pathologist

Pathologist

Duties and Responsibilities:Clinical pathology is a medical specialty that is concerned with the diagnosis of disease based on the laboratory analysis of bodily fluids such as blood and urine, as well as tissues, using the tools of chemistry, clinical microbiology, hematology and molecular pathology.

Salary:Compared with the Medscape 2010 Compensation Report, this year's respondents -- both male and female physicians -- report higher incomes. However, men are still making more money. According to the Medscape survey, male pathologists, at $251,000, make considerably more than female pathologists, at$221,000.

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 fellowship in forensic pathology.

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

I think that I would and I wouldn't like to be one because it has a really good pay but it requires a lot of years in school.