As a stage 4 Melanoma patient, thank you for the job you do. We get to thank the Oncologists and the other doctors who deal with our side effects, but we never get to see and thank you guys. I often pray thanking God for the work you guys do, not knowing who you are. Thanks for showing us what you do.
YES! I'm an M3 and super interested in pathology and there are no pathology resident influencers, day in the life, advice videos!! I was so excited to see your video pop up :-)
@@CarolinaMartinez-gz8fo this makes me so happy to hear, Carolina!! Thank you so much for watching and commenting. Let me know if you have any questions about path :)
No way! I had been looking for one for forever too. I’m so happy we found each other :) I passed out during one of my recent autopsies LOL so I’m happy there are people like you in the world hehe
@@madisontcarter lol I feel like that is a right of passage... if/when you can please do a video about your journey ( what you did in undergrad to get to med school, when you decided on pathology, what you did to secure your residency spot, etc)
@@madisontcarterPerhaps this is a uninformed observation,but wouldn't it have made more sense to have commenced ur Vid Bio after lets a say a yr of working? And of course u have done mucho + of studying ( and I'm sure it never really ends) But work is different..The deadlines,Politics,dealing with people,paying ur Bills& so on.. But good luck👍
Thanks for shedding some light on what pathologists do. Like you said most people have no clue what a pathologist does and how we are probably one of the most important (if not the most important) specialty in medicine. Of course I am biased because I am a pathologist (GI, been practicing 10 years). But seriously, in order to treat a cancer patient properly you need the correct diagnosis and all of the ancillary molecular tests and biomarkers. The general public has no clue about this, so once again thanks for bringing pathology into public focus.
Thanks for sharing this, Dr. Carter. I'm a med tech and have worked closely with amazing hematopathologists for many years. I feel both our jobs are grossly misunderstood at best and are not even known to exist at worst. Videos like yours can help with that. Good luck with the rest of your residency.
I am also a med tech specializing in transfusion medicine. I worked very closely with the pathologist in charge of the Blood Bank and the residents that rotated through our section. I was at a teaching hospital, Denver Health, and we relied on residents to find out what blood products the patients really needed. My pathologist. Dr Mary Berg, treated me as a professional and encouraged me to submit and present abstracts at the AABB annual meeting. When I started my career, I never thought I would be speaking at a national conference.
More than anything, I think it's important that you have found a field that you love and can apply yourself to your hearts content. Good fortune for your future.
Some of my favourite friends were pathology students on night shift. Every evening after scheduled surgeries had finished I would take bigs down to pathology. During operations I would take tissue down to be prepped and examined for the presence of cancer cells. Obviously technology has advanced dramatically since the 80s but same operations same procedures. I must say I never got used to taking specimens to the labs at night. Nor morgue duties but it was fascinating.
Great video! As a PGY7, I’ve loved every moment of my pathology training, and it’s awesome to see you educating and inspiring others about this amazing field. Keep up the great work!
Hi! I'm currently applying/interviewing with pathology programs (USMD). I'm so glad I found your channel! I think pathology should be a core elective in medical schools, there is so much to the field. Can't wait for your channel to blow up and have more people applying to the best specialty:)
Its super fascinating to see uncommon specialties. I never knew there were so many different types of pathologists. Thanks for putting this out into the world !!
Thank you for posting! I'm an Australian doctor keen on pathology, but over here we have to do at least two years of general junior doctor work before applying for specialty training. Watching stuff like this reminds me of what I have to look forward to!
It’s so interesting learning about medical training around the world. You can do it! It’ll be over before you know it and you’ll be on to your specialty training 💞
Considering a career change at 32 from tech to pathology (was interested several years ago but pursued tech out of caution and here I am considering it again 😅) so this is incredibly helpful! Thank you for taking the time to talk about what you get to do day to day. Going to see about doing some shadowing at some pathology labs next 🤠
Surgical Pathologist here! Now let's do the grossing of that Whipple! It doesn't come as often we better make a B roll movie for it! Subscribed! Good luck!!!
@@kephasp anesthesia is awesome too :) it’s fun getting the excitement of the OR, being great at procedures (like a-lines, intubations etc.) while also getting to care for patients when they’re nervously anticipating surgery. Anesthesiologists know so much physiology too.
