Kara Roncin

So much fun!

@pathpapi Lots of great tips! I would add that when you love or are excited by what others might think is the “boring” or “mundane” aspect of a subspecialty, it is calling to you. There’s so much to experience in pathology, just take it all in and you’ll figure it out.

man I really love pathology 🔬 finished blood bank service and I loved it. Frozen service this week and it’s 🥶🔥👍🏾 Unknown slide sessions, hemepath, and even forensics are very interesting. How did you decide on your fellowship? #PathTwitter #4n6 #path2path

BIRAD 4B cystic mass in 50 years old. IHC is p63 #Breastpath

@404JamesNotFoun Love it - or reading to the little 🥰

@RoncinMD what you think?

F/U Challenging post radiation atypia @MarcosLepeMD @BinXu16 @sam_albadri @sza_jhcyto @SamKhader @EndoPath @UKEPSoc @Markurken @TheAACE @Sara_Jiang @sandepath @MariaGoobs @PennPathLabMed @Human_Pathology @ZMaleki_cyto @MauroSaieg @mdlozanoe @DianaEstherossi

Because nail anatomy is hard! ...and a bonus #pathology of subungual epidermoid inclusions-onycholemmal cysts. Thought to arise 2/2 trauma. Found emanating from distal nail matrix and/or nail bed, filled with concentric keratin, have absent granular layer. #dermpath #SilviPearls

#Breastpath #Surgpath #Pathresidents 63 Year old female; excisional biopsy of an 8mm breast mass.

Lip papule, 75 YOF, indurated, ? SCC #dermpath #dermtwitter #Dermatology #PathTwitter #BSTPath

Can AI save you 11 min per prostate? What will #GUPath folks do with all that extra free time?! See follow-up tweet for a few suggestions @ModernPathology @Williamson_SR @AkritiGuptaMD @malignantwave nature.com/articles/s4137…

@KK_medicine My desk was essentially the survival kit for everyone. Always stocked with snacks, drinks, ibuprofen/allergy pills, batteries - you name it! And if they weren’t sure which desk was mine? All the ultra colorful decorations and Aggretsuko plastered on it made it pretty obvious 😁

MY RECOMMENDATION TO INCOMING INTERNS: Before intern year I made a survival bag for my backpack so that I was prepared for some of intern year’s difficulties. Do it. It has proven to be SO USEFUL. Here are my recommendations to make your own little bag:

@SmudgeCell To quote one of my attendings during residency, “remember, you are a physician first, a pathologist second”.

@MurtazaMDPhD This. It’s been 2.5 years since I’ve seen my family. Missed my sisters wedding. Had to cancel our wedding. And constantly dealing with people being oblivious to the constant sacrifices. It stings and there is no way of making up for that lost time (in my case? A full decade).

GI Histology essentials for Pathologists. Have tried to summarize especially for new residents starting #PathologyResidency!

@instapathbio Dance (tap, ballet, and jazz - even took quite a few exams towards becoming an instructor). So many other sports (volleyball, basketball, badminton, cross country, track), student govt, drama, yearbook… I’ve always been involved with something and have had amazing experiences 😊

What activities did you participate in when you were younger? Sports? Academics?

@anueru432 Yes to everything mentioned! The opportunity to connect with others across the globe with shared interests? Amazing! All the path related tweetorials??? Epic! Learning and growing with everyone on this platform has truly been priceless and wouldn’t trade it for anything 😁

Heyyo #pathtwitter! I'm preparing a presentation with students from my school about the magic of exploring pathology through twitter! | What do you think are "essentials" I should include? 🤔

For all #dermpath lovers there, if you are fan of Elston book mnemonics, remember “here comes big green leafy veggies “ for PEH with Intraepidermal neutrophilic microabscess. Now female 30s, lesion on nose. Clinical r/o sarcoidosis. Case shared by my friend J-P Cai, MD. Thoughts?

@KK_medicine Lol that would’ve been nice! Three months of white coats (and another month of white coat when I was in house) and they didn’t remove the “must be in dress clothes” requirement until after I had completed my rotations - including if called in during the middle of the night 😩

@RoncinMD I started a rotation that claimed “mandatory” on Monday but became “meh” by Tuesday 😅

I have been a doctor for 387 days and today was my first day wearing a long white coat. I hated it.

@drkontheway Felt this as an IMG MD too. Ended up choosing some rotations that had low or no extra tuition because of the housing/travel costs/etc that already pile up. Hoping you found a great rotation that you get to shine on!

@KK_medicine Or necessary for less clinical residencies (pathology anyone?). So frustrating from our perspective but hope you knock it out of the park!

I take USMLE Step 3 in a couple days and I just want to know, who thought a SEVENTEEN HOUR TEST was a good idea?