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So there I was, face to face with the beast - an attending physician - when.......
I went down to path yesterday to get the results on some cytology and started chatting with the attending about pathology in general. He managed to FREAK ME OUT in under 1 minute (hard to do at all, let alone that fast). He said that while path is very interesting, he wouldn't go near it today. Too many people, not enough jobs; double boarded applicants s/p fellowship that can't find work; one pathologist at the VA doing 20,000 cases a year (is this even possible?); vastly decreased reimbursements as path is not "procedural." This list went on, but that's enough (I'm getting chills).
Anyone care to comment on these dire predictions? Anyone know what the job market is like this year (for real) and what it's projected to be? Could the hours/conditions get that bad (20k cases/person/year)? I thought path was pretty secure, but I'm wondering now. I also read a JAMA article (I think) recently that showed a projected shortage in a whole bunch of fields, but not path.
Most pathologists I know love it and speak highly of it. Is this guy way off?
I went down to path yesterday to get the results on some cytology and started chatting with the attending about pathology in general. He managed to FREAK ME OUT in under 1 minute (hard to do at all, let alone that fast). He said that while path is very interesting, he wouldn't go near it today. Too many people, not enough jobs; double boarded applicants s/p fellowship that can't find work; one pathologist at the VA doing 20,000 cases a year (is this even possible?); vastly decreased reimbursements as path is not "procedural." This list went on, but that's enough (I'm getting chills).
Anyone care to comment on these dire predictions? Anyone know what the job market is like this year (for real) and what it's projected to be? Could the hours/conditions get that bad (20k cases/person/year)? I thought path was pretty secure, but I'm wondering now. I also read a JAMA article (I think) recently that showed a projected shortage in a whole bunch of fields, but not path.
Most pathologists I know love it and speak highly of it. Is this guy way off?