The workplace - Pathology Specialty Training Program

Pathologists predominantly work in laboratories in large metropolitan public or private practices, or in public and private hospitals. They have regular exposure to both adult and paediatric medicine and most medical and surgical specialties through referrals although they may not be involved in direct patient care.

This specialty allows pathologists to be involved in all aspects of diagnosis and management should they choose, from seeing the patient, taking blood or bone marrow samples, examining them in the laboratory, possibly making a diagnosis at the microscope, and then returning to treat the patient and monitoring their response in the same way.

Pathology is very much a team effort with pathologists working very closely with scientists and laboratory technicians.

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Last modified: June 17, 2008 8:33 PM