How Long Does it Take to Become a Pathologist?

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How long does it take to become a pathologist? It takes going to medical school, so it would take about eight years. Pathologists are medical doctors who study the causes, results, and treatment of diseases. Pathologists enjoy working in hospitals and with other doctors.

Pathologists also run the laboratory sections of the hospital or independent laboratories. Pathologists become very proficient at identifying normal versus abnormal cells in all tissues of the body from the bone marrow to the liver and brain.

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