Career choice

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Author: Mikael Häggström [note 1]

Subspecialization

Consider becoming a subspecialist in a particular field within pathology, for which you can be a go-to person when other pathologists need help. At the same time, consider maintaining basic skills in handling general pathology, at least for the most common conditions where you are expected to practice.

Judge subspecialties primarily by the presumed everyday work, and how well it fits with your personal strengths and weaknesses. Such evaluation can only be done by real life exposure to the practice. When choosing, put only minimal weight on how interesting the theoretical literature thereof is.

To some degree, consider whether you will want to live and work in a larger city (with an increased demand for relatively narrow-scoped subspecialties), or a relatively smaller town (with an increased demand for broader subspecialties like surgical pathology).

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