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Forensic pathologists

Hi guys! How would i go about becoming a forensic pathologist? In terms of uni degrees and masters and further work experience
Reply 1
To be a forensic pathologist, you'll need a medical degree, and then you'll need to complete a 2 year training and then further speciality training in pathology. No masters degree is needed but obviously a degree in medicine is 4-6 years, and then the training also takes up time too. Hope this helped!
Reply 2
Original post by AsBr2008
To be a forensic pathologist, you'll need a medical degree, and then you'll need to complete a 2 year training and then further speciality training in pathology. No masters degree is needed but obviously a degree in medicine is 4-6 years, and then the training also takes up time too. Hope this helped!
Great thank you!
Reply 3
Original post by AsBr2008
To be a forensic pathologist, you'll need a medical degree, and then you'll need to complete a 2 year training and then further speciality training in pathology. No masters degree is needed but obviously a degree in medicine is 4-6 years, and then the training also takes up time too. Hope this helped!

Do you have your do medicine or can you just go uni and do forensic science then do masters and specialise in forensics?
Reply 4
Original post by cee278
Do you have your do medicine or can you just go uni and do forensic science then do masters and specialise in forensics?

As it's forensic pathology, you have to do a medicine degree. Other types of forensics can be done with a general forensic science degree, though.

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