Interesting video! I am a histotech so this is interesting to see. I have worked in path labs where the PA cuts the frozens on the cryostat and other labs where the histotech does.
About to graduate in 5 months and I adore pathology. Unfortunately, my eyes got badly injured due a prescription drug I took so looking all day into a microscope or a screen is just intolerable for me 😢. It was the only field I really loved and enjoyed every aspect of. I guess its internal medicine for me.
Wow I’m so sorry to hear that. Not sure if this means much or is helpful to you, but I just recently learned that nephrologists and pathologists have a good working relationship and they often know renal pathology really well. Might be something to look into if you’re interested and able to tolerate a little bit of microscope/screen time.
My dad was a pathologist and I can wholeheartedly say they're some of the kindest physicians. You also have a pretty chill lifestyle. Only downside is compensation - it's not that great unfortunately. And I imagine AI will impact the job market in the future as well. They're already uploading slides for physicians to read remotely. The next step is to have AI read them instead, with pathologists approving it, but that'll no doubt cut down the number of pathologists that can be employed at once.
Thank you for taking us through your day! M1 here. Pathology sounds like such an underrated but impactful field. Is there no hope for pathology if I feel completely lost in histology/pathology lab? Theoretically, I can understand the differences in histology, but I feel so lost actually looking at the slides. Everything just looks the same :(
@@seapinkoyster I took histo in undergrad and was mostly lost and then when I took it in med school, I didn’t enjoy it and I didn’t know what was going on half the time haha! There’s still hope! Thank you for watching :)
Here in my country you go straight to med school for 6 years, then you graduate, can work as a general doctor for as long as you want or/and you can take residence programs tests (there is no match, tests are the only way, and some institutions also have an interview or a curriculum analysis). I’m a general doctor for 2 years now and now I’m taking residence’s tests for pathology 😊 pray for me 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Very helpful video! Ill be applying path for 2026. Do you think youd be able to make a "how to match pathology" series/video? I'd love to send a signal to residency programs that pathology is my number #1 choice and I want to convey that in my application :)
When you were interviewing for path residencies, did you mention quality of life as a reason for your interest in path? Like is that a BAD thing to mention? That seems to be my main interest into it along with others. As well, did you get into a residency you wanted, and is it competitive to get into path?
@@madisontcarter Now is the interview season for 2024-2025 round. Just curious what types of interview questions to expect and how to do well for the interviews :). Anything that you think important would be helpful :)
I’m a med student too, and I’ve rarely seen a pathologist work in the laboratory with a scalpel, microtome, stains…etc, or even interact with the brute specimen; they’re almost always in their comfy desks reading slides lol.
Thank you so much for this video! You mentioned that pathologists get some time in between which allows you to study. On that note, how is the work/life balance of pathologists? Is it suitable for someone who would love to start a family and have enough time for children?
Seems like a good job if you want a life...depending on where you work and what specialty you choose. I imagine that an OBGYN pathologist is working 9-5 with no holidays.
hi! what would you say are the differences in lifestyle/stress/general day-to-day activity differences btw patho and IM other than like the patient communication aspect?
hmmm. I might have to think about this a little bit but off the top of my head I’d say this: every speciality is going to have it’s stresses. It ultimately depends on whether or not you like doing the “bread and butter”, every day things a specialty entails. I think IM offers really great lifestyle opportunities (working as a hospitalist for example), allows you the ability to specialize in a bunch of different sub specialties, and allows you to be in close contact with your patients. I didn’t like feeling like I was doing a lot of triage work, messaging nurses all the time, dealing with social/family/insurance problems, and coordinating care with specialists. I like that pathologists are, for the most part, able to make final diagnoses, and be pretty much sole experts in their niche. There aren’t very many other types of doctors who will be able to do what pathologists do. I also really like that we communicate mostly with other physicians as opposed to working directly with patients. Many, many pathologists work until they’re in they’re 60s-70s and a surprisingly high percentage into their 80s (and sometimes 90s) lol. I think it’s not as physically demanding, they have less burn out, and usually are compensated pretty well.
Im a medical lab scientist and am interested in going to med school for pathology because i already work with pathologist everyday and get to some of their work and assist in their bone marrow procedures.
