I want to major in something that has to do with diseases

[Brosuf]

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You know the guy who works backstage and checks up all the tissues, and assists the surgeon to find the diseased tissues. The one guy with the lab that has a libary of organs with a bunch of diseases. What kind of job is this? In the medical field.

 

[unhappytnt]

Pathology. Uhh, you can't major in it though, it's a specialty which you get into after medical school.

 

[Ischemic]

You know the guy who works backstage and checks up all the tissues, and assists the surgeon to find the diseased tissues. The one guy with the lab that has a libary of organs with a bunch of diseases. What kind of job is this? In the medical field.

lol pathology is a medical specialty you pursue after med school. Any med student would know that, of which you apparently are not, so you might want to change that tag back to premedical.

 

[wristbandMD]

Pathology 🙂 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathology

If you're looking for what to major in, do whatever you like! You may enjoy Biology or Microbiology.

 

[wholeheartedly]

If you want to know what you can do that's similar before you become a pathologist, try the following links for folks that help the pathologist. Recommended: Medical Laboratory Scientist, Histotech, or Cytotech. maybe Pathologist Assistant (Master's degree trained) if you decide against med school.

Medical Laboratory Science is what I do and it's pretty sweet (course I'm biased 🙂 ) you'd take classes like microbiology, clinical chemistry, hematology, immunology, transfusion medicine. Curriculum will cover most pre-med pre-reqs as well.

Great descriptions of lab professions at the American Society for Clinical Pathology link below:
http://www.ascp.org/MainMenu/laboratoryprofessionals/CareerCenter.aspx

http://www.ascp.org/pdf/CareerBooklet.aspx

Histotechnologist would be even more down and dirty and you'd section tissue from biopsies, mount it on slides and stain it (read more details at above link).


There are plenty of options to work with pathologists outside of being one (or before becoming one) and most have pretty solid job opportunities right now due to shortages.

 

[Brosuf]

Thank ya Everyone!


Ya, I am in 11th grade HS and I was just looking for a goal to aim my self towards, sorry for putting medical student I didn't see pre med on their .


I think I like the Job of a Pathologist someone who inspects tissues for cancer and someone who inspects diseases..👍

Also can I work with people who find cures for diseases if I become a excellent Pathologist 🙂.


BTW I want this career path

Physician ---> study and doing a job ----> Pathologist 🙂. Will this work out? and how many years will it take if I graduate HS around 18-19.


Thank you Whole for those amazing links, and thanks for everyone for taking their time to help me 🙂.

 

[indya]

lol pathology is a medical specialty you pursue after med school. Any med student would know that, of which you apparently are not, so you might want to change that tag back to premedical.

haha. I know people who have done self-designed majors named "Neurology" instead of neuroscience or biopsychology or neurobiology. Technically it would be possible to major in pathology, but everyone with any knowledge of medicine will laugh at you.