Continued Positive Job Search Experience for New Pathologists Seeking First Employment During the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020-2022)

Authors

Julie Katz Karp
Amanda Lofgreen
Kristen Johnson
Melissa R George
Stephanie Barak
Bronwyn H Bryant
Mary P Berg
John M Childs
Barbara E C Knollman-Ritschel
Victor G Prieto
Kristie L White
Cindy B McCloskey

Publication Date

1-1-2025

Journal

Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

DOI

10.5858/arpa.2023-0408-CP

PMID

38528091

Abstract

Context.—: As pathologists retire and leave the field, it is critical to accurately capture employment trends for new-in-practice pathologists. There is always interest in the job market for newly graduated pathology trainees and prospective pathology trainees, but it is unclear how the COVID-19 pandemic may have affected the job search experience.

Objective.—: To provide an update on trends gleaned from a survey of pathology graduates' job search experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design.—: We analyzed data from an annual job search survey sent by the College of American Pathologists Graduate Medical Education Committee between 2020 and 2022 to College of American Pathologists junior members and fellows in practice 3 years or less actively looking for a nonfellowship position. Various indicators of the job search experience were compared year to year and with the data previously published 2017 to 2019 and 2012 to 2016.

Results.—: Analysis revealed continued positive trends between the 2020 to 2022 data and the data from 2017 to 2019 and 2012 to 2016. This includes continued ease in finding positions, continued availability of jobs in the subspecialty of choice, continued satisfaction with the positions accepted, and, notably, higher starting salaries.

Conclusions.—: Despite the many challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, job market trends for newly graduated pathology trainees continue to be favorable with respect to multiple indicators compared with 2 prior periods, 2017 to 2019 and 2012 to 2016.

Keywords

COVID-19, Humans, Pathologists, Employment, Surveys and Questionnaires, SARS-CoV-2, United States, Job Application, Pandemics

Published Open-Access

yes

Recommended Citation

Karp, Julie Katz; Lofgreen, Amanda; Johnson, Kristen; et al., "Continued Positive Job Search Experience for New Pathologists Seeking First Employment During the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020-2022)" (2025). Faculty, Staff and Student Publications. 4959.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/uthgsbs_docs/4959