Internet Resources for the Practicing Pathologist
Pathologists love their books and fill their office bookcases with all the reference materials they could ever need. Shelves overflow with edition after edition of the best textbooks, and file cabinets are stuffed with copies of the most useful journal articles. But with the arrival of the internet, there is a new source of tools to add to your toolkit. There is a wealth of information, education, career resources and diagnostic tools available on the internet at the click of a mouse, and more are being added all the time. The secret is to know what is out there and how to find it. The following is a listing of many of the current internet offerings related to the practice of Pathology and how to find them on the web. So click around the links and discover what you’ve been missing. And maybe…just maybe...you’ll be inspired to launch a website of your own.
Journal Tools
Textbook Tools
Web Link Directories
Comprehensive Pathology Sites
Specialty Resources
- Anatomy
- Autopsy
- Bone and Soft Tissue
- Breast
- Cytology
- Dermatopathology
- Electron Microscopy
- Forensics
- Gastrointestinal Pathology
- Genitourinary Pathology
- Gynecologic Pathology
- Head and Neck Pathology
- Hematopathology
- Immunohistochemistry
- Neuropathology
- Pulmonary Pathology
- Renal Pathology
- Transplant Pathology
Digital Slide Sets
Case Studies
Online CME/SAM
Live Conference Listings
Exam Prep
Job Listings
News/Blogs
Listservs
Apps and Tools
Free Software
Web video
Cancer Resources
Products and Services
Professional Organizations and Societies
Medical Boards
- PubMed http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed Pathology Pubmed Pubmed tutorials.
- Google Scholar http://scholar.google.com/
- MyPath http://mypath.uscap.org
- Directory of Open Access Journals https://doaj.org/
- Expert Consult http://www.expertconsultbook.com
- Google Books Pathology
- WHO Blue Books http://www.iarc.fr/en/publications/pdfs-online/pat-gen/index.php
- Outlines in Pathology http://www.yalepath.org/residency/OIP.htm
- PathologyLinks http://www.pathologylinks.com/
- Pathmax http://www.pathmax.com/
- USCAP Knowledge Hub http://uscapknowledgehub.org/index.htm?hub.htm
- PathologyOutlines http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/
- Emedicine http://emedicine.medscape.com/pathology
- WebPath http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/webpath.html
- WebMicroscope http://www.webmicroscope.net/
- WebPathology http://webpathology.com/
- OU Slide Atlas and Quiz http://moon.ouhsc.edu/kfung/jty1/OUMC/Default.htm
- Surgpath4U http://www.surgpath4u.com/
- Urbana Atlas of Pathology https://www.med.illinois.edu/m2/pathology/pathatlasf/titlepage.html
- Surgical Pathology Atlas Image Database http://www.surgicalpathologyatlas.com/
- Pathology Resident Wiki http://pathinfo.wikia.com/wiki/Pathology_Resident_Wiki
- Youtube Video Pathology Courses http://www.youtube.com/user/WashingtonDeceit
- Medical School Pathology Course www.medicalschoolpathology.com
- Wikipedia http://www.wikipedia.org/
- Pathpedia http://www.pathpedia.com/
- Musculoskeletal atlas http://depts.washington.edu/msatlas/
- National Library of Medicine Visible Human Project http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/visible/visible_gallery.html
- Cross sectional anatomy http://www.meddean.luc.edu/Lumen/Meded/Grossanatomy/x_sec/
- Virtual Autopsy http://www.le.ac.uk/pathology/teach/va/titlpag1.html
- Bone Tumor Tutorial http://njms2.umdnj.edu/tutorweb/
- BoneTumor.org http://www.bonetumor.org/
- Soft Tissue.com http://www.soft-tissue.com/
- Soft Tissue Tumor Files http://softtissuetumors.blogspot.com/
- Interactive Atlas of Breast and Gynecologic Pathology http://www.pathologyresources.com/Atlas/Default.asp
- Digital Atlas of Breast Pathology http://www.hsc.stonybrook.edu/breast-atlas/
- Breast Pathology on the Web http://www.breastpathology.info
- WebPathology Breast http://www.webpathology.com/atlas_map.asp?section=9
