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Quote of the Month – A Diagnosis for Change

Why is pathology one of the less popular specialties with medical students?

By Artyom Borba, Tatiana Novikova, Maxim Yaroslavtsev, Andrey Bychkov, Georgia Hulme 02/20/2024 Opinion 1 min read

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“Lack of patient interaction is a leading reason to disregard pathology, but low awareness is an important issue for one-third of graduates and should be addressed by the professional community.”

References

  1. A Borbat et al., “Not choosing pathology: An essay-based survey of first-year clinical residents,” Am J Clin Pathol, 160, 593 (2023). PMID: 37536277.

About the Author(s)

Artyom Borba

Department of Pathology, Russian State Research Center−Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center of the Federal Medical Biological Agency, Moscow, Russia

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Tatiana Novikova

Department of Pathology, Russian State Research Center−Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center of the Federal Medical Biological Agency, Moscow, Russia

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Maxim Yaroslavtsev

Department of Pathology, Russian State Research Center−Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center of the Federal Medical Biological Agency, Moscow, Russia

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Andrey Bychkov

Director of Digital Pathology at Kameda Medical Center, Kamogawa, Japan

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Georgia Hulme

Associate Editor for the Pathologist

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