A Day in the Life of a Pathologist - MEDTakeovers by Jerad Gardner, MD
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- Опубліковано 11 січ 2025
- A complete organized library of all my videos, digital slides, pics, & sample pathology reports is available here: kikoxp.com/pos... (dermpath) & kikoxp.com/pos... (bone/soft tissue sarcoma pathology).
I was invited to takeover the MEDTakeovers Snapchat account for a day in July 2017 to talk about my career as a pathologist (the video is taken from the Snapchat story, which is why it's vertical...sorry!). I discuss the basics of what pathologists do, what training is required, etc, and I answer a variety of questions from the Snapchat audience. Then I show you a tour of the pathology lab (starting at 2:58) and the basic steps of how a biopsy of skin is turned into a glass slide that I can then examine and diagnose so that the dermatologist will know how to best treat the patient. And this is just a fraction of all the stuff that pathologists can do. It's a look at a day in my life, but there are so many other types of pathologists who do very different things every day. One thing that makes pathology so awesome is the diversity of knowledge and practice settings for pathologists. Hope you enjoy. Full video will also be available on MEDTakeovers.com soon: www.medtakeove...
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Is a fellowship required for pathology? Why can't a pathologist start working immediately after residency?
Pathology is the coolest and most overlooked/underappreciated specialty in medicine. The first time I shadowed a pathologist I knew what my calling was. Now as MSII about to be MSIII it's all I can think about!
Thanks for sharing the journey. I’ve worked in healthcare since 1987, first blindly and then with schooling. Majority of years spent in the OR in some capacity. It was years before I learned exactly the role of a pathologist or completely understood it. There is a lot of pathology exposure in the OR. Most fascinating was the MD that entered the OR suite and began processing removed tissue right there. Offering a clinical evaluation so surgeons knew whether to cut more or close. Always been very intriguing.
8:08 I was born to be a pathologist. My mantra. What a beautiful video.
What a decent nice guy !! I enjoyed my partial residency in pathology as I was finishing my OBS Gyn specialty. My 6 months of pathology was useful all my 35 year career. Pathology knowledge is very, very useful.
A few years back, I had to have a mole removed due to the fear that it would be malignant. I always wondered who worked with interpreting whether or not it had a disease, and last year during a class called a "Dr. Rubin's Mini Medical School", I found out that pathologists worked with it. I was not completely sure as to whether or not I wanted to dive down this road, dedicating my time and extra effort, taking extra classes, thinning out my already-busy schedule with extra work and research, but I cannot tell you how much this video helped me understand that this is something I am willing to work for, knowing that I can help other people and do something that I admire with a steady beam of enthusiasm. Thank you so much for this video which helped me to understand that this is something I want to spend most of my life working for. I am starting high school soon, so I know I have a lot of work ahead of me, but this video has helped me see that the work is worth it.
I’m seriously thinking about going all the way becoming a pathologist. I love to learn and love the work you do. Saving lives everyday. Thank you for your hard work and dedication to the field of medicine Doc.
my uncle is a pathologist. im happy to see what he does.
Thanks for all you do to help others! ! My daughter in law is a pathologist and it is fascinating to see exactly what her job entails.
I'm 14, my biggest goal is to become a pathologist. I'm not quite sure what type of pathology I want to specialize in, but I know this is the field for me. I'm in love with the possibility of working in a lab.
That’s awesome!!! So glad to hear it. If your parents are ok with it, consider joining Twitter. There are thousands of us pathologists on #pathTwitter, so it’s a great place to see tons of interesting pathology cases and meet a lot of very helpful and friendly pathologists. I wish I had this opportunity when I was a teenager interested in pathology. You might like my Twitter 101 guide: pathinfo.wikia.com/wiki/Social_Media_Guide_for_Pathologists. Best wishes and good luck!
If you join Twitter please follow me and tweet at me and let me know you are the person who commented on my UA-cam video. I’ll be happy to give you a shoutout so other pathologists will follow you and give you some advice.
