In this episode, academic pathologist Edward Gutmann, MD, FCAP, speaks with Dean Joelson, MD, FCAP, a solo practitioner, about what it is like to practice pathology solo in a semi-rural area. They discuss the preparation needed to establish such a practice, the challenges and rewards of serving a community hospital alone, and how these experiences differ from group and academic settings.

Surprisingly, and for different reasons, both guests reject the long-held notion that pathologists are "the doctor’s doctor."

A byproduct of a chance encounter at the CAP's annual meeting, the conversation begins and ends with how the CAP supports pathologists across diverse practice environments.

0:00 A Chance Meeting at CAP25
2:02 A Yale Victory; Harvard Upset
4:52 The Pluses and Minuses of Group Practice
6:11 Choosing the Solo Path
13:00 Not the Doctor's Doctor
22:26 The Business of Going Solo
26:14 The CAP is Your Professional Home

In this episode of CIPI Connections, members of the CAP Informatics Committee, Alexis Carter, MD, FCAP, and Lauren Miller, MD, MLS(ASCP)cm, share a cautionary tale about how when it comes to point-of-care testing, sharing is not always caring.

• Informatics Committee
• Council on Informatics and Pathology Innovation (CIPI)

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In this episode of CIPI Connections, Nicholas Reder, MD, MPH, FCAP, joins M. E. de Baca, MD, FCAP, to discuss the shift from traditional 2D slides to whole tissue imaging, the expanding role of artificial intelligence in pathology, and the responsibility that innovators carry as medicine and technology evolve.

• Council on Informatics and Pathology Innovation

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