Personal Statement: Future Forensic Pathology

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Future Forensic Pathologist
Why did I choose the career forensic pathology? I chose this career because I have always been a curious person, and the thought of being the one who figures out a mysterious death and giving their family closure is very exciting to me. It is a great feeling knowing you have made a difference in someone’s life, from gun wounds to suicide I feel that the family deserves to know. I knew that I wanted to solve these kinds of mysteries when uncle died and no one knew how he died, or at least they didn’t want to tell us. I later found out that the scientifically correct term for someone who investigates deaths like his is forensic pathology.
Education and Training
There are a lot of post-secondary education needed to become a forensic pathologist, this begins with four years of college (to receive a bachelor’s degree). Four years of medical school (to receive a medicine degree). Then an additional four or five years of residency (four years for anatomic pathology only, or five years for anatomic and clinical pathology) to become eligible to take the board exams in pathology. Lastly, at least one or two years of forensic pathology fellowship …show more content…

Sadly forensic pathologist do not make as much a clinical pathologist or anatomic pathologist but they do make a decent amount of money. Forensic pathologist make about $80,000-$200,000 per year. According to payscale.com, forensic pathologist who have 1-4 years of work experience can earn about $53,500-$114,650 per year, and those who have had more years of work experience can expect a higher salary. It may sound like not that much and because you spend so much money on tuition for college and med school you’re only getting just one third of that, but in reality after the 8 years of school while in residency they give you about $26,000 per year to start you

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