My dad was a pathologist for decades. He had a good life, didnt have to work with patients very much except maybe to do certain types of biopsies. I am always curious how this field is going to go with the the advancement of AI. The pathologist does have to do specialized biopsies and cut and put the tissue on a slide. But the hardest part of the job is the analysis of the images under a microscope. I am always wondering at what point AI will advance enough to be able to really help pathologists with certain types of diagnosis. Do you use any type of AI software to help you analyze these images at all?
How cool! I have a pathologist dad too 🤓 We don’t currently use AI in our practice where I am, but there’s lot of talk about it! I think there will always be a human overseeing AI but hopefully it’ll help us make faster, more accurate diagnoses. I kind of think of it like a an airplane pilot using autopilot. The pilot doesn’t really fly the plane anymore, the computer does, but the pilot is there to make critical decisions if things go wrong.
@madisontcarter yeah they'll never let AI make those types of diagnosis, vs a trained pathologist. The reason Is, there is too much at stake if the software is wrong. I just could envision it helping you all a bit!
@@mytube785 this is a really hot topic rn and I’m flattered you think I know anything about AI or its future impact on the field of pathology, but I literally barely know how to use my laptop 😂 so I’m probably not the best person to speak on the subject.
very interesting! Pathology really was not on my radar. I am currently in the 3rd year of my BSc Biomedical Sciences, I love research but I also find MD really cool. Do you think one could combine Pathology in an MD/PhD position? And do you think a research-oriented person would find pathology fulfilling? Thanks for sharing!
Hi Marvin! Yes! many pathologists have their phds and continue to do research. We have a handful of faculty who spend a large proportion of their time doing research and a smaller portion of their time doing “clinical duties”.
Awesome video! May I ask if you done exceptionally well on pathology in med school and how good u should be good at histology to choose pathology? I feel like I’m mediocre at interpreting pathology tbh and I’m afraid I won’t be that good . thanks😅
im in highschool and i love learning about cells and things like that so ive been binging all your videos. im just curious as to what subspecialty you're thinking of going into and why?
Amazing😳 maybe some day I’ll consider pathology, I love histology and I am preparing for nursing school. I probably will end up being some type of lab nurse😊
Currently scribing at a cancer center. I hear theres a shortage of pathologists and avg reads can take a week. So concerning esp for cancer like you mentioned! What do you think of AI reading pathology reports? Is that a future possibility? It may help get diagnoses in a timely manner, but comes with many ethical considerations along with potentially replacing pathologists :( ? I personally would always want a person to be reviewing my info, but if someone showed me stats that AI is more effective, it's hard not to reconsider. Would love to hear your thoughts on the topic if it interests you too!
Hi! We have a substantial amount of “glove time” our first few years of residency because of the grossing we have to do but you could always wear a pair of cotton gloves under the latex ones or something? Some residents use cut resistant gloves under the latex ones- not sure what they’re made out of but that might help.
We get paid $80k our PGY1 year at my program. Salary as an attending is pretty variable depending on if you’re working in academia or private practice etc etc. I’ve known pathologists that make like $600k in private practice and others who make like $250k. Not really sure what an accurate median is to be honest.
Hi, nice video! Can I ask if you interact with pathologist’ assistants? Are there any details you can share about this profession? Sorry, it’s just something I’ve been looking into, thank you!
@@jaccycruz7033 yes! We interact a ton with the PAs in our department. They’re amazing. Soooo knowledgeable. They help train us in the grossing room. They know their anatomy really well :)
Are you afariad of getting respiratory dieseases or cancer? I like looking at the microscope, but the autopsy part and staying with my nose in allthese substances makes me anxious
@@cora696 it’s important to wear appropriate PPE but pathologists have been doing this for a long time (and usually with much less PPE in the past), and I don’t think they’ve been disproportionally afflicted.
I actually wish some here could give me answers blistering and bruising on fingers no injuries , Rheumatoid Factor Anti-Nuclear Antibodies, ENA/CTD Screening Test negative also just did double stranded dna + b12 also negative did fbc and this came back ESR = 1 b12 result = 210
@@madisontcarter Thank you so much 😊 I just found your channel and as a M3 I’m still trying to decide which speciality to choose. I’ve been always interested in pathology and your content helps a lot. Just to know, is there a major salary gap between other img friendly specialties such as internal med, general surgery and radiology?
@@ethanmaxwell2235 no. But that’s kind of hard to quantify because I feel like I get a bulk of my studying in during random pockets of the work day. Like do some UWorld for 20 minutes while waiting to sign out with an attending or during lunch or things like that.
