Cons
- Some trainees miss the patient contact.
- Some trainees miss working on the wards/clinical skills.
- Some trainees don't like microscopy.
- Some trainees don't like post mortems (although these are optional after the first 2 years of training).
- Busy job, demanding work, high levels of responsibility.
Pathology is the medical specialty concerned with the study of the nature and causes of diseases. It underpins every aspect of medicine, from diagnostic testing and monitoring of chronic diseases to cutting-edge genetic research and blood transfusion technologies. Pathology is integral to the diagnosis of every cancer.