Pathologists overseas

[Perry Mason]

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http://www.mypathology.org/pathologists_overseas/projectlist

Does anyone have any information about this organization? Does one need to have years of experience to volunteer or is it possible to do so after a couple of years of independent practice. How often do opportunities arise? Any other organizations out there doing same thing?

 

[GlassPusherJack]

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[KCShaw]

The website ain't great, or perhaps just outdated, hard to tell. It does appear to be a "real" organization. However, I didn't see anything that indicates they've been particularly active since 2008, and even on their own site the most recent posting dates appear to be 2009. Could always call or email (they have some contact info on one page).

 

[zao275]

I know a few people who have done gone to Africa with Pathologists Overseas (as residents) and they all had very positive experiences. I will contact my friends and ask them to post something about it on here.

 

[Perry Mason]

I know a few people who have done gone to Africa with Pathologists Overseas (as residents) and they all had very positive experiences. I will contact my friends and ask them to post something about it on here.

Thanks. I didn't realize you can actually do it as a resident.

 

[Boober]

Pathology overseas is a great organization. I know a variety of people who have been involved in the Ghana project and a few attendings I have worked with went to Nepal. It was the experience of a lifetime and I hope to do more overseas volunteer work in the future.

Here is a link to my Ghana Blog

http://www.sectionsofghana.blogspot.com/

Over the last two years Washington University in St. Louis has sent a number of their 4th year residents to Ghana. If you see a project that interests you I would contact the person in charge. In the Ghana case it was Dr. Coppin.

Another link to other Ghana project blogs http://mypathology.org/node/492

I would encourage everyone to get involved overseas

David

 

[Boober]

Here is a CAP link to one of the projects.

http://www.cap.org/apps/cap.portal?...ghana.html&_state=maximized&_pageLabel=cntvwr

 

[LADoc00]

Not to sound like an arse, but residency is far too short to be spending 2-3 months trekking across Africa.

Something like that might be better suited to a mid career pathologist with more time on their hands.

 

[Boober]

For the most part its not designed for residents.


As a resident we were limited to under 4 weeks including the 2 days travel to get into and out of the country. The whole time in Ghana there was an attending. In my case it was two very experienced semi-retired pathologists who were usually doing locums work. The two people that came after me was an attending and a resident from the same institution. It was a good month of surgical pathology and it was all morphology. There was no immunohistochemistry available.

 

[angela2]

i went to ghana also. i went at the same time as a retired pathologist from another state and another resident. i thought it was fantastic. despite the lack of immunos, we had terrific cases and it was a great learning (and life) experience. let me know if anyone has questions.

 

[chris hansen MD]

I volunteered for 5 weeks at the end of 2009 in Kumasi Ghana at a 1000 bed hospital as part of Pathologists Overseas. I have 10 years of experience in Anatomic and Clinical path and saw a wide array of cases. I was able to make a significant contribution while there and it was a gratifying experience. The Ghana site may be closing since they now have some of their own pathologists to fill the positions. I am considering a 3 to 5 week volunteer at a different location this summer through Pathologists Overseas and plan to take my 12 year old daughter. Residents can volunteer also. One was in Ghana while I was there and the experience was valuable for her to. She preped all the cases as final and the boarded pathologist signed them out (and reviewed any changes with the resident).