Pathology Board Resources

Pathology Boards: Resource Sheet Compiled from the CAP Residents Forum October 10, 2013 Begin with: ● Breakdown of the Exam by the ABP ○ http://www.abpath.org/GRIDS4WebsiteAPCP.pdf ● CAP’s “Almost Everything You Wanted to Know About Pathology Board Exams but Were Afraid to Ask” ○

http://www.cap.org/apps/docs/pathology_residents/pdf/pathology_board_exams_handout.pdf

Clinical Pathology Resources ----(in order of rated utility) ★ Osler Pathology Board Review Course ○ http://www.osler.org ★ Resident Review Course (American Society of Clinical Pathology) ○ http://www.ascp.org/LongDescriptions/ResidentReviewCourse.aspx ★ Koneman’s Color Atlas and Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology, 6th Ed by Elmer W. Koneman ★ Clinical Laboratory Pearls by Steven L. Jones ★ Henry’s Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods, 2nd Ed by Richard A. McPherson, Matthew R. Pincus ★ Pathology Resident In-Service Examination (RISE) (American Society for Clinical Pathology) ○ http://www.ascp.org/MainMenu/residents/PathologyResidentInServiceExaminationRISE ★ Clinical Laboratory Medicine, 2nd Ed by Kenneth D. McClatchey ★ WHO Classification of Tumours Series (IARC) ○ http://www.iarc.fr/en/publications/list/bb/index.php

Anatomic Pathology Resources -----(in order of rated utility) ★ Lefkowitch Anatomic Pathology Board Review by Jay H. Lefkowitch ★ Osler Pathology Board Review Course ○ http://www.osler.org ★ Surgical Pathology Unknown Conference (Johns Hopkins University) ○ http://pathology2.jhu.edu/sp/ ★ Performance Improvement Program in Surgical Pathology (PIP) http://www.cap.org ★ Robbins Basic Pathology, 8th Ed. by Vinay Kumar, Ramzi S. Cotran and Stanley J. Robbins ★ Pathology Outlines (Pathology Outlines, LLC) ○ http://www.pathologyoutlines.com ★ Sternberg’s Diagnostic Surgical Pathology, 5th Ed. by Darryl Carter, et al. ★ Rosai and Ackerman’s Surgical Pathology, 10th Ed. by Juan Rosai ★ WHO Classification of Tumours Series (IARC) ○ http://www.iarc.fr/en/publications/list/bb/index.php ★ Pathology Resident In-Service Examination (RISE) (American Society for Clinical Pathology) ○ http://www.ascp.org/MainMenu/residents/PathologyResidentInServiceExaminationRISE ★ Differential Diagnosis in Surgical Pathology, 2nd Ed. by Paolo Gattuso, et al.

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Additional Clinical Resources: ● AABB Technical Manual by John Roback, Martha Rae Combs, Brenda Grossman ● ASCP Quick Compendium of Clinical Pathology Compendium by Daniel D. Mais ● Blood Bank Guy website and lectures o http://www.bbguy.org ● CAP Color Atlas of Hematology by Eric F. Glassy ● Clinical Laboratory Science Review by Robert R. Harr ● Practical Diagnosis of Hematologic Disorders by Carl Kjeldberg ● Quick Compendium Companion for Clinical Pathology by George Leonard and Daniel D Mais ● Clinical Laboratory Science Review (Harr) - question book ● Board of Certification Guide for Clinical Laboratory Certification Examinations ● Microbes with Dr. Morgan: A Microbiology Review o http://www.microbeswithmorgan.com/

Additional Anatomic Resources: ● AFIP Review Course ● Anatomic Pathology Board Review by Atif Ali Ahmed ● ASCP Quick Compendium of Surgical Pathology by Steven Ramsburgh ● ASCP Review Course ● California Tumor Tissue Registry o http://www.cttr.org/ ● Essentials of Anatomic Pathology by Liang Cheng, David G. Bostwick ● Henry’s review book ● Practical Principles of Cytopathology by Richard M. DeMay ● Rapid Review Pathology by Edward F. Goljian ● Robbins and Rosai question books ● Pathmd.com question bank o http://www.pathmd.com/ ● Washington Manual of Surgical Pathology by Peter A. Humphrey, Louis P. Dehner, John D. Pfeifer ● Cytology: ASCP Surg Path Compendium and Companion - adjunct to Lefkowitz ● Bethesda Cervical and Thyroid Cytology books ● Cytology: Diagnostic Principles and Clinical Correlates by E. Cibas and Ducatman ● American Society for Clinical Pathology PPT, PRISE o http://www.ascp.org/ ● Johns Hopkins’ Unknowns o http://pathology2.jhu.edu/sp/ ● University of Pittsburgh Pathology Residency Scanned Slides o http://residents.pathology.pitt.edu/default.aspx ● Oakstone o http://oakstonepublishing.com/op/oakstonepublishing.aspx ***Check out the wiki for more extensive commentary, or give your own opinion at: http://pathinfo.wikia.com/wiki/Pathology_Resident_Wiki

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