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Posts tagged career

When the Currency Changes — Do You Know What You’re Worth?

My wife is from a very small village in the South of France. Her parents, brothers and sisters live a modest, and by some measures, idyllic rural life in one of the most ruggedly beautiful spots on Earth. Strip away the cell phones, televisions, and internet, and you would see a very traditional life that [...]

You Might be a Primary Care Pathologist

My maiden blog post seems to have some resonance. I can’t say my inbox is overflowing, but I have gotten my share of e-mails this week from pathologists all over the country and, yes, the world, most of which explore the thematic thought of “I think I am a primary care pathologist too”. And I [...]

The Primary Care Pathologist’s DNA

Fourteen years ago, I was proudly standing by my resident physician research poster at the annual USCAP meeting. It was the usual “brown stain tricks” poster that was the investigative standard of the day, but with enough rational experimental design and statistically significant results to attract some attention that year and even garner an award. [...]