Hi! So happy to see a pathologist on youtube❤Interested in pathology too but i've always been deterred by the thought of doing autopsies 😢 do you have to do a lot as a resident or is there like a minimum number of autopsies you have to do to complete residency?😅
I fainted a few weeks ago during one 😅 so they’re barely tolerable for me. I’m definitely going to find an attending job that has minimal autopsy responsibilities.
Pathology really should be removed from the med school track. All my Path friends say meds school was a waste of time. You can learn 95% of it in labs, sims and textbooks.
As a stage 4 Melanoma patient, thank you for the job you do. We get to thank the Oncologists and the other doctors who deal with our side effects, but we never get to see and thank you guys. I often pray thanking God for the work you guys do, not knowing who you are. Thanks for showing us what you do.
YES! I'm an M3 and super interested in pathology and there are no pathology resident influencers, day in the life, advice videos!! I was so excited to see your video pop up :-)
@@CarolinaMartinez-gz8fo this makes me so happy to hear, Carolina!! Thank you so much for watching and commenting. Let me know if you have any questions about path :)
I have been looking for years for a path vlogger. Nontrad undergrad hopeful🤞🏿 interested in neuro and forensics
No way! I had been looking for one for forever too. I’m so happy we found each other :)
I passed out during one of my recent autopsies LOL so I’m happy there are people like you in the world hehe
@@madisontcarter lol I feel like that is a right of passage... if/when you can please do a video about your journey ( what you did in undergrad to get to med school, when you decided on pathology, what you did to secure your residency spot, etc)
@@madisontcarterPerhaps this is a uninformed observation,but wouldn't it have made more sense to have commenced ur Vid Bio after lets a say a yr of working?
And of course u have done mucho + of studying ( and I'm sure it never really ends) But work is different..The deadlines,Politics,dealing with people,paying ur Bills& so on..
But good luck👍
Thanks for shedding some light on what pathologists do. Like you said most people have no clue what a pathologist does and how we are probably one of the most important (if not the most important) specialty in medicine. Of course I am biased because I am a pathologist (GI, been practicing 10 years). But seriously, in order to treat a cancer patient properly you need the correct diagnosis and all of the ancillary molecular tests and biomarkers. The general public has no clue about this, so once again thanks for bringing pathology into public focus.
Woah good points!
As a medical laboratory scientist, it’s good to see a resident pathologist on here. Welldone, doc!👌
Aw that’s awesome. Thank you :)
This is so freaking cool. I'm a prospective med student and don't know that much about pathology. Thanks so much for sharing
@@prestonmelchert8543 glad you enjoyed it, Preston!
Here here!
Thanks for sharing this, Dr. Carter. I'm a med tech and have worked closely with amazing hematopathologists for many years. I feel both our jobs are grossly misunderstood at best and are not even known to exist at worst. Videos like yours can help with that. Good luck with the rest of your residency.
I am also a med tech specializing in transfusion medicine. I worked very closely with the pathologist in charge of the Blood Bank and the residents that rotated through our section. I was at a teaching hospital, Denver Health, and we relied on residents to find out what blood products the patients really needed. My pathologist. Dr Mary Berg, treated me as a professional and encouraged me to submit and present abstracts at the AABB annual meeting. When I started my career, I never thought I would be speaking at a national conference.
More than anything, I think it's important that you have found a field that you love and can apply yourself to your hearts content. Good fortune for your future.
Some of my favourite friends were pathology students on night shift. Every evening after scheduled surgeries had finished I would take bigs down to pathology. During operations I would take tissue down to be prepped and examined for the presence of cancer cells. Obviously technology has advanced dramatically since the 80s but same operations same procedures. I must say I never got used to taking specimens to the labs at night. Nor morgue duties but it was fascinating.
Nurse here! Thoroughly enjoyed this video! Learned a lot. Keep the videos coming, very interesting.
@@QuintiaShanae Im so happy you enjoyed! Thank you!
Great video! As a PGY7, I’ve loved every moment of my pathology training, and it’s awesome to see you educating and inspiring others about this amazing field. Keep up the great work!
PGY7?! How many fellowships have you done?! Thank you :)
Super beautiful... and super cool. Thanks for posting!
