Personal Statement: A Career As A Pathologist

Physicians must treat their patients compassionately, listen to their concerns, and act with a good bedside manner.

After reading Dr. Melinek article, it really gave me a thorough description of what a typical day looks like in the workforce. It took me by surprise to see the number of hours a typical pathologist spends working. From 8-12 hours a day is normal for a general pathologist, which is a little more than I was expecting. Honestly, the extra practice and school a pathologist has to go through does not seem worth it. A pathologist will go to school from fourteen to eighteen years yet, they will make less than an actual doctor. A typical day for a forensic pathologist usually involves them with some sort of diligent meeting where they explain the case of the deceased. After that the pathologist begins the autopsy as well as any other test that are

I am an outsider. For the first 15 years of my life, I was oblivious to the medical conversations my sister and father always had. Then, sophomore year came around and after only a semester of biology, I became to understand some of the basic concepts of their conversations. Regardless of intellectual conversations, a medical career has always been my top priority, and MASH is an amazing opportunity to put me one step closer to pursuing my career as an Interventional Radiologist. The idea of applying scientific knowledge to help treat patients has always intrigued me. That is why over the course of my life, I have participated in extracurricular activities that help benefit my community and the people within it. By being a part of MASH, it

When I took my first biology class my freshman year of high school, I knew that I wanted to aim for a career in the field of science, I just couldn't decide exactly what I wanted to do. It wasn't until my first anatomy class my junior year that I fell in love with the study of the human body, and figured out exactly what I wanted to become: a surgeon. I chose this as my career not only because of my love for anatomy, but also because I was infatuated with the idea that I could save people's lives every day and because I shared that same interest in medicine.

A pathologist is a physician who studies body fluids and tissues, their area of study is Pathology. A pathologist may examine tissues, body fluids and other body parts removed during surgery.They usually help general care doctor make a diagnosis your health or medical problems that occurred.There are many different areas of pathology such as anatomic pathology, cytopathology, forensic pathology and molecular pathology, but pathologist is the ones who study it.

I first realized pathology would be an interesting and worthwhile career for me when I attended my first autopsy conference at Hahnemann Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This was during the summer of my first year at Drexel University College of Medicine and I was already curious. I was impressed with the overwhelming curiosity and interest of the attendants. They gathered around the dissected organs asking detailed questions, making observations, and discussing theories and ideas about the former patient. I found the entire event quite stimulating and I participated in several other pathology conferences and sign-outs during that summer and the following year. I feel the most interesting part of pathology is the data gathering, the technology and techniques

An antibody has the ability to fight against any harmful materials found within a human being. A radiologist also has the ability to do so. Like an antibody, a radiologist also has a vital role in an individual’s survival.

Working in the medical field has always been one of my top long term goals. As a child, I started volunteering at different nursing homes passing out ice and eventually when I graduated from high school I was able to become a worker at one of the nursing homes I volunteered at. Last February , I was in and out of the hospital taking care of my aunt , who passed away with cancer. I would take notes for my aunt if she wasn't alert to hear the nurses or doctors comments. When my aunt was alert I would read the comments to her & she would breakdown the information so that I could have a better understanding. My aunt had her masters in nursing, which means she was a well educated women and knew most of the information the nurses and doctors would

To become a pathologist, there are certain job tasks, special skills, and talents, as well as a higher education that is needed. Not only does a pathologist have many different job tasks, but there are many skills that could be useful. Some useful skills would consist of being very careful, paying close attention to detail, reliability, dependability, responsibility, solving problems, being honest, and maintaining your goals. In this career, you will have to spend the majority of your time in a lab, which

Go outside ask any teenager what their greatest accomplishments are and I assure you some will respond with playing for their high school team, winning a championship, or many will not even know what it is. Yes I ran cross country for my sophomore year and had to opportunity to be varsity by junior year, played club and got third place our first year going in, but those are not my greatest achievements. Many teenagers do not have one, not because they do not do anything, but because most high schools do not offer great real life opportunities for their students.

Being from rural Appalachia, I know that the inequalities in medicine are high and prevent many from seeking regular medical attention. Early in my life, I saw my friends, neighbors, and loved ones hesitate to seek medical attention due to economic reasons and the inability to access medical care.

My interest in pathology was initially cultivated when I dissected my first rat in 11th grade. I remembered being so curious about what organs looked from the inside. I was particularly interested in it is brain so I researched more information about it and purchased my first book of pathology. My interests grew even further during first year of undergrad, in my most favorite course, anatomy and pathophysiology which was taught by a pathologist who loved adding histology to his lectures. I was surprised by my understanding the different disease process along with how new diseases were discovered looking at the different cell types.

When becoming a pathologist, there are three career paths you could consider: doctor, clinical scientist, or biomedical scientist (BMS). The path I would like to pursue is biomedical scientist, and within that virology or immunology. Virology and immunology is, according to the Institute of Biomedical Science, “the study of viruses and the disease caused by them such as German measles, HIV and chickenpox. You will also be involved in monitoring the effects of vaccines.” and “Biomedical scientists in immunology deal with the conditions of the body’s immune system and its role in infectious diseases, parasitic

I began pursuing a career in radiology in the summer of 2012. Just a few months prior I had been in the need of direction and was attending a men’s group. Neither of my parents attended college, so they were unable to give me advice for a career. That is when I met James, he would come to our meetings wearing surgical scrubs and later I learned that he graduated from TCC as a surgical tech. So naturally, I went through their degree catalog and decided on the radiology program. I’ve always been a visual learner, somewhat creative and a caregiver. So I knew that medical imaging would be right for me.

PERSONAL STATEMENT Pathology was my first choice of medical specialty. As an undergraduate it gave me an intellectual stimulation of understanding the disease process. Root of the whole work process is correct diagnosis and effective treatment begins with it. On becoming a diagnostic expert i will be able to assist the Health care team and make impact nearly on all aspects of patient care. To be a specialist in this hidden profession that saves life above all other diagnostic modalities was my ambition.