Busting Common Myths About Pathology!

[@LJ-cp6qs]

Great video! Really enjoyed hearing your take on future of AI in pathology. Potential myth for future video: All pathologists are MD, PhDs and participate in research.

[@Baking_MD]

Ah! That's a good myth!

[@Kaczkolog]

Thank you Cindy for all your work! It's invaluable

[@Baking_MD]

Thanks for your support!

[@karniksoghomonian5769]

Please make a video discussing pathology salaries. There are so many confusing "averages" listed online between $50k to $350k. For one thing, Medscape lists average salary for pathology at just over $300k. However, residents and pathologists on SDN/reddit post about making less than $200k, or even under $100k in an academic setting.

[@Baking_MD]

Thanks for the interest. I briefly addressed this video (kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4HGcoh3pJ1qfrs). But I can definitely try to find more information on this.

[@karniksoghomonian5769]

@@Baking_MD Thanks! And keep up the great content! KZbin needs more great pathology content like yours!

[@mandalorian4620]

In my country laboratory medicine, microbiology, forensic medicine, transfusion medicine and even neuropathology are each their own specialty. So pathology is with zero patient contact (unless you count autopsies, biopsies or slides lol).

[@kbrode01]

Adding on to what you said about institutions that can work with digital slides: most of the time these places are heavily involved with research and those research pathologists are not going anywhere. Also those machines are notorious for breaking! Not something you'd want to rely on to drive diagnoses in your institution!

[@y.m.505]

Yeaaah! I am the first to comment! I have been watching out for your upload. And first to like! Great content! Thank you Doctor.

[@Baking_MD]

You're welcome!

[@willwcbb]

MS3 here, thanks for the info!

[@rickhardtbreijn9821]

Excellent video as always! Are pathologists the least earning doctors? What are the more financially convenient path subspecialties? Cytopath?

[@Baking_MD]

While the salary ranges varies, pathologists on average are on the lower end, but by no means the lowest. But if you find the right combo of job and location, you can have a fancy "doctor" life. But I feel like nowadays, there isn't a huge pay gap between different subspecialties in pathology.

[@wizwwe123]

Awesome video! What do you think about liquid biopsies becoming more relevant in the future? do you think they could replace tissue biopsies in cancer diagnosis, and thus pathologists would not be as needed anymore?

[@Baking_MD]

No I don't think so. If patients have a prior tissue diagnosis, having liquid biopsies is a good way of finding tumor recurrance, but it can't replace tissue diagnosis.

[@walletfats]

What games do you play?

[@wizwwe123]

most important question

[@Baking_MD]

I've recently come to really enjoy open world exploration games. My most recent game is Genshin Impact. Before that was, Ghost of Tsushima and Assassin's Creed Valhalla. I plan to get Far Cry 6 soon!

[@ramshahasan6516]

I just want to know that after becoming a certified pathologist AP , does the working hours decrease? Like if I want to do Job from just 9-3 or 9-2pm after becoming a AP pathologist. Is that possible ? Please make a video on that. The perks of becoming a certified pathologist ( anatomical ). I’m just perplexed. I want flexible hours of working. Can’t do 9-10 hours after becoming a pathologist. Please guide me.

[@Baking_MD]

I definitely anticipate my work hours to decrease as compared to residents who is probably pulling 60-80 hours on the regular. As a full time pathologist, I don't think you will be able easily to find a 9-2pm job (as most places see full time as at least 40 hrs/wk). Most pathologists probably work some variation of a 9-5 kind, probably a little longer in academics. But, that said, in academics, you are not always on service, so that makes up for the slightly longer hours as compared to the private practice collogues.

[@drsupriyatiwari]

Love this ❤❤❤

[@Baking_MD]

Thanks!

[@mcslammer4989]

What do biomedical scientists in the histopathology department do? I was certain they get some of the cases but now I’m not sure. I got contacted from a pathology department for a placement (UK) but Now I’m worried that I’ll be primarily on cutting and staining duty. This will get boring quickly if I can’t actually do some investigation!

[@Baking_MD]

I guess it depends on your job title, and I do not know what happens in the US translates the same in the UK. If you are an histotech in the US, your responsibility is to cut tissue blocks to make slides. All tissue diagnoses are made by residents and attending pathologists. Only exception is the cytotechs. They are able to sign out completely normal PAP smears and preview all other cases for the pathologist.

[@mcslammer4989]

@@Baking_MD oh,this placement might suck. I thought I was going to get the chance to use the knowledge in my degree:/

[@fantasticbaby26l85]

❤️

[@chinni1490]

Do you do grossing?

[@Baking_MD]

Nopes. I do help supervise.

[@sathvikam.v.1129]

Do you have work appreciation and job satisfaction in pathology?

[@Baking_MD]

Pathology isn't really a job if you are looking for "thank you's", but I think the job satisfaction is pretty high among pathologists.

[@mrabin8098]

So AI won't replace ?

[@Baking_MD]

Haha, not before I retire

[@mrabin8098]

@@Baking_MD haha nice feedback, but I wish to be a pathologist whatever 😂

[@Dr.Siddhanshu_Wasnik]

All pathologist in India speak English.