Pathologist

Pathologist

Duties and Responsibilities:

    Pathologists are specialty physicians that use bodily fluids and tissues to help study, diagnose, and treat diseases. They perform research, test patients and often collaborate with other professionals in their field. Another thing may also do is perform autopsies to determine the cause of death.

Salary:

    191,945

Education:

    Pathologist can take up to 12 or more years. You begin with earning your bachelor’s degree in a program with a pre-medical curriculum. You must also attend an accredited medical school and earn either a medical doctor degree or a doctor of osteopathy degree. Both include four years of school. They must be licensed and certified as well.   

Demand or need for this profession:

    Pathologist must be a critical thinker, active listener, complex problem solving and have time management. Another thing is that they must be trained, 4 year pathology residency and a 1-2 year optional pathology fellowship.  

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Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not?

   I think that I wouldn’t like to be one because I don’t find it very interesting. Another thing is that it takes a lot of years to become one. Lastly would be that you have to find ways to treat diseases.