I am a pathologist and I tell u its the best field. I love pathology. Best luck!!!
This started out a rough because of editing but also this is The best video explaining pathology.. thank you
And please put this video in the med inspiration playlist because It’s inspiring haha
Thank you, very helpful. I am considering of becoming a pathologist in the future.
I'm so in love with microbiology. I might go for an MD/PhD and then go into pathology with a fellowship in medical microbiology.
Applying for path this Match season! Love this video. Showed this to all my family so they could see what a pathologist does. :)
Best of luck!!! Check out our path residency program at Geisinger in Danville, Pennsylvania. I love it here.
Also…You might like my Twitter 101 guide: pathinfo.wikia.com/wiki/Social_Media_Guide_for_Pathologists. Also, a complete organized library of all my videos, digital slides, pics, & sample pathology reports is available here: kikoxp.com/posts/5084 (dermpath) & kikoxp.com/posts/5083 (bone/soft tissue sarcoma pathology).
thank you for your videos Dr. Gardner! I'm an RN working on a postbacc with the goal to become a pathologist. I'm not sure what I want to sub-specialize in, but I have plenty of time to decide.
that's an awesome video! next time someone asks what exactly do you pathologists do? I'll tell them to watch this :)
Thanks for sharing your experience with us!!
i am a 3rd year of medical student and I would love to do pathology! As student, how can I prepare for a future application to pathology residency?
Im graduating med student, and thinking of going into pathology residency, you look like very serious pathologist!
Pathology has been the best career ever. I love it.
I think I love pathology
Thanks. I'm dating a pathologist and was wondering what she does. Was thinking she spends all day poking around in corpses 😂
Why not just ask her lol
Awesome video
What are the cons of pathology in comparison to clinical specialties where you have to deal with the patients?
Very few cons in my opinion! The main one is that pathologist in general are dependent on other doctors were sending us specimens. That means it’s not as easy as a pathologist to just go out and open up your own office/laboratory. It can be done, but it is more complicated because it requires equipment and technical know how, contracts with insurance companies (if you’re in the United States at least), and connections with other doctors like surgeons, dermatologist, gastroenterologist, etc. who will send their biopsies to you via some other lab. Because of that, most pathologist go and work for a pre-existing practice, hospital, or a large corporate laboratory. Which means that while there are overall plenty of pathology jobs in my opinion, one must be a little bit flexible when finding a job (both geographically and in regards to what type of work you will be doing). But there are so many benefits to Pathology that make up for that con. It’s fascinating, you help patients from behind the scenes, You don’t often talk to patients face-to-face but you do get to talk to lots of other people including laboratory staff and other doctors so there’s plenty of social interaction, you get to avoid many of the frustrating parts of face-to-face patient care like dealing with clinic scheduling, complex social issues, insurance preauthorizations etc. Don’t give me wrong I have a huge respect for people who do face-to-face patient care. My wife is a child psychiatrist after all. But for me I’m very very thankful that I chose Pathology as a career!
You sir have reinvigorated my interest in becoming a pathologist lol!
Thanks for the vid! I'm looking at being a pathologist assistant. What are your hours like?
Most path assistants I know work approx 8-10 hour days Monday through Friday although sometimes they take call for helping with night or weekend frozens in some jobs.
Serious question. Couldn't image recognition technology replace you? (Note I'm not asking to be mean, but I really am wondering)
Like if you trained a machine learning algorithm with you. It seems like the AI could at first make your work quicker and you just had to do a quick check to see if it is right. And then when it tends to be always right or at least more right than the human, it could replace you or cut your job down to just putting the slide in the machine. And I imagine the hospital would want to save money and they would just use some low paid worker to do that.
Again, I'm not asking to be mean or freak anyone out. But it looks like 99% of your job is to look at a image, match it up to your knowledge of what it could be, and then paperwork. Something 100% an AI should be able to do on it's own if allowed. Is there something you kept out?
