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To the path resident who posted this on reddit, please understand that the reason we became path assistants is not because we look at grossing as “grunt” work, but because we are passionate about gross pathology. The intellectual curiosity you speak of is not limited to... (1/4)
microscope slides, but to the gross specimen as well. You are correct that a lot of PAs out there do placentas, and debridements, and routine specimens most of the day. We do this because we understand how important every specimen is, not just the complicated ones...(2/4)
There is a belief in the PA community that residents these days do not want to gross, and this unfortunately confirms this belief. Although we may be doing routine specimens all day, we are more than willing to help residents with whatever complex case they have, and can...(3/4)
gross them just as efficiently. If there was one thing I would want to convey to this resident, it would be that the root of all microscopy is based on an understanding of grossing. I hope that by the time your residency training is over, you will understand this. Thank you (4/4)