Thank you for shedding light into this field! I got accepted into medical school and am excited to keep learning!
Hi! I'm currently applying/interviewing with pathology programs (USMD). I'm so glad I found your channel! I think pathology should be a core elective in medical schools, there is so much to the field. Can't wait for your channel to blow up and have more people applying to the best specialty:)
Hi Shirley!! Thank you so much 🥰 good luck with interview season!
Its super fascinating to see uncommon specialties. I never knew there were so many different types of pathologists. Thanks for putting this out into the world !!
Thank you for posting! I'm an Australian doctor keen on pathology, but over here we have to do at least two years of general junior doctor work before applying for specialty training. Watching stuff like this reminds me of what I have to look forward to!
It’s so interesting learning about medical training around the world. You can do it! It’ll be over before you know it and you’ll be on to your specialty training 💞
Wow! No idea how I stumbled on this video but so informative! Thank you for explaining about pathology.
Considering a career change at 32 from tech to pathology (was interested several years ago but pursued tech out of caution and here I am considering it again 😅) so this is incredibly helpful! Thank you for taking the time to talk about what you get to do day to day. Going to see about doing some shadowing at some pathology labs next 🤠
I'm starting Pathologists' Assistant school next year! I'm so excited! My main role will be grossing
I quit cardiology residency and was actually thinking of pathology! I am glad this was on my for you page
Woah! What did you end up deciding to do?
Your video made me settle on pathology actually :) I will take an enterance exam in winter
@@zeynepkoc3379 oh my goodness no way. That’s crazy! Congrats!
Thank you so much! Wishing you also the best on your journey
Surgical Pathologist here! Now let's do the grossing of that Whipple! It doesn't come as often we better make a B roll movie for it! Subscribed! Good luck!!!
really interesting video, def will be considering pathology as a potential specialty to work in, anesthesiology is my #1 atm
@@kephasp anesthesia is awesome too :) it’s fun getting the excitement of the OR, being great at procedures (like a-lines, intubations etc.) while also getting to care for patients when they’re nervously anticipating surgery. Anesthesiologists know so much physiology too.
This looks really calm! It goes along with my personality, thank you for sharing!
OMG you're famous Dr. Carter! I enjoyed watching your videos and can't wait to see more :D Pathology is really the best speciality!
Oh my gosh pearl 😂💖 I’m so embarrassed hahah see you soon 🥰
extremely glad you're pushing these out, really helpful for pathology hopefuls such as myself!
Thank you for working in health care. I hope healthcare can become more affordable in my lifetime.
Im a nursing student but I always thought if i were to ever be a MD I would definitely choose pathology. So interesting and cool
Great video! thanks for showing us your day :) would love to see more of these
Thank you! I’ll try!
Interesting video! I am a histotech so this is interesting to see. I have worked in path labs where the PA cuts the frozens on the cryostat and other labs where the histotech does.
Fascinating! And amazing that its real time. Your work is so important.
Very interesting right? Thank you 💕
Loved this one
Great video! A new interest was unlocked for me.
@@balancedbio so exciting! it’s a great option, in my opinion. thanks for the feedback! :)
God bless you for uploading and sharing this useful information
About to graduate in 5 months and I adore pathology. Unfortunately, my eyes got badly injured due a prescription drug I took so looking all day into a microscope or a screen is just intolerable for me 😢. It was the only field I really loved and enjoyed every aspect of. I guess its internal medicine for me.
Wow I’m so sorry to hear that. Not sure if this means much or is helpful to you, but I just recently learned that nephrologists and pathologists have a good working relationship and they often know renal pathology really well. Might be something to look into if you’re interested and able to tolerate a little bit of microscope/screen time.
This is super interesting, from a layperson with a medical interests point of view.
My dad was a pathologist and I can wholeheartedly say they're some of the kindest physicians. You also have a pretty chill lifestyle. Only downside is compensation - it's not that great unfortunately. And I imagine AI will impact the job market in the future as well. They're already uploading slides for physicians to read remotely. The next step is to have AI read them instead, with pathologists approving it, but that'll no doubt cut down the number of pathologists that can be employed at once.
