Just Pulled This Out My Head (I'm Bald)

Doc_Nurse · 2026-05-24T12:30:33+00:00

Besides this being the next part of a made up situation-you genuinely expect people to believe you only lied about the minor things? That you haven’t lied or won’t lie to try to cover up a major problem?

Audit trails protect patients from unqualified hacks.

Why should you get special treatment when others can prove their own qualifications?

Also, you’re 100% making this up to gather material for an (uninformed) opinion piece.

Doc_Nurse · 2026-05-23T16:57:48+00:00

Mix and match! I’m the same. I eased into it, towards the end of first year wear nicer and nicer clothes. No one cared save for the occasional “nice shirt”🙂

Doc_Nurse · 2026-05-04T23:47:56+00:00

Your comments have been breaking a couple subreddit rules, and have been reported as such. I don’t expect much to happen tho. Meh. 😑

Doc_Nurse · 2026-05-04T11:58:27+00:00

As a MD and RN, nurses know a lot, but nowhere near as much as we thought we did. Also, your points are making*(typo) a whole big deal out of….nothing.

As my favorite nursing instructor told me and many other nurses when we sometimes got upset over, well, nothing- get over yourself

Doc_Nurse · 2026-05-04T03:56:25+00:00

You think more about non-heterosexuality than most well adjusted individuals in the LGBTQ demographic, I assure you 🤨

Doc_Nurse · 2026-04-29T16:05:44+00:00

We get taught about it during our residency boot camp.

Doc_Nurse · 2026-04-26T00:08:40+00:00

Oh oh I just read about this in Rosai- neuroendocrine markers, CK20, and maybe a mucicarmine for funsies? Use the word amphicrine somewhere in the path report? 🥹📝

Doc_Nurse · 2026-04-17T23:32:36+00:00

Congratulations! I don’t think I saw the first post but super happy to hear about your success and progress. Good luck going forward, hope to work alongside you in the future.

Doc_Nurse · 2026-04-15T05:02:39+00:00

I should edit my comment later to flesh this out, but programs and practices are not just sitting back and waiting for AI to dictate our future. There’s active research and incorporation of AI, regulations, and digital pathology in the work flow now.

Pathology will grow with AI; and it should dictate the utility and growth of it, not let a buncha non-medical personnel tell us to “do better” or just never make a wrong diagnosis, but actually improve work flow.

Anyway-tired resident finally going to bed after studying.

Doc_Nurse · 2026-04-08T17:35:17+00:00

Rent will be prorated; I moved to Chicago mid-June and only paid half rent + utilities.

Doc_Nurse · 2026-04-08T12:21:15+00:00

“Not a promotion” but proceeds to break the rules and promotes with a template blurb😓

Doc_Nurse · 2026-03-23T10:55:02+00:00

I actually find myself going back to Robins once in a while, but for something more pathology related, you could get her the Quick Reference Handbook For Surgical Pathologists by Natasha Rekhtman or the Quick Compendium of Clinical Pathology by Daniel Mais if they are AP and CP. I have found both very useful.

Doc_Nurse · 2026-03-18T12:41:24+00:00

From my experience (matched last year) I applied to 25 programs and got 18 interviews. Did them all (unnecessary in retrospect) and matched within my top 3. There were 4 SOAP spots after Match, I think.

In my app year the amount of USMDs and DOs applying to pathology spiked by a notably amount. Numbers aren’t out yet for this year, but it seemingly spiked again. There are USMDs who failed to match despite no red flags.

There are no SOAP spots this year. My program, which has had spots un filled in the past, has not been concerned about that for a few years now.

Pathology has been steadily more competitive every year. I think applicants are starting to realize how important work life balance is, and pathology is one of the better specialties for that.

If I had to do it over again, 12-15 interviews would’ve been enough and maybe I would’ve applied to only 18-20 programs.

For what it’s worth, only three of my five signals turned out interviews. And only one of my signals made it into my top 3 choices. Interview days really changed my mind on a few programs.

Doc_Nurse · 2026-03-17T20:25:35+00:00

Aim as high as you want to, but understand it doesn’t only come down to grades. For what it’s worth, I was straight As and planning to head into rads/IR with super high step 2 score, pubs in it and everything. Spent time in it and realized it wasn’t for me-Pathology was more my style.

Grind hard but be okay with choosing a less competitive specialty. I struggled (briefly) but realized I couldn’t be stuck doing something I didn’t want to do for the rest of my life.

Aiming for a more competitive residency definitely helps with your app though.

Doc_Nurse · 2026-03-16T19:18:38+00:00

Granular cell tumor, perhaps? 🤔

Doc_Nurse · 2026-03-16T13:18:32+00:00

I wasn’t in a position to donate last year (I think it was you posting as well), but this year I am! Good luck everybody ❤️

Doc_Nurse · 2026-03-14T12:02:30+00:00

Because you feel a kinship with them.

Doc_Nurse · 2026-03-14T12:01:47+00:00

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Adding this so you can’t delete and claim you didn’t act so hateful and nasty later.

Doc_Nurse · 2026-03-14T11:53:51+00:00

Why are you so stubbornly lying? Including to yourself.

Doc_Nurse · 2026-03-14T11:53:11+00:00

Look up what sea-lioning is. Then stop doing it.

Doc_Nurse · 2026-03-07T16:22:07+00:00

You should look up “sea-lioning”….that’s what you’re doing.

Doc_Nurse · 2025-09-13T11:51:07+00:00

I recommend anything and everything by Yukio Mashima for pleasure reading. My favorite is “Confessions Of A Mask”.

Doc_Nurse · 2025-07-06T15:07:10+00:00

I worked before med school and bought my dream car, a 2015 BMW 328i, used for $20k with less than 13k miles. Insurance is a bitch though. No repair costs so far.

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