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[Nilf]

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My friend's mother recently had Moh's surgery, and my friend mentioned to the dermatologist that I can do dermpath. The dermatologist said they will be expanding, gave my friend his business card and said he wants me to contact him. Their dermatology business is a 8 person clinic, I don't know if they have a dermpath on site. What to expect from these guys?

 

[KeratinPearls]

My friend's mother recently had Moh's surgery, and my friend mentioned to the dermatologist that I can do dermpath. The dermatologist said they will be expanding, gave my friend his business card and said he wants me to contact him. Their dermatology business is a 8 person clinic, I don't know if they have a dermpath on site. What to expect from these guys?

Make sure the guy hiring you doesn't look like this.

 

[Nilf]

Make sure the guy hiring you doesn't look like this.

World's best combover.

 

[paleman]

this is a good question.

i have had a few offers over the years to read slides for dermatology groups. the first time i asked around the community to see what kind of pricing to expect to be able to negotiate and was shocked at the range.

anyway, the deals i have seen are usually either doing consults for the dermalogists who read their own slides without dermatopathology training (some people bill $150 per case for this service) OR doing the run of the regular biopsies + mohs controls etc getting paid 10 bucks per case or so. the latter scenario is just a podlab setup - please avoid you are kicking us all in the nuts doing that.

 

[Nilf]

this is a good question.

i have had a few offers over the years to read slides for dermatology groups. the first time i asked around the community to see what kind of pricing to expect to be able to negotiate and was shocked at the range.

anyway, the deals i have seen are usually either doing consults for the dermalogists who read their own slides without dermatopathology training (some people bill $150 per case for this service) OR doing the run of the regular biopsies + mohs controls etc getting paid 10 bucks per case or so. the latter scenario is just a podlab setup - please avoid you are kicking us all in the nuts doing that.

Thank you, this is EXACTLY what I want to avoid. No need to wear a jockstrap.

Anybody else who has had experience with talking directly to clinicians about these issues?

 

[Gene_]

doing the run of the regular biopsies + mohs controls etc getting paid 10 bucks per case or so. the latter scenario is just a podlab setup - please avoid you are kicking us all in the nuts doing that.

Really, you'd only be kicking the pathology group owners in the nuts. If the pay is equal, I don't see any difference between working for a "pod lab" and working for a pathology group as an employee (ie., not a partner). Sure, the extra profits are going to a non-pathologist, but I don't care as long as my bills get paid.

 

[paleman]

Really, you'd only be kicking the pathology group owners in the nuts. If the pay is equal, I don't see any difference between working for a "pod lab" and working for a pathology group as an employee (ie., not a partner). Sure, the extra profits are going to a non-pathologist, but I don't care as long as my bills get paid.

ok so maybe we are DOOMED..