Is being red/green colorblind an issue for hem/onc?

[TexasMed22]

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How much time do most private practice hem/onc doctors spend looking at blood smears etc?

 

[gutonc]

I don't even know where the microscope is. My last clinic had one...I last used it pre-pando.

 

[HemeOncHopeful19]

If the patient has something green on the blood smear they have bigger problems than their Hematologist being colorblind.

This might sound bad but I’d sign off on a fellow graduating as long as they can recognize a blast and a schistocyte.

Now I’m sure every program has that one attending where you’ll have to sit there and smile/nod “oh yes mmhmm the rare megaerythrofruitloopocyte, how interesting” but NOT being colorblind never helped me in that situation anyway.

Edit: while we’re on the subject, has anyone ever looked into whether reviewing the smear would qualify as “independent interpretation of a test performed by another physician/other qualified healthcare professional”?

 

[TheBigCat]

I mostly do benign heme and spend an hour or so a week reviewing smears. Agree with above, inability to see red or green does not matter.