Kinley FinkeMrs. SouthLanguage 6 February 18, 2014A Career in PathologyA pathologist is a doctor who studies disease. They work in laboratories and examine tissues and other samples to diagnose diseases. When they make a diagnosis, they share their findings with the doctor responsible for caring for the patient with the disease. With diseases and conditions difficult to examine, a pathologist learns something new every day. To become a pathologist, you need four years of college and then four years of medical school. After their medical studies, they undergo at least four years of training in pathology. The four years of training after medical school are called residency. After residency training, some pathologists decide to complete additional training called fellowship training which may last for a few more years (education requirements and career summary). Pathologists spend their working day in the laboratory, where tissues or organs are delivered after collection. patients in surgery or at the doctor's office. It is in the laboratory that pathologists examine these specimens. The first step is to observe the specimen without a microscope and describe its characteristics. This is a process called grossing. The pathologist examines the specimen, then selects the tissues that will be processed and placed on slides so that the pathologist can examine them under a microscope. By examining the tissue, the pathologist can make a diagnosis. The diagnosis is then reported to the doctor responsible for caring for the patient. Pathologists generally work a normal working day, for example from eight in the morning to five in the evening. However, path...... middle of paper......theologists in training to take their place. Additionally, as the U.S. population ages, there are more diseases to diagnose, increasing the need for pathologists. These two elements combine to make pathology a good career choice for the future” (Finke).BibliographyEducational requirements and career summary. 2003. BBB. February 18, 2014. Finke, Jean Meredythe. “A career in pathology”. A career in pathology. Kinley Jean Finke. Columbia, February 15, 2014. Kumar, Robbin and Contran. Pathological basis of the disease. 5th. Pennsylvania: WB Sauders Company, 2009. Sifferlin, Alexandria. Doctors' salaries: who earns the most and the least? April 27, 2012. February 18 2014 .