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Alright, I've been lurking in this pathology subforum for a few days now, reading every detail of almost every thread. I wanted to cover all my bases before I made a post.
So, I'm currently studying pre-pharmacy, a junior majoring in physiology to be exact. But there is something I have never discussed before until now, because I didn't want people to think I was strange. I've always had a life-long curiousity for working with patients... postmortem. I know, right? I'm just so intriuged by autopsies (I especially love the surgical aspect of it), disease, medicolegal dealings, and the thought of bringing the dead back to life one last time; Knowing what their last moments of life were like. Bringing peace to the family is also important to me.
I never seriously considered a career in forensic pathology at all until I found myself last week looking up autopsy videos on Youtube. Some of my favorite television shows are Cops, Forensic files, MSNBC Lock-up: Raw, and any reality/documentary having to deal with homocide and the criminal mind. I swear I'm not a future serial killer.
But how do I know for sure that this is something I want to do? And not just something I need to seek mental help for. Besides doing research on SDN, is there anything out there in the real world I can do? Experience I can gain? I just need to satisfy this craving, but I don't think volunteering in the giftshop at my local hospital is going to do this. Thanks for your thoughts, guys.
So, I'm currently studying pre-pharmacy, a junior majoring in physiology to be exact. But there is something I have never discussed before until now, because I didn't want people to think I was strange. I've always had a life-long curiousity for working with patients... postmortem. I know, right? I'm just so intriuged by autopsies (I especially love the surgical aspect of it), disease, medicolegal dealings, and the thought of bringing the dead back to life one last time; Knowing what their last moments of life were like. Bringing peace to the family is also important to me.
I never seriously considered a career in forensic pathology at all until I found myself last week looking up autopsy videos on Youtube. Some of my favorite television shows are Cops, Forensic files, MSNBC Lock-up: Raw, and any reality/documentary having to deal with homocide and the criminal mind. I swear I'm not a future serial killer.
But how do I know for sure that this is something I want to do? And not just something I need to seek mental help for. Besides doing research on SDN, is there anything out there in the real world I can do? Experience I can gain? I just need to satisfy this craving, but I don't think volunteering in the giftshop at my local hospital is going to do this. Thanks for your thoughts, guys.