Academic PathologyPub Date : 2022-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.acpath.2022.100029
Amanda C. Herrmann MD, PhD , Cheryl Hanau MD , Donald Karcher MD , Douglas C. Miller MD, PhD , Alexandra Murtha , Ashley E. Sanders PHR, SHRM-CP , Charles Timmons MD, PhD , Karen L. Kaul MD, PhD , a work group of the Association of Pathology Chairs' Graduate Medical Education Committee
{"title":"The pathology fellowship application crisis: The current state and suggestions for remediation","authors":"Amanda C. Herrmann MD, PhD , Cheryl Hanau MD , Donald Karcher MD , Douglas C. Miller MD, PhD , Alexandra Murtha , Ashley E. Sanders PHR, SHRM-CP , Charles Timmons MD, PhD , Karen L. Kaul MD, PhD , a work group of the Association of Pathology Chairs' Graduate Medical Education Committee","doi":"10.1016/j.acpath.2022.100029","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acpath.2022.100029","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Problems within the Pathology fellowship application process in the US have been recognized and reported for years. Recently, members of the Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC) of the Association of Pathology Chairs (APC) and collaborators collected survey data from the residents themselves and the fellowship programs, as represented by both the fellowship program directors (members of the Fellowship Directors Ad Hoc Committee, FDAHC) and the program administrators (members of the Graduate Medical Education Administrators Section, GMEAS). These data are presented and discussed, and potential steps to resolve some of the problems around fellowship applications in pathology are presented.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":44927,"journal":{"name":"Academic Pathology","volume":"9 1","pages":"Article 100029"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/bc/0a/main.PMC9240977.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40579664","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Academic PathologyPub Date : 2022-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.acpath.2022.100044
Mark L. Tykocinski MD (President, Dean, Professor)
{"title":"Academic Pathology's “Spiderless Network”: The power of a professional society, its listserv, and its journal during a public health emergency","authors":"Mark L. Tykocinski MD (President, Dean, Professor)","doi":"10.1016/j.acpath.2022.100044","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acpath.2022.100044","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44927,"journal":{"name":"Academic Pathology","volume":"9 1","pages":"Article 100044"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/9d/9e/main.PMC9356195.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40593715","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Academic PathologyPub Date : 2022-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.acpath.2022.100027
Sonya J. Wegman M.D., Jason G. Tretter B.S., Debra L. Zynger M.D.
{"title":"Implementation of a required 3rd-year medical student surgical pathology clinical experience","authors":"Sonya J. Wegman M.D., Jason G. Tretter B.S., Debra L. Zynger M.D.","doi":"10.1016/j.acpath.2022.100027","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acpath.2022.100027","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Few medical schools have required experience in surgical pathology during the clinical years. After introducing a pilot and preliminary surgical pathology clinical experience into the curriculum, we initiated a required 3rd-year medical student surgical pathology clinical experience that consisted of a one hour introductory lecture; one hour gross room, histology, and immunohistochemistry laboratory introduction; and one hour of one-on-one case sign-out preceptorship with a subspecialty surgical pathologist within the surgery and obstetrics/gynecology block. Concepts that were covered included specimen processing, intraoperative frozen section consultation, completing specimen requisitions, interpreting synoptic reports, and pTNM staging. Students evaluated the surgical pathologist from 1 to 5 (1 “poor/unhelpful,” 2 “marginal,” 3 “neutral,” 4 “good,” 5 “excellent/useful”). Ten multiple-choice questions (included as part of a perioperative services exam) and attendance were incorporated into students’ perioperative services rotation grade. From 2014 to 2018, 757 students participated in the required 3rd-year surgical pathology clinical experience. Thirty academic subspecialty pathologists acted as preceptors with an average of nine sessions per preceptor per year. Evaluation data from 316 students from 2015 to 2018 showed a mean preceptor rating of 4.8/5 (range 4.0–5.0). Students scored an average of 81% on the surgical pathology portion of the exam (range 21–99% for each question). We successfully implemented a required medical student surgical pathology clinical experience. At the clerkship’s conclusion, students demonstrated understanding of key concepts and rated their preceptorship experience highly.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":44927,"journal":{"name":"Academic Pathology","volume":"9 1","pages":"Article 100027"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2374289522000161/pdfft?md5=b1cfe3b2529949c5b4c706cd32e33167&pid=1-s2.0-S2374289522000161-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46972971","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Academic PathologyPub Date : 2022-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.acpath.2022.100034
Melissa R. George DO , Kristen A. Johnson PhD , Mary P. Berg MD , Bronwyn H. Bryant MD , John M. Childs MD, CDR, MC, USN , Lisa R. Dixon MD, CHCQM , Ashley Holloman MD , Julie Katz Karp MD , Barbara Knollmann-Ritschel CAPT (Ret), MC, USN , Amanda Lofgreen MS , Victor Gerardo Prieto MD, Phd , Charles Franklin Timmons MD, PhD , Cindy B. McCloskey MD
{"title":"Factors influencing US osteopathic medical students to choose pathology as a specialty","authors":"Melissa R. George DO , Kristen A. Johnson PhD , Mary P. Berg MD , Bronwyn H. Bryant MD , John M. Childs MD, CDR, MC, USN , Lisa R. Dixon MD, CHCQM , Ashley Holloman MD , Julie Katz Karp MD , Barbara Knollmann-Ritschel CAPT (Ret), MC, USN , Amanda Lofgreen MS , Victor Gerardo Prieto MD, Phd , Charles Franklin Timmons MD, PhD , Cindy B. McCloskey MD","doi":"10.1016/j.acpath.2022.100034","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acpath.2022.100034","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The decline in the number of US allopathic (Medical Doctor or M.D.) medical students matching to pathology residency has been a topic of much discussion at national pathology professional society meetings and in recent publications. A recent survey of fourth-year allopathic medicals students was conducted to better understand the rationale behind students’ interest or lack thereof in pathology as a specialty. This study utilizes a similar survey tool gauging osteopathic (Doctor of Osteopathy or D.O.) student knowledge and interest in pathology, and offers insight into a possible growth market for the specialty. Similar to allopathic students, osteopathic students noted that clinical or research opportunities in pathology during medical school, autopsy observation/participation, and participation in pathology interest groups correlated with a greater likelihood of selecting pathology as a specialty. However, some key differences in osteopathic medical school curricular elements including microscope use, gross pathology specimen demonstrations, case-based learning by pathologists, exposure to pathology during other rotations, awareness of a pathology interest group, as well as an overall understanding of the everyday work of a pathologist were noted. Experiential exposure to pathology, and direct mentorship from pathologists may present an opportunity for pathology professional organizations, and pathology residency programs to partner with osteopathic medical schools to increase interest in the field, and aid in pipeline development.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":44927,"journal":{"name":"Academic Pathology","volume":"9 1","pages":"Article 100034"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/e6/06/main.PMC9198337.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40041850","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}