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==General advice== | ==General advice== | ||
*When making a mistake, '''admit''' that you did it and '''learn''' from it so as to focus on not repeating it. | *When making a mistake, '''admit''' that you did it and '''learn''' from it so as to focus on not repeating it. Also learn from the mistakes of others. | ||
*Say '''"I don't know"''' instead of making up answers for what you do not know. | *Say '''"I don't know"''' instead of making up answers for what you do not know. | ||
*'''Ask for help''' whenever needed, such as first time you are doing something, or whenever you are not sure about what to do, especially when doing something potentially irreversible. Also ask for help in moments whenever there is a high risk that you will not achieve what you need to do within a clinically acceptable time. Still, before asking, '''try''' to do as much as you can, as long as you do not do anything potentially irreversible, so that you can evaluate how you did it compared to the standard, and thereby know better how you will do it next time. | *'''Ask for help''' whenever needed, such as first time you are doing something, or whenever you are not sure about what to do, especially when doing something potentially irreversible. Also ask for help in moments whenever there is a high risk that you will not achieve what you need to do within a clinically acceptable time. Still, before asking, '''try''' to do as much as you can, as long as you do not do anything potentially irreversible, so that you can evaluate how you did it compared to the standard, and thereby know better how you will do it next time. | ||
*Try to '''fit''' findings with the clinical picture so that the report makes sense, but '''do not make up''' findings that you do not see, especially in cases where you copy-paste words from a previous report or template. At the same time, do not '''omit''' relevant features just to fit an expected story. | |||
*'''Do not wait for the whole pile'''. Whenever you can, do not be idle or do less urgent work while there is a pile of more urgent work gathering for you elsewhere. Instead, be familiar with where such piles are forming, and go there and grab whatever you may start working on right away. | *'''Do not wait for the whole pile'''. Whenever you can, do not be idle or do less urgent work while there is a pile of more urgent work gathering for you elsewhere. Instead, be familiar with where such piles are forming, and go there and grab whatever you may start working on right away. | ||
*For larger specimens that need fixation before final grossing, you can still '''start writing''' a report of measurements and other externally visible findings to save time for later. | *For larger specimens that need fixation before final grossing, you can still '''start writing''' a report of measurements and other externally visible findings to save time for later. | ||
*'''Save''' your digital reports frequently. | *'''Save''' your digital reports frequently. | ||
*Focus on '''learning''' pitfalls and the interpretation of visual patterns and other non-written results, | *Focus on '''learning''' pitfalls and the interpretation of visual patterns and other non-written results, and do not waste much time memorizing information that can essentially always be conveniently and timely looked up when needed (but have an idea of where to find it). {{further|Learning pathology}} | ||
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*Whenever you '''update''' something in a report, consider if it needs updating at other locations as well, such as in an attached synoptic report. | |||
*Always at least have a '''look''' at your cases, for even if the order implies that someone else is more suitable for it, it may turn out to have a very simple answer. | |||
*When ordering '''additional tests on an older sample''', such as when wanting to compare it to a more current one, it is a courtesy to notify whoever reported on the older sample. | |||
==Topics== | ==Topics== | ||