Career Resources for New-in-Practice Pathologists

Establishing your practice in a new hospital can carry the same sense of excitement as being a new-kid on the block. Dr. Lauren King shares three tips for getting your name out in the hospital.

Now that you have found the bathrooms and identified the hospital coffee shops with the shortest lines, you are ready to focus on your real job, providing accurate and timely diagnoses for your patients.

CAP member Dr. Yasmeen Butt describes how the onboarding to-do list for new-in-practice pathologists helps one prepare for this professional milestone.

Finding a job is a daunting experience. Dr. Angie Foster shares her experience, insights, and tips on how to land your first pathology job.

Assimilating into any new professional environment brings its own unique set of challenges and opportunities. Below are some collected cautionary tales and accompanying lessons that a new-in-practice pathologist may want to keep in their back pocket.

Your office not only reflects and says something about who you are; it also reflects your group and your profession. CAP members Dr. Roseann Wu and Dr. Eric Glassy want you to think about what message you would like to convey whenever someone steps into your work space and provide suggestions to help get your office to that desired state.

Learn how the CAP's Patient Safety Self-Assessment course and its resources delivered a shift in perspective for CAP member Felicia D. Allard, MD, FCAP.

Dr. Khalda Ibrahim shares her experience and guidance to navigate early career pathologists through informatics challenges and shifting focus from how to implement specific technologies to how to manage processes.

Being a parent is hard work. Find out how one of our new-in-practice member's leverages a pathologist's favorable work-life balance to navigate the curves of parenthood.

Dr. Juanita Evans explains how taking stock of your priorities and your routine can reduce the stress and pressure that come with feeling unfocused.

This New-in-Practice Committee article focuses on how millennial pathologists need to establish and cultivate professional relationships while being mindful of how some millennial traits may need to me tempered.

Dr. Juanita Evans reveals three things early career pathologists can do as they transition into a leadership role.

For pathologists to be effective in dotted-line leadership roles, they need to positively influence the work practices within the laboratory. The pathologist must be viewed as an approachable, knowledgeable, and helpful advocate for quality testing and employee and patient safety.

CAP member Dr. Lauren King shares four key things new-in-practice pathologists can use when supervising and teaching pathology residents.