Diagnosing Your Fiscal Health: Advice for Young Pathologists on Financial Stability

Because medical training is lacking in financial education, new pathologists are often at a loss when diagnosing their financial health. But the burden of student debt, modest resident salaries, and the societal pressures of ‘‘physician wealth’’ can lead to financial despair, depression, and burnout during training, writes Dr. Anne Mills in an editorial recently published on the Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine website. In this CAPcast, Dr. Mills, a pathologist at the University of Virginia, discusses the challenges many young pathologists face in understanding their financial situation and some steps they can take toward financial stability.