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i am currently doing my internship. i would like to take a pg in pathology. what is the scope of pathology in the current scenario ?
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Re: career in pathology
posted at 31/10/2012 6:54 PM GMT
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Not certain. One thing is for sure - we'll always need pathologists. In the modern world of medicine, tissue becomes more and more the issue. A radiological and clinical diagnosis of lung cancer is no longer enough - sub-type, and receptor status is more and more standard. I don't think we have a pathology champion, do we?
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Re: career in pathology
posted at 31/10/2012 10:08 PM GMT
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Scientific advances in molecular biology and targeted therapies make Pathology an enthralling specialty; you'll find it dynamic and not stressful in a same time . Although you might miss the clinical side in medicine .. |
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Re: career in pathology
posted at 5/11/2012 5:36 PM GMT
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Pathology is very wide. There is histopathology, microbiology, virology, chemical pathology, haematology, molecular genetics, foresnsic - lots of possibilities. There are also massive changes occurring in pathology in the UK at the moment because of the last Government's Carter report. This stated that £500million should be moved from current spending prioroites in pathology to fund the new tests needed because of changes in clinical practice. However, when Liebour ran out of other people's money to spend, they conveniently cut the relevant sentence in the Carter report in half and decided to reduce pathology budgets by £50million / SHA - so now mergers and collectivisation of services is the agenda of the day. This means some types of pathologist here are safer than others. However, due to the high cost of making trained consultants redundant change will occur slowly and it is likely that replacement of retiring staff will slow fdown - thus meaning fewer vacancies. Therefore, to get on in pathology it will probably help if you enter with the assumption that you will want to do a lot of extra (unpaid) work to earn an MD or PhD and get lots of publications which will give you more ammunition in your CV for when you are chasing that elusive job - That was exactly the same as the situation in Chemical Pathology in the early 1990's when I was applying. So, firstly, you have to consider which area of pathology interests you; then depending on where you work, the local conditions may vary - for example in some parts of Europe chemical pathology is not a separate specialty but is combined with laboratory haematology; and onco-haematology is done by physicians... Only when you specify what type of pathology you are interested in can any good advice be given. |
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Re: career in pathology
posted at 22/11/2012 11:38 AM GMT
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We've covered both pathology and neuropathology in BMJ Careers over teh past couple of years. Maybe these articles might help you: http://careers.bmj.com/careers/advice/view-article.html?id=20000096 http://careers.bmj.com/careers/advice/view-article.html?id=20008422 |
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Re: career in pathology
posted at 14/12/2012 8:48 AM GMT
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I don't know the first thing about pathology but have you seen a programme on sky called 'DR G Medical examiner', She is a Medical Examiner in Orlando, Florida. I only mention it because if you are interested in Pathology and Forensic Pathology it is fascinating. They show her doing real cases and she explains what it is all about. Mind you she is extremely verbose. I know this isn't remotely helpful advice for a career in Pathology but it is very interesting to watch if you like that sort of thing. |
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Re: career in pathology
posted at 7/1/2013 3:00 AM GMT
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Hello Members, Pathology is an international, open access, peer reviewed journal which considers manuscripts on histopathology, haematology, biochemistry, virology, parasitology, infection control and medical microbiology. In an era when we are talking of molecular classification of traditional histology and immunotherapy for cancers, the role of the histo-morphologist seems to be exploring areas which one could never have imagined a few decades ago. With the rapidly advancing field of biotechnology and molecular biology, a modern histopathologist is expected to be well versed not only in the traditional histopathological techniques but also keep pace with the ever expanding frontiers of science and technology. With molecular diagnosis threatening to overrule the histopathological diagnosis with every new discovery, it is time for the histopathologist to embrace and incorporate the recent advancements of practicing pathology in its present modern context. Best Regards, David Weekley hbu[dot]edu |
