Comments on: 5 Reasons Why You Should Consider Pathology http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/03/17/5-reasons-why-you-should-consider-pathology/ A Cynical Look At Medical School and Medical Training Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:13:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Dave http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/03/17/5-reasons-why-you-should-consider-pathology/#comment-26545 Dave Sun, 26 Oct 2008 18:54:44 +0000 http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/03/17/5-reasons-why-you-should-consider-pathology/#comment-26545 The OP is absolutely right about one thing. Path is becoming competitive. Applications from US seniors are up 33% this year. Some places have more than _four hundred_ applications from US Seniors. The typical rate is about 250-300, with 300 or so IMGs. Pathology is going to go the way of Radiation Oncology if this holds. This could be bad too; I personally love my histology and pathology rotations, enjoy slides and making diagnosis, and research. But if people are going into path for the wrong reasons, what does that say? Well at any rate, with the downturn in the economy med schools are going to have 100,000 people applying for 16,000 ish spots and if there is massive competition for pathology, radiation oncology etc, then there will still be good people doing surgery. The OP is absolutely right about one thing. Path is becoming competitive. Applications from US seniors are up 33% this year. Some places have more than _four hundred_ applications from US Seniors. The typical rate is about 250-300, with 300 or so IMGs. Pathology is going to go the way of Radiation Oncology if this holds. This could be bad too; I personally love my histology and pathology rotations, enjoy slides and making diagnosis, and research. But if people are going into path for the wrong reasons, what does that say? Well at any rate, with the downturn in the economy med schools are going to have 100,000 people applying for 16,000 ish spots and if there is massive competition for pathology, radiation oncology etc, then there will still be good people doing surgery.

]]> By: LifeSucks http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/03/17/5-reasons-why-you-should-consider-pathology/#comment-16380 LifeSucks Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:54:41 +0000 http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/03/17/5-reasons-why-you-should-consider-pathology/#comment-16380 Is there anyway after doing my PGY-1 this year that I can switch to pathology next year? Would I have to reenter the Match? Would my current medicine program write me a mean letter just because I bailed out of their 3 yr commitment? [I should say 'unwritten' 3 yr agreement since my contract is only for 1 yr after all.] Is there anyway after doing my PGY-1 this year that I can switch to pathology next year? Would I have to reenter the Match? Would my current medicine program write me a mean letter just because I bailed out of their 3 yr commitment? [I should say ‘unwritten’ 3 yr agreement since my contract is only for 1 yr after all.]

]]> By: Hoover http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/03/17/5-reasons-why-you-should-consider-pathology/#comment-3078 Hoover Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:11:22 +0000 http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/03/17/5-reasons-why-you-should-consider-pathology/#comment-3078 That's certainly a concern Eric. However, the digital media of radiology studies make it slightly easier to outsource radiology reads moreso than pathology slides. Until pathology goes to a fully digitized format, it most likely won't be cost-effective to prepare slides and then ship them to another location for outsourced reading. That’s certainly a concern Eric. However, the digital media of radiology studies make it slightly easier to outsource radiology reads moreso than pathology slides.

Until pathology goes to a fully digitized format, it most likely won’t be cost-effective to prepare slides and then ship them to another location for outsourced reading.

]]> By: Eric http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/03/17/5-reasons-why-you-should-consider-pathology/#comment-3065 Eric Wed, 25 Jul 2007 15:16:17 +0000 http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/03/17/5-reasons-why-you-should-consider-pathology/#comment-3065 What about the potential of pathological slide interpretation being outsourced like radiology sometime in the near future? A quick google search of "pathology outsourcing" will show multiple companies that are already making it a reality, and most articles I've read concerning the threat of outsourcing to medicine suggest that radio and path are the top two candidates. What about the potential of pathological slide interpretation being outsourced like radiology sometime in the near future? A quick google search of “pathology outsourcing” will show multiple companies that are already making it a reality, and most articles I’ve read concerning the threat of outsourcing to medicine suggest that radio and path are the top two candidates.

]]> By: Med School Hell » Can't Match Derm? Try Derm Path Instead http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/03/17/5-reasons-why-you-should-consider-pathology/#comment-1601 Med School Hell » Can't Match Derm? Try Derm Path Instead Wed, 27 Jun 2007 04:18:02 +0000 http://www.medschoolhell.com/2007/03/17/5-reasons-why-you-should-consider-pathology/#comment-1601 [...] it were me it’d be pathology over dermatology hands down. I do predict that pathology will be getting more competitive in the near [...] […] it were me it’d be pathology over dermatology hands down. I do predict that pathology will be getting more competitive in the near […]

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