Interesting field,keep up the good work 👏
Thank you for taking us through your day! M1 here. Pathology sounds like such an underrated but impactful field. Is there no hope for pathology if I feel completely lost in histology/pathology lab? Theoretically, I can understand the differences in histology, but I feel so lost actually looking at the slides. Everything just looks the same :(
@@seapinkoyster I took histo in undergrad and was mostly lost and then when I took it in med school, I didn’t enjoy it and I didn’t know what was going on half the time haha! There’s still hope! Thank you for watching :)
@@madisontcarter Thank you so much! That is super reassuring :)
@@madisontcarter this is so encouraging
Here in my country you go straight to med school for 6 years, then you graduate, can work as a general doctor for as long as you want or/and you can take residence programs tests (there is no match, tests are the only way, and some institutions also have an interview or a curriculum analysis). I’m a general doctor for 2 years now and now I’m taking residence’s tests for pathology 😊 pray for me 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Wow!! What country are you in? Good luck with your tests 💕
@ Brazil 🇧🇷
As a M1 this was invaluable. Thank you.
Wonderfully well done video. Thank you
RS : MD, FRCS Canada ( obs gyn )
so kind of you! thank you for watching, doc! :)
Great video! I'm always curious about what pathology in the human medical world looks like! - from a veterinary pathology resident in Canada
@@caitlinevered2581 no way how neat! 🐶
One of those 'behind the scenes' jobs that are so incredibly important.
Thank you for what you do!! 😊
Thanks for sharing! Never really thought about PAth... new obsession!
Cool!! Welcome to the Pathology Interest Group Club!
Great vlog!! Keep going, we need more! haha🚀 Thankss
Very helpful video! Ill be applying path for 2026. Do you think youd be able to make a "how to match pathology" series/video? I'd love to send a signal to residency programs that pathology is my number #1 choice and I want to convey that in my application :)
Oooh!! Maybe I’ll interview some of my co-residents and they can offer some tips :)
@@madisontcarter sounds lovely! Thank you!
When you were interviewing for path residencies, did you mention quality of life as a reason for your interest in path? Like is that a BAD thing to mention? That seems to be my main interest into it along with others. As well, did you get into a residency you wanted, and is it competitive to get into path?
yes please continue filming! path needs more exposure
could you do a video about your experiences from your ERAS application and interviews?
Is there anything specific you’re curious about?
@@madisontcarter Now is the interview season for 2024-2025 round. Just curious what types of interview questions to expect and how to do well for the interviews :). Anything that you think important would be helpful :)
Very interesting!
wow, i didn't know it was so hands-on
I’m a med student too, and I’ve rarely seen a pathologist work in the laboratory with a scalpel, microtome, stains…etc, or even interact with the brute specimen; they’re almost always in their comfy desks reading slides lol.
true 🤣🤣🤣
Thank you so much for this video! You mentioned that pathologists get some time in between which allows you to study. On that note, how is the work/life balance of pathologists? Is it suitable for someone who would love to start a family and have enough time for children?
Seems like a good job if you want a life...depending on where you work and what specialty you choose. I imagine that an OBGYN pathologist is working 9-5 with no holidays.
Well done and thank you
hi! what would you say are the differences in lifestyle/stress/general day-to-day activity differences btw patho and IM other than like the patient communication aspect?
hmmm. I might have to think about this a little bit but off the top of my head I’d say this: every speciality is going to have it’s stresses. It ultimately depends on whether or not you like doing the “bread and butter”, every day things a specialty entails. I think IM offers really great lifestyle opportunities (working as a hospitalist for example), allows you the ability to specialize in a bunch of different sub specialties, and allows you to be in close contact with your patients. I didn’t like feeling like I was doing a lot of triage work, messaging nurses all the time, dealing with social/family/insurance problems, and coordinating care with specialists. I like that pathologists are, for the most part, able to make final diagnoses, and be pretty much sole experts in their niche. There aren’t very many other types of doctors who will be able to do what pathologists do. I also really like that we communicate mostly with other physicians as opposed to working directly with patients. Many, many pathologists work until they’re in they’re 60s-70s and a surprisingly high percentage into their 80s (and sometimes 90s) lol. I think it’s not as physically demanding, they have less burn out, and usually are compensated pretty well.
Im a medical lab scientist and am interested in going to med school for pathology because i already work with pathologist everyday and get to some of their work and assist in their bone marrow procedures.
Thats so cool!! MLSs are amazing.
