PATHOLOGY INTEREST GROUP

David N. Bailey, M.D.

Vice Chair for Education UC San Diego Department of Pathology September 18, 2012 UC San Diego Health System Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

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Purpose

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To stimulate interest in Pathology as a career for those who have not decided upon a Pathology career and to enhance interest and information for those who have decided to pursue Pathology as a career

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Pathology Interest Group Meetings (2012-13)

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September 18, 2012 (Ronald McLawhon) (Overview of Pathology; Tour of CALM) November 15, 2012 (Robert Newbury) (Pediatric Pathology) January 8, 2013 (Steven Gonias) (Physician-Scientists in Pathology) March 21, 2013 (Scott VandenBerg) (Neuropathology) Liebow Auditorium, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

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TONIGHT’S PROGRAM

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Overview of Pathology as a Discipline

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(David N. Bailey) UC San Diego Pathology Residency Program (Brian Datnow)

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Pathology Resident Panel (Deidre Amaro and David Li, Co-Chairs)

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Tour of Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine (CALM) (Ronald McLawhon)

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Why Pathology?

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Interesting case material (broad and diverse) Profession compatible with: - Teaching (e.g., in ISC – pathologists chair immunology, microbiology, hematology, and direct the pathology and histology threads) (popular teachers – multiple Kaiser awards; six campus-wide distinguished teaching awards)

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Why Pathology? (cont.)

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Also compatible with: - Research and scholarly pursuits (some Nobel laureate pathologists, e.g., J. Robin Warren – h. pylori ; Beruj Benacerraf – immunological reactions; George Whipple – intrinsic factor; Karl Landsteiner – ABO blood groups; Thomas Weller – cultivation of polio virus in tissue culture; Peyton Rous – tumor-producing viruses)

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Why Pathology? (cont.)

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Also compatible with: - Administration (obviously chairs and directors of pathology – BUT also – chief of staff in medical centers and even medical school deans – e.g., Johns Hopkins, Yale, Loma Linda, U. Minnesota, U. Kansas, Ohio State University, Emory University, U. Wisconsin, UC San Diego, and UC Irvine) - Business (commercial laboratories)

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Why Pathology? (cont.)

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Multiple subspecialties from which to choose

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Potentially less hectic lifestyle

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Salaries are good

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Selected Pathology Subspecialties

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Anatomic Pathology -Surgical Pathology -Cytopathology -Autopsy Pathology -Forensic Pathology -Neuropathology -Molecular Genetics Pathology -Pediatric Pathology

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Selected Pathology Subspecialties (cont.)

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Clinical Pathology (Laboratory Medicine) -Clinical Chemistry -Hematopathology -Transfusion Medicine -HLA and Transplantation -Immunopathology -Microbiology

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Subdisciplines

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Many subdisciplines exist within the subspecialities (e.g., virology, mycology, bacteriology, toxicology, coagulation, enzymology, cytogenetics, molecular diagnostics, etc.)

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Where do Pathologists Work?

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Medical Centers

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Schools of Medicine

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Medical Examiner’s Offices

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Government (e.g., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; VA Medical Centers; NIH)

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Commercial Laboratories

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Private Pathology Practice Groups Covering Multiple Centers

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Direct Patient Interaction Possible: Some Examples

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Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology

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Hematopathology (Bone-Marrow Aspiration and Biopsy)

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Transfusion Medicine Work-up

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Invited Consultations

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Pathology Clinical Selectives and Electives

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Clinical Clerkships in Surgical Pathology, Cytopathology, Autopsy, Ophthalmic Pathology, Laboratory Medicine, Pediatric Pathology (four weeks in fourth year) Selectives (two weeks – third year in surgery block) UC San Diego Surgical Pathology VA San Diego Health Care System – Anatomic Pathology Ophthalmic Pathology (They count as “surgical” selectives too!)

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Pathology Clinical Selectives and Electives (cont.)

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Pre-Clerkship Experience in Laboratory Medicine (Fall Quarter – MS II; Winter Quarter – MS I/MS II)

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Comments? Questions?

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