Is the frozen section rotation a general surgical pathology rotation or a frozen section rotation?
Neither. The frozen section rotation is probably best thought of as neither a frozen section rotation nor a general surgical pathology rotation, and perhaps that is why residents have come to refer to it as the “sink” rotation. The volume and variety of specimen material seen by residents while on the sink is comparable to what would be seen during a general surgical pathology rotation at a large medical center, yet the workflow is that of a frozen section laboratory. Accordingly, the 8 months spent on the sink rotation over the course of 4 years is slightly less time than would be spent on a general surgical pathology rotation at a more traditional program. The elements that are missing from a traditional general surgical pathology rotation are provided through the MML rotation and other organ-specific rotations such as GI pathology and dermatopathology. The sink rotation, in combination with these additional rotations, forms more of a traditional general surgical pathology rotation.
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