- Hologic Cytology Stuff http://www.cytologystuff.com/
- Papanicolaou Society Thyroid Image Atlas http://www.papsociety.org/atlas.html
- Johns Hopkins Cytopathology Tutorial http://pathology2.jhu.edu/cyto_tutorial/Atlas/Index.cfm
- Cytopathnet http://www.cytopathnet.org/
- Dermpedia http://www.dermpedia.org/
- Dermatopathology Master Series http://www.mdlive.net/dermpath_sch.htm
- Derm101.com http://derm101.com
- Atlas of Dermatopathology https://atlases.muni.cz/atlases/kuze/atl_en/sect_main.html
- Dermatology Mnemonics http://osuderm.org/Mnemonics.aspx
- Virtual DermPath http://www.virtualdermpath.com/pro/
- VCU Electron Microscopy for Pathologists http://www.pathology.vcu.edu/education/
- WebPath EM http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/HISTHTML/EM/EM.html
- Pathology Expert http://www.pathologyexpert.com/pathboards.htm
- Forensic Pathology http://www.itsgov.com/forensic-pathology.html
- Johns Hopkins Atlas of Pancreatic Pathology Ipad App http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/atlas-%C2%AD%E2%80%90of-%C2%AD%E2%80%90pancreas-%C2%AD%E2%80%90pathology/id474845392?mt=8
- GI Pathology Course http://www.pathology.pitt.edu/lectures/gi/
- UVA Urologic Pathology Tutorial http://www.med-ed.virginia.edu/courses/path/urinary/index.cfm
- Pathology for Urologists http://www.auanet.org/education/modules/pathology/
- Atlas of Gynecologic Pathology http://www.hsc.stonybrook.edu/gyn-atlas/index.html
- Interactive Atlas of Breast and Gynecologic Pathology http://www.pathologyresources.com/Atlas/Default.asp
- Endometrium.org http://www.endometrium.org/
- Borderline Ovarian Tumors Atlas http://www.uic.edu/depts/mcpt/anatomic/
- UVA Gynecologic Pathology Tutorial http://www.med-ed.virginia.edu/courses/path/gyn/
- Pathxchange Head and Neck Cases http://www.pathxchange.org/user/3999/cases
- Hematopathology http://pleiad.umdnj.edu/~dweiss
- HemePath Review http://hemepathreview.com/
- Hematology Atlas http://www.hematologyatlas.com/
- Hematology Outlines http://www.hematologyoutlines.com/
- Purdue Flow Cytometry Lectures http://www.cyto.purdue.edu/flowcyt/educate.htm
- American Society of Hematology Image Bank http://ashimagebank.hematologylibrary.org/
- Immunohistochemistry Vade Mecum http://e-immunohistochemistry.info/web/histopathology_help.htm
- NordiQC http://www.nordiqc.org/epitopes.htm
- Immunohistochemistry Frequently Asked Questions http://www.ihcfaq.com/
- http://pathologyoutlines.com/stains.html
- Antibody & Beyond http://www.antibodybeyond.com
- IHC World http://www.ihcworld.com/
- ImmunoQuery http://www.immunoquery.com/
- Brain Maps http://brainmaps.org/
- NeuroWiki http://wiki.cns.org/wiki/
- Primer of Basic Neuropathology http://medicine.stonybrookmedicine.edu/pathology/neuropathology
- Pulmonary Pathology Flickr Images http://www.flickr.com/photos/pulmonary_pathology/collections/
- UCSF Pulmonary Pathology http://pathhsw5m54.ucsf.edu/introduction.html
- www.e-heart.org
- UNC Renal Pathology Tutorial http://www.uncnephropathology.org/jennette/tutorial.htm
- Nephro-pathology http://www.nephro-pathology.com/
- Histopathologic Atlas of Renal Disease http://www.fondazionedamico.org/biopsiarenale_atlas/index-en.htm
- Transplant Pathology Internet Services - University of Pittsburgh http://tpis.upmc.com/
- Juan Rosai Virtual Slide Collection http://rosaicollection.net/index.php
- Virtual Slidebox http://www.path.uiowa.edu/virtualslidebox/
- UPMC Case studies http://path.upmc.edu/cases.html
- Medscape CME Center http://cme.medscape.com/cme
- http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/conferences.html
- Scientific Symposiums International http://www.scientificsymposiums.com/education_cme_courses.html
- http://www.pathpedia.com/Meetings/Default.aspx
- BoardVitals Pathology Question Bank: http://www.boardvitals.com/pathology-board-review Online, customizable, pathology board review question database for boards, RISE and MOC exams.
