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Pathologist
Duties and Responsibilities
The Pathologist diagnoses diseases by performing necropsies and pathological examination of body tissues. Responsibilities include analyzing case histories, preparing tissues for microscopic examination, and diagnosing the nature and source of pathological conditions causing illness and death.
Pathologists schedule and assign medical technicians in clinical pathological procedures related to such subjects as hematology, bacteriology, serology, biochemistry and parasitology. They also direct medical officers and technicians in performing such anatomical pathological examinations as biopsies and necropsies involving preparation of tissue for microscopic analysis.
Civilian Opportunities
Pathologist
Duties and Responsibilities
A civilian pathologists duties and responsibilities are similar to those of their military counterparts. In the civilian medical community, physicians' duties and responsibilities depend upon where they decide to work. They may work in managed care, private practice or academic medicine. In managed care, a health plan pays a fixed monthly fee per member to a physician and the physician agrees to provide specific services to the health plan member.
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