r/pathology

27k members
r/pathology is a subreddit with 27k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses pathology, residency, advice, struggling, and fellowship, and they frequently recommend/review resource, textbook, and anki deck.

Popular Themes in r/pathology

#1
Advice Requests
: "About my struggle between surgery vs pathology last year"
20 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "PGY-2 pathology resident. Considering quitting medicine."
6 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Microscope recommendations for residency"
2 posts
#4
Ideas
: "Open-source AI skill that turns the WHO Blue Books into an interactive study system"
1 post
#5
Self-Promotion
: "Released: ⍟ AdaptoNotes for Ankoma (Pathology) | pathology-first UI with full-width images + tucked-away tools"
1 post
#6
News
: "Discussion about the recent AI fears"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/pathology

#1

Pathology

: "Pathordle - a Wordle-inspired daily Pathology diagnosis game!"
267 posts
#2

Residency

: "2026 Pathology Residency Match Summary"
30 posts
#3

Advice

: "Advice for med student rotation in pathology"
23 posts
#4

Struggling

: "Struggling PGY1"
15 posts
#5

Fellowship

: "Why is doing a general surg path Fellowship so common nowadays?"
15 posts
#6

Ai

: "Discussion about the recent Ai fears"
12 posts
#7

Job

: "How do I find a gap year Job?"
11 posts
#8

Research

: "What hospitals do you think are leading in digital pathology Research and innovation?"
9 posts
#9

Cytology

: "Still one of my faves, uroCytology"
9 posts
#10

Pathologist

: "For me the Pathologist shortage is real"
8 posts

Products Discussed in r/pathology

Resource

3 reviews
#1
Histo Primer
5.0 from 1 review
#2
Diagnostic Pathology Series
5.0 from 1 review
#3
Wheaters
4.0 from 1 review

Textbook

2 reviews
#1
Neville
4.5 from 2 reviews

Anki Deck

2 reviews
#1
Ankoma
4.0 from 2 reviews

Flair Used in r/pathology

#1
Fellowship Application
: "So helpful 😒"
14 posts
#2
Residency Application
: "Med student interested in pathology — how worried should I be about AI?"
10 posts
#3
Job / career
: "Private practice pathologists — can you teach us trainees what private practice actually looks like?"
9 posts
#4
Resident
: "PGY-2 pathology resident. Considering quitting medicine."
7 posts
#5
Anatomic Pathology
: "Pathology Bites Search Engine (Big Update)"
6 posts
#6
Unknown Case
: "Good morning"
4 posts
#7
Medical School
: "is pathology too much for me?"
4 posts
#8
IMG Residency Application
: "Didn’t match, I don’t know why"
1 post

Member Growth in r/pathology

Yearly
+5k members(21.3%)

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Last updated: June 5, 2026