epstein has been on leave since May - The Washington Post.Duude - are you my twin? I've also come across those stories, and actually experienced some too!
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caffeinegirl replied to the thread Crap jobs in Pathology.Pathologists in private practice who are junior to the partners also typically have 4 weeks or less vacation, and sick days taken out of...
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Pathologists in some large corporate groups (SE USA) only get 4 weeks vacation and if they are sick, sick days are taken out of their...
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caffeinegirl reacted to PATHDOCNYCNJ's post in the thread Pathologist misdiagnosis in the news with Like.
I was in a practice where the one where the boss had the loudest voice and drove the consensus and you were seen as blind or stupid if...
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Agree with others, why is the patient being scheduled with the pathologist and why is he giving results directly? Has to be breast FNA...
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caffeinegirl reacted to octopusprime's post in the thread Pathologist misdiagnosis in the news with Like.
The billing doesn't make sense for most specialties...though yes it is particularly bad for path. Why can't I upgrade an appendix with...
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caffeinegirl replied to the thread Pathologist misdiagnosis in the news.Just another plug for AI screening tools too....I've seen AI tools that pick up foci of tumor that the pathologist missed the first time...
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caffeinegirl replied to the thread Pathologist misdiagnosis in the news.+1 - agree that QA/QC issues are important - and also agree with the point to double check benign as well as malignant diagnoses -...