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Specialties Pathology
 
Adolescent Medicine
Allergy/Immunology
Anesthesiology
Cardiology
Colon & Rectal Surgery
Critical Care Medicine
Dermatology
Emergency Medicine
Endocrinology
Family Practice
Gastroenterology
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Geriatric Medicine
Hematology
Infectious Diseases
Internal Medicine
Medical Oncology
Nephrology
Neurology
Neurological Surgery
Nuclear Medicine
Obstetric/Gynecology
Ophthalmology
Orthopedics
Otolaryngology
Pathology
Pediatrics
Rehabilitation Medicine
Plastic Surgery
Preventive Medicine
Psychiatry
Pulmonary Medicine
Radiology
Rheumatology
Sports Medicine
Thoracic Surgery
Urology

Required Training
There exist three different pathological training paths, all of which are 5 years long: Clinical Pathology, Anatomic Pathology, and combined Clinical and Anatomical Pathology.
 
Additional Qualifications and Subspecialties
Additional qualification is possible in Cytopathology.  Subspecialization is available in either Clinical or Anatomic pathology.  Subspecialties in Clinical pathology include: blood banking/transfusion medicine, chemical pathology, hematology, and medical microbiology.  Subspecialties available in Anatomic pathology include: forensic pathology, neuropathology, hematology, immunopathology and cytopathology.
 
Average Salary
Median Base Salary of approx. $200,000 (U.S. Median Base Salary; 2005)
 
5 Most Commonly Encountered Medical Issues
Anemia
Cancer/Carcinoma/Oncology
ENT infections
Severe infections
Dermatitis/Acne/Eczema/Warts
 
5 Most Challenging Medical Issues to Treat
Cancer
HIV infection/AIDS
Depression
Psoriasis
Hematologic disorders/Malignancies
 
Professional Organizations
American Society for Clinical Pathology
2100 West Harrison Street
Chicago, IL 60612-3798
(312) 738-1336

College of American Pathologists
325 Waukegan Road
North Field, IL 60093-2750
(708) 446-8800 (800) 323-4040
 
American Board of Pathology
PO Box 25915
Tampa, Florida 33622-5915
Telephone: (813) 286-2444
FAX: (813) 289-5279
 
American Society for Investigative Pathology
9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland 20814-3993 (USA)
Tel: 301-634-7130, Fax: 301-634-7990
Email: asip@asip.org
 
 

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