Pathology/Histotech

[Avicenna144]

Hello everyone,

I want to eventually become a pathologist, and although currently I am working at a toxicology lab accredited by the college of american pathologists, what we do is technically not pathology. That's why I am thinking about enrolling in a histotech program.

Anyone has any experience with these programs and can tell me what they think about them?

Thanks.

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[Saifa]

You should be preparing an application to medical school, not path residency. The work you are doing now is probably of good quality and you should stick with it. Shadow a pathologist if you'd like to have exposure to the field.

 

[Avicenna144]

You should be preparing an application to medical school, not path residency. The work you are doing now is probably of good quality and you should stick with it. Shadow a pathologist if you'd like to have exposure to the field.

But wouldn't it be considered a good experience by med schools since i will be spending most of my time with pathologist in hospital pathology labs learning skills that most premeds do not have?