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pathology residency/fellowship programs

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 61.1801 - 61.1899.

What pathology residency/fellowship programs Majors Need to Know

Programs in pathology residency/fellowship programs develop a specific mix of knowledge, skills, and abilities — derived from O*NET surveys of workers in occupations that pathology residency/fellowship programs graduates commonly enter.

Knowledge Areas

This major prepares you for careers needing pathology residency/fellowship programs emphasizes the following knowledge areas:

• Medicine and Dentistry — Importance 4.7 / 5; level 5.6 / 7.
• Biology — Importance 4.5 / 5; level 5.7 / 7.
• English Language — Importance 4.4 / 5; level 5.0 / 7.
• Education and Training — Importance 3.8 / 5; level 5.0 / 7.
• Customer and Personal Service — Importance 3.4 / 5; level 4.3 / 7.

^{Importance is rated 1–5; level is 1–7. Source: ONET Online — weighted across related occupations.*}

Skills

The skill set emphasized by a pathology residency/fellowship programs program reflects the day-to-day work of related occupations:

• Reading Comprehension — Importance 4.2 / 5; level 5.4 / 7.
• Critical Thinking — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.5 / 7.
• Writing — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.9 / 7.
• Active Listening — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.5 / 7.
• Active Learning — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.5 / 7.

Abilities

Abilities most relevant to pathology residency/fellowship programs careers — again drawn from O*NET surveys of related occupations:

• Inductive Reasoning — Importance 4.4 / 5; level 5.2 / 7.
• Oral Expression — Importance 4.3 / 5; level 5.2 / 7.
• Oral Comprehension — Importance 4.2 / 5; level 5.2 / 7.
• Written Expression — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.9 / 7.
• Written Comprehension — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 5.1 / 7.

Common Job Activities

Day-to-day, pathology residency/fellowship programs graduates report doing:

Activity	Frequency / Importance
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge	4.7 / 7
Getting Information	4.5 / 7
Making Decisions and Solving Problems	4.4 / 7
Documenting/Recording Information	4.4 / 7
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events	4.4 / 7
Processing Information	4.4 / 7
Working with Computers	4.3 / 7
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates	4.2 / 7
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships	4.1 / 7
Analyzing Data or Information	4.1 / 7

Technology Skills Used on the Job

Most frequently-cited tools used by pathology residency/fellowship programs professionals:

Tool / Software	Category	In-Demand
Microsoft Excel	Spreadsheet software	✓
Microsoft Office software	Office suite software	✓
Microsoft PowerPoint	Presentation software	—
Microsoft Access	Data base user interface and query software	—
Database software	Data base user interface and query software	—
XIFIN	Accounting software	—
Blood Bank Computer Systems Blood Bank Control System	Medical software	—
Sunquest Information Systems Sunquest Clinical Financials	Accounting software	—
NeTLIMS AutoFusion	Medical software	—
Healthvision MediAR	Accounting software	—
CPSI CPSI System	Medical software	—
HEX Laboratory Systems LAB/HEX	Medical software	—

^{Source: ONET Online technology skills, weighted across related occupations.*}

Sample Job Titles

Real job postings for pathology residency/fellowship programs graduates include:

• Physician
• DO Physician (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Physician)
• Cytologist
• Histopathologist
• Pathologist
• Veterinary Pathologist
• Anatomic Pathologist
• Forensic Pathologist
• Oral Pathologist
• Clinical Pathologist
• Animal Pathologist
• Surgical Pathologist
• Chemical Pathologist
• Pathologist Physician
• Ophthalmic Pathologist

Education Typically Required

Across the occupations open to pathology residency/fellowship programs graduates, the typical level of education actually held by current workers is distributed as:

Education Level	Share of Workers
Post-doctoral training	48.1%
Doctoral degree	29.7%
Master’s degree	14.0%
Bachelor’s degree	3.9%
First professional degree	2.0%
Associate’s degree (or other 2-year)	1.3%
Postsecondary certificate	0.8%
Post-master’s certificate	0.1%
High school diploma or equivalent	0.1%

^{Source: ONET Online education / training / experience requirements.*}

Related Programs

You may also be interested in these closely related fields of study:

Program	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical Residency Programs	—
Allergy and Immunology Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Anesthesiology Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Combined Medical Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Dermatology Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Emergency Medicine Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Family Medicine Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Internal Medicine Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Medical Genetics and Genomics Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Medical Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other	—
MEDICAL RESIDENCY/FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS	—
Multiple-Pathway Medical Fellowship Programs	—

References

The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students and international students. This number is then divided by the total number of students to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS)
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

More about our data sources and methodologies.