Pathology Career Research

Pathology 

Duties and Responsibilities: As a pathologist, you might examine and diagnosis bodily fluids, such as blood and urine, or tissues from biopsies and pap-smears, to diagnosis diseases. You might possibly perform autopsies determine a cause of death. 

Salary: $302,610

Education: A forensic pathologist must first earn a bachelor's degree, then a medical degree, either an M.D. or D.O. Extensive additional education and training is required, including four to five years of training in anatomic, clinical and/or forensic pathology and a one-year residency or in fellowship forensic pathology.

Skills: 

1. Ability to work under pressure
2. Make quick and accurate decisions 
3. Good at recognizing visual patterns 
4. Good at problem solving skills 

Reflection: I will love to follow this career pathway. I will love to do this because when I was smaller I loved playing doctor and examining body parts. However, the skills listed above are skills I am able to perform. I am very hands on and get the job done no matter how much time I have to spend doing it. This might be a career I would most definitely look more into to see if this is something I might really want to do in the future.