tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50508262011-06-08T02:44:28.866-04:00PathDocAn Internet Pathology ResourceBCnoreply@blogger.comBlogger331100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050826.post-33276853569379791652007-04-19T14:57:00.000-04:002007-04-19T15:01:31.792-04:00Here are a couple of new websites I'm adding to Pathdoc:1. ScopeTalk- A blog geared to pathology resident. Comments are enabled on each post to encourage discussion. The topics posted so far are good. Check it out.2. BloodMed- A excellent online resource for hematology/hemepath. BloodMed is affiliated with Blackwell Publishing. You can sign up for a free 1 year trial by submitting your emailBCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050826.post-21638754639011806182007-04-12T15:12:00.000-04:002007-04-12T15:25:52.812-04:00I have been away from Pathdoc for a while due to boards studying, a busy hemepath fellowship and various other things. But now I'm back and I'll try to keep updates coming on a more consistent basis.First things first, the hell of pathology boards is over! And I passed! I couldn't believe it when I got the results but somehow, I guess correctly on enough questions to get that nice board BCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050826.post-1148411919640936632006-05-23T15:13:00.000-04:002006-05-23T15:18:39.650-04:00Unfortunately, there is no way to sugar coat this: studying for boards is awful. The constant feeling of being overwhelmed, the sheer magnitude of the amount of information you need to know, the realization that you should have studied more during your residency; it all hits you. With one month to go, panic mode has set in. There is no way I will finish what I had planned to study before the BCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050826.post-1137030096259628142006-01-11T20:28:00.000-05:002006-01-11T20:41:36.273-05:00Well, it's certainly been a long time since I've posted. But now I have something to post about: boards. In a mere 6 months, I'll be traveling to Tampa to sit for arguably the toughest exam of my education. So how am I preparing for boards? Here is the plan. First, I'm going through all the Osler Review Course notes and lectures. As I go through each topic, I'm going to read and make BCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050826.post-1119407076700472452005-06-21T21:21:00.000-05:002005-06-21T21:26:01.710-05:00I ran across a great immuno program in the CAP Today news publication. Called Immunohistochemistry Vade Mecum (vade mecum is Latin for "go with me"), it is a downloadable program that you can run from you desktop. It's set up just like the Windows help file and it is full of great immuno information. There is also a Pocket PC version and a beta Web-based version. You can download the programs at BCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050826.post-1118453443918925862005-06-10T20:28:00.000-05:002005-06-10T20:31:48.540-05:00I ran across an excellent article in the Archives that discusses internet resources for pathologists. View the article here. It contains several websites that look excellent. I'll likely be adding many of those to my links on Pathdoc. Also, look for a post outlining which books I like the best for the different areas of path; just in time for the new residents in July!BCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050826.post-1107318128687489002005-02-01T23:20:00.000-05:002005-02-01T23:22:08.686-05:00Here is a link to the ARUP Guide to Clinical Laboratory Testing. It gives a nice overview of many lab tests and is a nice reference.
ARUP Guide to Clinical Laboratory TestingBCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050826.post-1105457018477225172005-01-11T10:20:00.000-05:002005-01-11T10:23:38.476-05:00No worries, I'm still here! The holidays were busy and I didn't have much to post. I'm on neuropathology now and I've run across some excellent websites for neuropath:
1. Neuropathology Course Notes (Cornell)- Some excellent notes on basic neuropathology.
2. ANOCEF's Atlas of Neuro-Oncology- Very nice online neuropathology atlas.
3. Tulane Neuropathology- Good images and some excellent BCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050826.post-1099577986508704782004-11-04T09:16:00.000-05:002004-11-04T09:27:26.656-05:00I'm on micro this month and ran across another excellent mycology website:
Morphology of Medically Important Fungi. It has good basic notes and pictures geared towards lab personell and path residents. Also, don't forget Doctor Fungus' excellent website: www.doctorfungus.org.
BCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050826.post-1097723428077065472004-10-13T22:08:00.000-05:002004-11-04T09:20:56.466-05:00Couple more websites for you:
1. Endometrium.org
Website by Dr. Mutter from Brigham Women's. Good information on diagnosing premalignant endometrial lesions and the use of the EIN nomenclature.
2. Immunoquery
All kinds of information about immunostains and possible diagnoses based on immuno profile. Requires free sign up.
BCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050826.post-1097036871146717022004-10-05T23:26:00.000-05:002004-10-05T23:28:37.453-05:00Medscape has finally added a section for Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. You can view it at the address below:
http://www.medscape.com/pathologyhome
BCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050826.post-1096664774366294622004-10-01T16:05:00.000-05:002004-10-01T16:06:14.366-05:00More sites! This one is a bacteriology site that looks pretty good:
http://www.textbookofbacteriology.net/
BCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050826.post-1096421822266209912004-09-28T20:34:00.000-05:002004-09-28T20:37:02.266-05:00I've got two new websites for your perusal:
1. Pathology Image Database
A new website that is starting to amass a collection of images. Registration is free.
2. IHC World
A website with lots of information on immunohistochemistry and special stains.
BCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050826.post-1092460226848895942004-08-14T00:08:00.000-05:002004-08-14T00:10:26.846-05:00Added a link to another website that has a collection of pathology related links. Some of the links are outdated however. The site can be reached here. It is also under "Gevena Foundation" in the links section.
BCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050826.post-1089429554079830562004-07-09T22:17:00.000-05:002004-07-09T22:19:14.080-05:00Here's a link to an interesting article on pathology from the US News and World Report. It's intended for the layperson but it's an interesting read.
U.S. News and World Report ArticleBCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050826.post-1088543100686905572004-06-29T15:44:00.000-05:002004-07-09T22:20:54.153-05:00This is a non-pathology related post but I think many of you will find it helpful. I have run across several excellent free programs for browsing, mail and general computer protection. Below are the links to each with a brief description.
Zone Alarm- One of the best free firewalls out there. Uses a permission based system to protect your PC from intrusion.
Ad-Aware- a program for detectingBCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050826.post-1084480232691036262004-05-13T15:28:00.000-05:002004-05-13T15:30:32.690-05:00Added a link to a Cause of Death Tutorial from the NAME website. Also, I added a link to the NAME (The National Association of Medical Examiners) website itself. BCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050826.post-1084226615291605362004-05-10T17:02:00.000-05:002004-05-10T22:16:40.986-05:00An interesting article in the lay press regarding surgical pathologists was brought to my attention recently:
Boston Globe Article
Check it out!BCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050826.post-1083125795261850412004-04-27T23:07:00.000-05:002004-04-27T23:20:43.670-05:00Hi everyone, I know it's been a while since I've posted anything. Things have been quite busy lately. Anyway, I just wanted to pass on an observation as I near the end of my second year of pathology residency. In my first few months of residency, I felt overwhelmed. There were all these new words, diseases, syndromes and techniques to learn; things I'd never heard of or never knew existed. BCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050826.post-1079529980845036872004-03-17T08:25:00.000-05:002004-03-17T08:30:05.903-05:00I've added a new link to the Blood Bank Guy's website: http://www.bbguy.org/index.htm. The site has lots of good blood banking information and is at the right level for pathology residents. Check it out. Also, good luck on the match everyone. BCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050826.post-1071196265789426952003-12-11T21:31:00.000-05:002003-12-11T21:32:11.593-05:00I've added a link to Web Pathology, an excellent site for urologic pathology images. Check it out. BCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050826.post-1068607955541075392003-11-11T22:32:00.000-05:002003-11-11T22:33:00.966-05:00Well, Step 3 was challenging. I think the hardest part was enduring two days worth of testing. The one day for Steps 1 and 2 was bad enough. Anyway, the best advice I can give is know the common diseases (e.g.- diabetes, hypertension, heart disease) very, very well. Most of the test conisisted of questions like "the most appropriate next step in management is" or "the next step in diagnosis BCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050826.post-1067489738020295132003-10-29T23:55:00.000-05:002003-10-29T23:55:42.560-05:00I'm studying for Step 3 right now. What a pain. It's tough being out of clinical medicine for over a year and then trying to get my brain to drudge up all that junk that I've forgotten. I've found the following books helpful so far:
First Aid for the USMLE Step 2
Crush Step 3
NMS Review for the USMLE Step 3
The Saint-Frances Guide to Inpatient Medicine
Appleton and Lange's Outline Review for BCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050826.post-1066543212138540142003-10-19T01:00:00.000-05:002003-10-19T01:00:46.476-05:00I have recently been sent a link to a great article that covers what aspects to investigate when interviewing at a pathology program. The link is below. I will also incorporate it into the Information for the Pathology Residency Candidate article.
