What Is It

Pathologists carry out autopsies to ascertain the cause of death.It is a branch of medicine that bases its research on anatomical pathology. They correlate injuries,type of weapon used,and are responsible for collection and preservation of exibits etc.

Qualification

For clinical pathology, one needs to study medicine (MBBS, BVSc) and then proceed with MD in Pathology. Further specialization like speech pathology, forensic pathology and so on can also be studied.

Scope

There services are hired by the legal system of the country