Hi everyone,
I'm a rising M3 who is extremely interested in both the fields of Ophtho and Pathology. Ocular Pathology seemed like the perfect marriage. However, there's not a whole lot of information I can find, so I was wondering if anyone could answer some questions.
1. I've heard anecdotally that it is such a small, niche field that it is quite hard to find a job. Is that true? Does it differ if you enter from an Ophthalmology residency compared to a Pathology residency? Is there any difference in compensation depending on which residency you enter from?
2. Are you viewed by your peers as an Ophthalmologist or a Pathologist?
3. If you enter Ocular Path after doing an Ophtho residency, are you still able to do generally able to do procedures like an Ophthalmologist would do? Or are you basically expected to read microscope slides 100% of the time?
Thanks for any help! I posted over on the Pathology forum], but let's just say there's some snarky Pathologists over there.
I'm a rising M3 who is extremely interested in both the fields of Ophtho and Pathology. Ocular Pathology seemed like the perfect marriage. However, there's not a whole lot of information I can find, so I was wondering if anyone could answer some questions.
1. I've heard anecdotally that it is such a small, niche field that it is quite hard to find a job. Is that true? Does it differ if you enter from an Ophthalmology residency compared to a Pathology residency? Is there any difference in compensation depending on which residency you enter from?
2. Are you viewed by your peers as an Ophthalmologist or a Pathologist?
3. If you enter Ocular Path after doing an Ophtho residency, are you still able to do generally able to do procedures like an Ophthalmologist would do? Or are you basically expected to read microscope slides 100% of the time?
Thanks for any help! I posted over on the Pathology forum], but let's just say there's some snarky Pathologists over there.