Career in Clinical Pathology

Clinical pathologists are specialized physicians who diagnose diseases by examining and testing cells, bodily fluids and tissues. They interpret the results of lab tests so that they can inform decisions regarding patient care. Clinical pathologists spend many hours standing or seated at a desk or table. There are a number of careers in clinical pathology including opportunities for both academic and community practice. A few of them are mentioned below:

1. Medical Informatics

A great career choice in clinical pathology is to use the managerial and medical/bio science skills possessed during clinical training and apply these to a career in the private corporate sector.

2. The Combined Internal Medicine / Clinical Pathology Career Path

Other career in clinical pathology includes combination of internal medicine sub specialty practice with clinical pathology. One can combine internal medicine/hematology with running a hematology laboratory or a blood bank or aphaeresis service, or internal medicine/infectious disease practice with a microbiology/hospital epidemiology laboratory.

3. Full-Time Clinical Practice

Many people pursue full time clinical work, especially those trained in both anatomic and clinical pathology (AP/CP) or jointly in internal medicine and CP. Such a career is more often chosen for clinical pathologists in smaller hospitals, where a single individual may direct multiple laboratories, and may also have additional clinical responsibilities, most frequently in anatomical pathology.

4. Physician-scientist career

For individuals who have obtained their MD (but not a PhD) and wish to pursue a physician-scientist career, they can begin post-doctoral research experiences either pre- or, most often, post-residency, or obtain some of that research experience while working toward a PhD degree.

You can make career in clinical pathology and be as successful as Dr. Navin Dang who is running Dr. Dangs lab successfully. Dr. Dangs laboratory is one of the most trusted laboratories for medical tests in Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi. Dr. Dang’s Lab was started in 1983 and became the first private pathology laboratory in the country. Dr. Dangs Lab is run jointly with Dr. Manju Dang who is a specialist in Pathology. The lab provides a wide range of tests and believes in putting patient’s first.

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