Possibilities there
I know that your comment is a year ol already, but AI is used in my lab to count amount of positive cells for imunostains. I'd not trust it yet to make indipendent diagnosis tho. I belive a pathologist always will be needed to read anamnesis and make judgement on witch stains to use or if more sections is needed.
How do I know it’s for me?
just came back to check and WHOOO NO SCRUBS (not that they're bad)
This was a great day in the life /explanation of what a pathologist does!!
how much does a pathologist make on average in the US/Canada?
OMS-III here! Any tips on getting into a pathology residency?
First tip is join Twitter and interact with the thousands of pathologists there on #pathTwitter. In fact, you can just tweet this question and tag me and I’ll retweet. You’ll get a lot of diverse answers and great advice and begin building a network all at the same time. You might like my Twitter 101 guide: pathinfo.wikia.com/wiki/Social_Media_Guide_for_Pathologists
amazing video thank you for everything
A complete organized library of all my videos, digital slides, pics, & sample pathology reports is available here: kikoxp.com/posts/5084 (dermpath) & kikoxp.com/posts/5083 (bone/soft tissue sarcoma pathology).
Wow that's awesome 👍🏿😎 I would love to do this profesionally
I dated a pathologist and he told me he doesn’t drink alcohol because he learned almost every death is linked to alcohol. I should have ask why but I didn’t . I’m curious now , is that true ?
No I don’t think that’s true.
Pathology’s interesting but I’m choosing EMS and Fire rescue
How did you work in a pathology lab when you were a teenager?
I was a technical assistant. It was a minimum wage job helping out with basic tasks around the lab.
This reminds me of radiology
There are certainly some similarities between pathology and radiology!
Bruh this is so cool
4 years of residency!?
Do you need a microscope at home? And study your own slides?
Nope, I've never kept a microscope at home. I have to rest sometime! If you want to start exploring pathology slides but don't have a microscope, check out the free virtual slides on pathpresenter.net and kikoxp.com. Both require signing up for a free account, but the slides are amazing and you can zoom in to see close up. It's just like what we see under the microscope. In the future, many if not most pathologists will probably eventually look at most cases this way rather than with a microscope (although I still love using my microscope personally!)
What is your work life balance like?
it’s pretty great especially compared to many other specialties. I have a lot more flexibility in my schedule than most doctors do. Just like any job as a doctor, there are still some days that are long/hard/stressful, but I would choose pathology again in a heartbeat.
@@JMGardnerMD What are your average work week hours? Also, are you in private practice or academics? Is the private practice job market going up?
Wow Derm path...Nice!
GJ!
12 years???? Noooo wayyyyy Nvm I dont want to be a pathologist although it’s amazinggggggggggg to learn
Is colour discrimination a very important part in pathology?
Yes it is important but not essential. I know multiple color blind pathologists who are very good. Just some particular parts of the job you might need accommodation or help with.
I want to become a Pathologists' Assistant.
It’s a cool job! I work closely with multiple Pathologists Assistants and I greatly value their help and skills. Also I believe the job market is pretty good.
@@JMGardnerMD oh wow thank you for responding that's great news! I'm currently working towards a bachelor's in health science. I'm hoping that will help me in my Endeavor to earn my master's degree as a pathology assistant.
I want to be a pathologist 🥺
Awesome! You should join Twitter and checkout #pathTwitter hashtag. Tons of friendly pathologists there who love giving advice and help to future pathologists! You might like my Twitter 101 guide: pathinfo.wikia.com/wiki/Social_Media_Guide_for_Pathologists
This job is what I’m looking for but the years in school are too much 😣😣
If it's what you really love, then it's worth the long road. Do what you love. That's my motto. Good luck!
i love histopathology
i like manual cytology procedure with staining by ... Robert Hooke (1635 - 1703) is sometimes seen as the father of cytology.
Wow
i love you
Thanks
Histopathologist Laboratory
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try to smile naaa