My dad was a pathologist for decades. He had a good life, didnt have to work with patients very much except maybe to do certain types of biopsies. I am always curious how this field is going to go with the the advancement of AI. The pathologist does have to do specialized biopsies and cut and put the tissue on a slide. But the hardest part of the job is the analysis of the images under a microscope. I am always wondering at what point AI will advance enough to be able to really help pathologists with certain types of diagnosis. Do you use any type of AI software to help you analyze these images at all?
How cool! I have a pathologist dad too 🤓 We don’t currently use AI in our practice where I am, but there’s lot of talk about it! I think there will always be a human overseeing AI but hopefully it’ll help us make faster, more accurate diagnoses. I kind of think of it like a an airplane pilot using autopilot. The pilot doesn’t really fly the plane anymore, the computer does, but the pilot is there to make critical decisions if things go wrong.
@madisontcarter yeah they'll never let AI make those types of diagnosis, vs a trained pathologist. The reason Is, there is too much at stake if the software is wrong. I just could envision it helping you all a bit!
Hello! I was told pathologists don't do much if any grossing anymore. Is that dependent on the hospital, or do you only do bigger cases? Thank you!
Great Content
It’d be interesting to know how AI will be impacting pathology… possible to have a video about AI?
@@mytube785 this is a really hot topic rn and I’m flattered you think I know anything about AI or its future impact on the field of pathology, but I literally barely know how to use my laptop 😂 so I’m probably not the best person to speak on the subject.
@@madisontcarter the promise of AI is to turn anyone into a genius, well, except for geniuses :d. But how’s your institution or program view AI ?
very interesting! Pathology really was not on my radar. I am currently in the 3rd year of my BSc Biomedical Sciences, I love research but I also find MD really cool. Do you think one could combine Pathology in an MD/PhD position? And do you think a research-oriented person would find pathology fulfilling?
Thanks for sharing!
Hi Marvin! Yes! many pathologists have their phds and continue to do research. We have a handful of faculty who spend a large proportion of their time doing research and a smaller portion of their time doing “clinical duties”.
I'm surprised I never heard of this profession before.
The best specialty only behind pediatrics & neurosurgery
Awesome ❤
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Awesome video! May I ask if you done exceptionally well on pathology in med school and how good u should be good at histology to choose pathology? I feel like I’m mediocre at interpreting pathology tbh and I’m afraid I won’t be that good .
thanks😅
@@truthteller2711 I wasn’t particularly gifted at histology by any means! 🤣 it’s a skill and it just takes time to learn. You’ll be fine!
why you didn't choose radiology?
Keep making these!
@@user-jk1sc1jh5c ok 🤓
great video! And random but you look exactly like this vlogger moya mawhinney lol I thought you were her in the thumbnail lol!
oh my goodness I’ve watched a few of her videos! What a compliment to be mistaken for her :) Thank you for watching!
A really cool video and interesting insight into a field that is rarely a topic! But pls be careful when driving with a hairclip 🙏🏽
good point! Thank you. I should probably take it out while driving!
Yes be safe ❤
Can expert ystems and AI eliminate the need for human pathologists?
Nice!
im in highschool and i love learning about cells and things like that so ive been binging all your videos. im just curious as to what subspecialty you're thinking of going into and why?
That’s so awesome, Lilly! I’ll try to answer this in my Q and A! :)
Amazing😳 maybe some day I’ll consider pathology, I love histology and I am preparing for nursing school. I probably will end up being some type of lab nurse😊
You’re gonna be great!
Hey, I’m in medical lab school, and from what I know I don’t think nurses usually work in the lab. Are you going to nursing school soon?
@ I’ll be fine with whatever specialty I end up in, I just love the lab work
@ im applying for this upcoming fall semester ‘25
Yesss!!! Keep going, please 🫶🏼
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Thank you!
Lot of training and expense I would think. Do you see AI technology assisting with various levels of the processes and analysis?
Currently scribing at a cancer center. I hear theres a shortage of pathologists and avg reads can take a week. So concerning esp for cancer like you mentioned! What do you think of AI reading pathology reports? Is that a future possibility? It may help get diagnoses in a timely manner, but comes with many ethical considerations along with potentially replacing pathologists :( ? I personally would always want a person to be reviewing my info, but if someone showed me stats that AI is more effective, it's hard not to reconsider. Would love to hear your thoughts on the topic if it interests you too!
