M.D. (Pathology)

Doctor of Medicine in Pathology

M.D. Pathology or Doctor of Medicine in Pathology is a postgraduate Pathology course. Pathology is the study and diagnosis of disease through examination of organs, tissues, bodily fluids, and whole bodies (autopsies). Areas of study include cellular adaptation to injury, necrosis, and inflammation, wound healing, and neoplasia. The course helps the candidates to be able to perform procedures designated for laboratory detection of diseases. The course deals with effects, development, processes and causes of diseases. Subjects studied under this degree are Pathology, Microbiology, Immunology, Medical Genetics and Neuroscience. The course is very valuable and opens up many job opportunities for them after its successful completion.

M.D. Pathology Eligibility                       

• Candidates should have passed an M.B.B.S. degree from a recognised university board.
• Some of the reputed institutes conduct an entrance examination for admission.

M.D. Pathology Syllabus

Syllabus of Pathology as prescribed by various Universities and Colleges.

M.D. Pathology Colleges

• All India Institute of Medical Sciences - AIIMS Delhi, New Delhi
• Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot
• SRM Institute of Science and Technology - Kattankulathur, Kanchipuram

M.D. Pathology Course Suitability

• The course is helpful to diagnose important pathological conditions in various fields like histopathology, cytopathology, haematology & Immunopathology.
• They should be able to maintain equipment like performing routine maintenance and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
• They should be able to process and accurately interpret the representative materials obtained from the patients to arrive at a correct diagnosis.
• They should have critical thinking such as using logic and analysis to identify the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches.

How is M.D. Pathology Course Beneficial?

• M.D. Pathology is suitable to diagnose and characterize disease in living patients by examining biopsies or bodily fluids.
• The course is also beneficial for further studies such as Ph.D. etc. as they can get a hare good base for it.
• The is beneficial to work with other doctors, medical specialty societies, medical laboratory professionals, and healthcare consumer organizations to set guidelines and standards for medical laboratory testing that help improve a patient's medical care and guide treatment, as well as ensure the quality and safety of domestic and international medical laboratories.

M.D. Pathology Employment Areas

• Academic Institutes
• Healthcare Centres
• Hospitals (govt./pvt/)
• Military Services
• Self-employment (clinics)

M.D. Pathology Job Types

• Business Dev Executive
• Discovery Breeder
• Guest Relationship Executive
• Healthcare Representative
• Lab Technician
• Pathologist
• Pathology Coder
• Professor/Associate Professor
• Research Assistant

Advance Course in M.D. Pathology

• Ph.D. Pathology