# Pathologist

#### Attributes of a Pathologist

What makes a good pathologist? First of all, I think you have to be good at pattern recognition... You have to be thorough in your thinking, "Well, if I haven't seen this before, what must I do to try and make the diagnosis? Must I do some more special stains? Must I show it to somebody else? Must I read up in the books about it?" And you have to be quite determined to find out. **Paola Domizio** (UK)

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#### Choosing a Pathology Subspecialty: Have You Considered Patient Contact?

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#### Collections

* This is what we should be doing. Collect, Catalog, Classify and Share. [#**pathologists**](https://twitter.com/hashtag/pathologists?src=hash) are ambitious collectors who make catalogs of diseases. Collections should be mandatory for residents and educational departments.

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#### Lauren V. Ackerman: a wit, a rogue, a giant: selected anecdotes

I suggest the [#**pathologist**](https://twitter.com/hashtag/pathologist?src=hash) to keep a copy of this [#**article**](https://twitter.com/hashtag/article?src=hash) by Prof [@**juan\_rosai**](https://twitter.com/juan_rosai) on your drawer and read it once in a while

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#### Also known as

Someone who does precision guesswork based on unreliable data provided by those of questionable knowledge

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#### Name of the Lecture:Pathology Laboratory, How it works?

Required Prior Knowledge:Histology techniques that were described in histology laboratory lectures

Aim of the Lecture:To give a brief introduction for how a pathology laboratory functions in hospitals.

Goals of the lecture:

Students will have a basic knowledge of how pathology laboratory functions in hospital setting

Students will have a basic knowledge about pathologists’ function in hospitals

Lecture Outlines:

* Specimen Types - Biopsy
* * Core biopsy, tru-cut biopsy
  * Incisional biopsy
  * Excisional Biopsy
  * Radical excision
* Specimen Types - Cytology
* * Exfoliative Cytology
  * Aspiration Cytology
* Registry in pathology laboratory and workflow
* Macroscopy
* * Specimen photography
  * Specimen archive
  * Taking appropriate samples according to guidelines
* Tissue processing
* Paraffin embedding
* Microtome
* H\&E
* Microscopy
* Autopsy
* Frozen section
* Special techniques
* * Histochemistry
  * Enzyme Histochemistry
  * Immunohistochemistry
  * Immunofluorescence
  * In-situ hybridization
* Molecular Techniques
* Pathology Archive
* * Paraffin blocks
  * Slides
  * Printed and Electronic Reports
* Product of a pathologist is the report
* Relationship and communication with clinicians
* Relationship and communication with patients
* Consultations
* Telepathology
* Digital Pathology and Virtual Slides

References:

1. How to Read Your Pathology Report:<http://www.cap.org/apps/docs/reference/myBiopsy/pathology_report.html>
2. How to Read Your Pathology Report:<http://www.cap.org/ShowProperty?nodePath=/UCMCon/Contribution%20Folders/WebContent/pdf/how-to-read-pathology-report.pdf>
3. <http://rosaicollection.org/>

Last updated:01.05.2015

Name of the Lecture:Pathology Laboratory, How it works?

Required Prior Knowledge:Histology techniques that were described in histology laboratory lectures

Aim of the Lecture:To give a brief introduction for how a pathology laboratory functions in hospitals.

Goals of the lecture:

Students will have a basic knowledge of how pathology laboratory functions in hospital setting

Students will have a basic knowledge about pathologists’ function in hospitals

Lecture Outlines:

* Specimen Types - Biopsy
* * Core biopsy, tru-cut biopsy
  * Incisional biopsy
  * Excisional Biopsy
  * Radical excision
* Specimen Types - Cytology
* * Exfoliative Cytology
  * Aspiration Cytology
* Registry in pathology laboratory and workflow
* Macroscopy
* * Specimen photography
  * Specimen archive
  * Taking appropriate samples according to guidelines
* Tissue processing
* Paraffin embedding
* Microtome
* H\&E
* Microscopy
* Autopsy
* Frozen section
* Special techniques
* * Histochemistry
  * Enzyme Histochemistry
  * Immunohistochemistry
  * Immunofluorescence
  * In-situ hybridization
* Molecular Techniques
* Pathology Archive
* * Paraffin blocks
  * Slides
  * Printed and Electronic Reports
* Product of a pathologist is the report
* Relationship and communication with clinicians
* Relationship and communication with patients
* Consultations
* Telepathology
* Digital Pathology and Virtual Slides

References:

1. How to Read Your Pathology Report:<http://www.cap.org/apps/docs/reference/myBiopsy/pathology_report.html>
2. How to Read Your Pathology Report:<http://www.cap.org/ShowProperty?nodePath=/UCMCon/Contribution%20Folders/WebContent/pdf/how-to-read-pathology-report.pdf>
3. <http://rosaicollection.org/>

## Pathologist

#### Educating the Digital Generation: Adjusting to new technologies can be difficult – but rising to the challenges could change the face of medical training

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#### Pathocholesteatoma (Pathoma parody): Yale Med 2017 Second Year Show

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#### Educating the Digital Generation: Adjusting to new technologies can be difficult – but rising to the challenges could change the face of medical training

<https://thepathologist.com/issues/0717/educating-the-digital-generation/>

#### Pathocholesteatoma (Pathoma parody): Yale Med 2017 Second Year Show

<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyQPxaqfcZI>

#### University of Pittsburgh Pathology Conference

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#### Washington University in St. Louis Nephrology Web Series

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#### University of Pittsburgh Pathology Conference

<http://pathologyconference.upmc.edu/>

#### Washington University in St. Louis Nephrology Web Series

<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1mJLTtBsf6PTbuiv08vcOA/videos>