@@fleetingpresence maybe I’ll try to find someone with more experience on this subject and interview them for you guys :) thanks for the comment!
How much glove time do you have as a pathologist? Interested in doing pathology but have irritant contact dermatitis esp when wearing gloves 🥺
Hi! We have a substantial amount of “glove time” our first few years of residency because of the grossing we have to do but you could always wear a pair of cotton gloves under the latex ones or something? Some residents use cut resistant gloves under the latex ones- not sure what they’re made out of but that might help.
my friend is going into path and lowkey im watching this bc idk wtf path residency is like
should I go to radiology or pathology? my uncle is in cytopathology and he says go join radiology. i dont know
Depending on where you are in your education, just keep an open mind! If you’re a third or fourth year med student, do some elective time in both!
is there a Mitochondria Pathologist ?
What does your pay look like if you don't mind me asking? And salary as attending? Thoughts on AI? Thank you!
We get paid $80k our PGY1 year at my program. Salary as an attending is pretty variable depending on if you’re working in academia or private practice etc etc. I’ve known pathologists that make like $600k in private practice and others who make like $250k. Not really sure what an accurate median is to be honest.
Lots of upcoming uses for AI but I think there will always be pathologists, our roles might just evolve as tech evolves.
what's the name of the piano piece? 12:17
Im sorry I don’t know. It’s a random free audio clip from CapCut 😅
Hi, nice video! Can I ask if you interact with pathologist’ assistants? Are there any details you can share about this profession? Sorry, it’s just something I’ve been looking into, thank you!
@@jaccycruz7033 yes! We interact a ton with the PAs in our department. They’re amazing. Soooo knowledgeable. They help train us in the grossing room. They know their anatomy really well :)
@@madisontcarterawesome, thank you for your response!
So cool wow
Do you guys work with cytologists?
Are you afariad of getting respiratory dieseases or cancer? I like looking at the microscope, but the autopsy part and staying with my nose in allthese substances makes me anxious
@@cora696 it’s important to wear appropriate PPE but pathologists have been doing this for a long time (and usually with much less PPE in the past), and I don’t think they’ve been disproportionally afflicted.
11:12 First rule of film making: show, don't tell.
I would love to be a pathologist if only I were smart enough to get into med school 😭
I actually wish some here could give me answers blistering and bruising on fingers no injuries , Rheumatoid Factor
Anti-Nuclear Antibodies, ENA/CTD Screening Test negative also just did double stranded dna + b12 also negative did fbc and this came back ESR = 1 b12 result = 210
I’m so sorry you’re dealing with health problems! I cannot give out medical advice but I hope you are able to find someone who can help you ❣️
Do you wear scrubs because of organ bits?
yes, that is precisely why :)
The annoying thing about path is the challenging examinations and endless studying one requires.
Yeah true 😫
1:41 TABITHA!
Is pathology residency achievable for foreign students?
Yes! It’s one of the specialties that’s easiest to match into for foreign grads.
@@madisontcarter Thank you so much 😊 I just found your channel and as a M3 I’m still trying to decide which speciality to choose. I’ve been always interested in pathology and your content helps a lot. Just to know, is there a major salary gap between other img friendly specialties such as internal med, general surgery and radiology?
What are your hours like in a typical week?
I’d say it’s like 50-60 hours a week!
@@madisontcarter studying included?
@@ethanmaxwell2235 no. But that’s kind of hard to quantify because I feel like I get a bulk of my studying in during random pockets of the work day. Like do some UWorld for 20 minutes while waiting to sign out with an attending or during lunch or things like that.
Hi! So happy to see a pathologist on youtube❤Interested in pathology too but i've always been deterred by the thought of doing autopsies 😢 do you have to do a lot as a resident or is there like a minimum number of autopsies you have to do to complete residency?😅
@@madisontcarter gotcha, thanks! Best of luck
How do you deal with autopsies? I would have liked pathology, but the autopsies...couldn't enjoy dinner for days
I fainted a few weeks ago during one 😅 so they’re barely tolerable for me. I’m definitely going to find an attending job that has minimal autopsy responsibilities.
my stuff that girl
Pathology, schmathology. Damn, this minkey is cute.
Pathology really should be removed from the med school track. All my Path friends say meds school was a waste of time. You can learn 95% of it in labs, sims and textbooks.