- http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/BoardReview.html
- Outlines in Pathology http://www.yalepath.org/residency/OIP.htm
- Pathology Resident Wiki http://pathinfo.wikia.com/wiki/Study_Resources_/_Pathology_Board_Exam_Preparation
- http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/jobs.html
- CAP Career Center http://www.healthecareers.com/cap/search-jobs/
- Job Target http://www.jobtarget.com/c/search_results.cfm?max=25&vnet=0&site_id=2197&keywords=pathologist&search=Search
- Pathology Jobs Today http://careers.pathologyjobstoday.org/c/search_results.cfm?site_id=536
- ASCP Career Center http://careers.ascp.org/jobs/
- Johns Hopkins Pathology Blog http://apps.pathology.jhu.edu/blogs/pathology/
- Dr. Tom Wheeler's Pathology Blog on Medscape http://boards.medscape.com/.29fbe864/
- Neuropathology Blog http://neuropathologyblog.blogspot.com/
- Cancer Staging http://cancerstaging.blogspot.com/
- Pathology Blawg http://pathologyblawg.com/
- The Daily Sign-out http://pathlabmed.typepad.com/
- Medscape http://www.medscape.org/pathology
- Google Pathology News Limit News to Pathology
- Histonet http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/pipermail/histonet/
- CHAMP http://community.amp.org
- PATHO-L http://www.mailman.srv.ualberta.ca/mailman/listinfo/patho-l
- Atlas of Pancreatic Pathology https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/atlas-%C2%AD%E2%80%90of-%C2%AD%E2%80%90pancreas-%C2%AD%E2%80%90pathology/id474845392?mt=8
- Tumorpedia Bone http://itunes.apple.com/app/tumorpedia-bone/id493813423
Tumorpedia Soft Tissue http://itunes.apple.com/app/tumorpedia-soft-tissue/id495517626 - Pathology Resources http://www.pathologyresources.com/
- ASCCP 2012 Consensus Conference Guidelines http://www.pathologyresources.com/ASCCP/asccp.asp
- Pathology CPT code search http://www.pathologyresources.com/CPTcodes/Search.asp
- Immunoquery http://www.immunoquery.com
- IHCFAQ http://www.ihcfaq.com/
- Pathology Reporting Database http://freedp.org http://www.filemaker.co.uk/solutions/customers/stories/free-diagnostic-pathology-software-project/
- Johns Hopkins Open Source TMA software http://tmaj.pathology.jhmi.edu/
- Webex http://www.webex.com/
- Gotomeeting http://www.gotomeeting.com
- Screenr http://www.screenr.com/
- National Comprehensive Cancer Network http://www.nccn.org
- Stanford Surgical Pathology Criteria http://surgpathcriteria.stanford.edu/
- University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center ONCO Link http://www.oncolink.org/
- CAP MyBiopsy.org http://www.cap.org/apps/docs/reference/myBiopsy/index2.html
- National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq PDQ (Physician Data Query)
Professional Organizations and Societies
- Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists (ACLPS) http://www.aclps.org/
- American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology http://www.aaaai.org/
- American Academy of Dermatology http://www.aad.org/
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) http://www.aaas.org/
- American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) http://www.aabb.org/
- American Association for Cancer Research http://www.aacr.org/
- American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.aacc.org/
- American Association of Neuropathologists http://www.neuropath.org/
- American Association of Pathologists' Assistants http://www.pathsassist.org/
- American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases http://www.aasld.org/
- American Board of Pathology http://www.abpath.org/
- American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP) http://www.acvp.org/
- American Gastroenterological Association http://www.gastro.org/
- American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/
- American Medical Association (AMA) http://www.ama-assn.org/
- American Medical Informatics Association http://www.amia.org/
- American Medical Technologists http://www.amt1.com/
- American Society for Apheresis http://www.apheresis.org/
- American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology http://www.asbmb.org/
- American Society for Cell Biology http://www.ascb.org/
- American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) http://www.ascls.org/