Link to the articleBCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050826.post-1066097299219449972003-10-13T21:08:00.000-05:002003-10-13T21:09:03.013-05:00To help those interviewing in pathology, here is a link to 30 questions you can ask a program. These are copyright James E. Coad, M.D. (2000):
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/attachment.php?s=&postid=417709BCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050826.post-1062644363451940862003-09-03T21:59:00.000-05:002003-09-03T21:59:23.286-05:00I just want to wish all medical students applying for residency good luck, especially those that chose pathology. Hope you all end up where you would like to be.BCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050826.post-1058225182589040722003-07-14T18:26:00.000-05:002003-07-14T18:26:22.573-05:00The educational materials from the 2002 and 2003 USCAP meetings are now available at www.uscap.org.BCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050826.post-1057027089132276312003-06-30T21:38:00.000-05:002003-06-30T21:57:15.150-05:00I have found a great forum for medical student/resident pathology discussion at studentdoctor.net. I have gotten rid of the old discussion board as I feel the studentdoctor one will be much more helpful.
I have also added a section of online pathology atlases and pathology notes. I will continue to add sites to this list as I find them.BCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050826.post-957741232003-06-17T20:35:00.000-05:002003-06-17T20:35:03.500-05:00I didn't know this until recently but the Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is availble for free online. You can download and print articles from their online journals. Also, they have great resident cases that again can be printed or saved. The cases seem to cover lots of rare entities but might be helpful when boards rolls around. BCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050826.post-933763342003-04-27T22:31:00.000-05:002003-04-28T00:30:12.000-05:00The first post has been made on the discussion board! I'm glad someone found this site helpful. My aim is to make this site a collection of helpful pathology links, articles and posts that will help those choosing pathology as well as those already in the field.
I have run across an excellent surgical pathology book: Differential Diagnosis in Surgical Pathology by Haber (click on the name toBCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050826.post-922703732003-04-08T23:55:00.000-05:002003-04-08T23:57:34.000-05:00I've changed the discussion board so that it no longer required registration. Beware of the pop-up ads, however. A pop-up ad killer like Pop-Up Stopper will help with this. I have also added a link to the excellent website Pathmax. This is a great site for practicing pathologists and residents. It has links for all areas of pathology and includes links to great online slide archives and BCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050826.post-901600862003-03-05T00:47:00.000-05:002003-04-08T23:51:04.000-05:00I've made a few changes. First, I've added a discussion forum. The link is located under the heading "Discussion Forum". Please use this to post any questions or issues for discussion. I have also added a section entitled "Residency Decisions". The sites listed there are intended to be helpful to medical students in making decisions regarding specialty choice as well as residency program. IBCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050826.post-891211842003-02-14T20:08:00.000-05:002003-02-14T21:29:10.000-05:00Welcome to PathDoc!
This blog is intended to be a helpful resource for medical students considering pathology as a career. As well, I plan to add more content in the future to make this site helpful to pathology residents and pathologists as well. In the "Articles" section on the right, you will find two articles written for medical students. One considers the reasons I chose pathology and BCnoreply@blogger.com0