The Practice of Surgical Pathology: A Beginner's Guide to the Diagnostic Process

by Diana Weedman Molavi

In pathology education within North America, there exists a wide gap in the pedagogy between medical school and residency. As a result, the pathology intern often comes into residency unprepared. Completely illustrated in color, this book lays the foundation of practical pathology and provides a scaffold on which to build a knowledge base. It includes basic introductory material and progresses through each organ system. Within each chapter, there is a brief review of salient normal histology, a discussion of typical specimen types, a strategic approach to the specimen, and a discussion of how the multitude of different diagnoses relate to each other.

327 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Chrissy Birsan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best thing a pathology resident could do for herself. This wonderful book lays out clearly all the stupid basics that nobody even remembers to teach, providing a conceptual framework to hang details onto later.

[James · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was invaluable during my first couple months of residency. Very easy to read/understand. A very good starting point.....still use it for a quick review from time to time.

[Megan]

I think that this book would be best suited for 4th year medical students who are doing a pathology rotation. Beyond the first month of residency training this becomes vastly too simple.

I would recommend this only if you have time to read it before you start your residency training.