- American Society of Clinical Pathology http://www.ascp.org/
- American Society of Cytopathology http://www.cytopathology.org/
- American Society of Dermatopathology http://www.asdp.org/
- American Society of Hematology http://www.hematology.org/
- American Society for Investigative Pathology (ASIP) http://www.asip.org/
- American Society of Human Genetics http://www.ashg.org/
- American Society for Microbiology (ASM) http://www.asm.org/
- American Society for Virology http://www.asv.org/
- Arthur Purdy Stout Society of Surgical Pathologists (APS) http://www.mc.uky.edu/apss/
- Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) http://www.aamc.org/
- Association for Biomolecular Resource Facilities http://www.abrf.org/
- Association of Clinical Scientists http://www.clinicalscience.org/
- Association of Directors of Anatomic and Surgical Pathology http://www.adasp.org/
- Association For Molecular Pathology (AMP) http://www.amp.org/
- Association of Pathology Chairs (APC) http://www.apcprods.org/
- Association for Pathology Informatics http://www.pathologyinformatics.org
- Association of Public Health Laboratories http://www.aphl.org/
- The Biophysical Society http://www.biophysics.org/
- The Cell Death Society http://www.celldeath-apoptosis.org/
- The Cell Stress Society http://www.cellstress.uconn.edu/
- Clinical Laboratory Management Association (CLMA) http://www.clma.org/
- Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) http://clsi.org/
- College of American Pathologists http://www.cap.org/
- Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) http://www.faseb.org/
- The Gerontological Society of America http://www.geron.org/
- Intersociety Council for Pathology Information http://www.pathologytraining.org/ publishes The Directory of Pathology Training Programs
- Microcirculatory Society http://microcirc.org/
- The National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry http://www.nacb.org/
- The National Academies - Institute of Medicine http://www.iom.edu/
- National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME) http://thename.org/
- National Cancer Institute (NCI) http://cancer.gov/
- National Society for Histotechnology (NSH) http://www.nsh.org/
- The New York Academy of Sciences http://www.nyas.org/
- Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology (PSC) http://www.papsociety.org/
- The Protein Society http://www.proteinsociety.org/
- Pulmonary Pathology Society http://www.pulmonarypath.org/
- Renal Pathology Society http://www.renalpathsoc.org/
- Society for Cardiovascular Pathology http://scvp.net/
- Society for Hematopathology http://www.socforheme.org/
- Society for Pediatric Pathology (SPP) http://www.spponline.org/
- Canadian Association of Neuropathologists (CANP) http://www.canp.ca/
- Canadian Association of Pathologists (CAP-ACP) http://cap-acp.org/
- International Academy of Pathology http://iaphomepage.org/
- International Academy of Cytology http://www.cytology-iac.org/
- International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC) http://www.ifcc.org/
- International Medical Informatics Association http://www.imia.org/
- International Society of Dermatopathology http://www.intsocdermpath.org/
- International Society of Neuropathology http://www.intsocneuropathol.com/
- International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis http://www.isth.org/
- International Society for Urological Pathology http://www.isuporg.org/
- Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland http://www.pathsoc.org/
- United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology http://www.uscap.org/
- The American Board of Pathology (ABP) http://www.abpath.org/ The Credentialing body for certification in Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology as well as for Subspecialties
- American Osteopathic Board of Pathology http://www.aobpath.org/
- The American Board of Dermatology (ABD) http://www.abderm.org/
- American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (ABOMP) http://www.abomp.org/
Boehm J. Best of the web in pathology: a practical guide to finding specific pathology resources on the internet. J Clin Pathol. 2008 Feb;61(2):225-32.