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Bacterial contamination of multiple platelet units at a university hospital-affiliated blood donation center in Philadelphia, PA: A quality improvement project 宾夕法尼亚州费城一所大学附属医院献血中心多个血小板单位的细菌污染：质量改进项目

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Academic Pathology Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.acpath.2025.100173

A.F. Schurr DO , V.M. Quann DO , A. Gomez MD, A. Martinez-Mencia MD, J. Guarente MD, A. Goldberg MD

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Making housestaff feel at home: impact of workspace interventions on anatomic pathology trainee wellness 使家政人员有宾至如归的感觉：工作空间干预对解剖病理学实习生健康的影响

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Academic Pathology Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.acpath.2025.100170

Kelly Ernst MD, Christine Heisen MD, Minami A. Tokuyama MD, Krishna L. Bharani MD, PhD

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Pathology observerships and externships for international medical graduates: Insights from a MatchToPath.com survey 国际医学毕业生的病理学观察员和实习：来自MatchToPath.com调查的见解

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Academic Pathology Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.acpath.2025.100178

Priya Upadhyay MBBS, PhD , Terri E. Jones MD , Kamran M. Mirza MD, PhD , Oscar F. Lopez-Nunez MD , Meredith Herman DO , Yasamin Mirzabeigi MD , Tiarra Price DO , Fahad Alam MD , Swikrity U. Baskota MD

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Educational Case: Hairy cell leukemia 教育案例：毛细胞白血病

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Academic Pathology Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.acpath.2025.100180

Cassandra M. Raziel MD , Joanna L. Conant MD

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Never let a good crisis go to waste: Decreased autopsy exposure necessitates TheAutopsyBook.com, a novel educational resource 永远不要浪费一个好的危机：减少尸检曝光需要TheAutopsyBook.com，这是一个新的教育资源

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Academic Pathology Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.acpath.2025.100179

Meagan Chambers MD, MS, MSc , Jody E. Hooper MD , Alex K. Williamson MD

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Educational Case: Respiratory bronchiolitis-associated interstitial lung disease with fibrosis 教育案例：呼吸性细支气管炎相关间质性肺疾病伴纤维化

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Academic Pathology Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.acpath.2025.100182

Rachel T. Koch DO, Caroline Abramovich MD

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Educational Case: Abnormal uterine bleeding 教育案例：子宫异常出血

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Academic Pathology Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.acpath.2025.100160

Mikaela B. Herberg MD , Kevin D. Whaley MD , Lauren N. Huddle MD

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Educational Case: Disseminated intravascular coagulation in a patient with cancer 教育案例：癌症患者的弥散性血管内凝血

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Academic Pathology Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.acpath.2025.100162

Kripa Ahuja MS , Richard M. Conran MD, PhD, JD

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Educational Case: Bullous pemphigoid 教育案例：大疱性类天疱疮。

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Academic Pathology Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.acpath.2024.100155

Ryan C. Saal BS , Alice A. Roberts MD, PhD , Richard M. Conran MD, PhD, JD

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International medical graduates representation in pathology academic workforce, departmental leadership and society leadership 国际医学毕业生在病理学学术队伍、部门领导和社会领导中的代表性。

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Academic Pathology Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.acpath.2024.100158

Asli Azemi MD , Carlos Parra-Herran MD

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