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The hospital is where, as a medical student, you transform from an unwilling apprentice of sorts to a practitioner. The shorter the white coat, the less skilled you are. Medical student white coats are more like short dinner jackets in white...
As I child growing up I spent many summers, spring breaks, and winter breaks visiting my grandparents in South Florida. In the late 1970’s the place was already full of retirees from the rust belt and other northern parts. I enjoyed golf,...
Paula Takacs wrote an article on this site nearly two years discussing the value of pathology and giving credit where credit is due. She had a powerful message then and her legacy lives on in her foundation she started in her name. In...
Everyday in dozens of groups on Facebook pathologists from all over the world post images of pathology cases with brief clinical histories, gross descriptions and/or IHC or other ancillary test information for a couple of purposes. One is to...
One of my favorite shows on television is History Channel’s Pawn Stars. I appreciate the nature of what they do – having to know a little bit about a lot, knowing when they don’t know enough to assess the value of something or even know...
While attending the CAP meeting back in September I recalled my experience with Kimberly (see: Kimberly's Story and the Power of Pathology 2.0) and presented a call to action for pathologists to become patient advocates. Since then, a...
