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Can a medical and clinical laboratory technologist become a pathologist?

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Yes: A technologist can become a pathologist if he/she goes to medical school, gets a medical degree, passes the medical boards and then does a pathology residency training program and takes pathology board exams. So, the answer is yes, but it is generally a lot of schooling between technologist and physician.

Answered 10/3/2016

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Yes: Medical technologists may become pathologists. It would require medical school and residency training.

Answered 4/19/2013

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Pathologist: A Pathologist is an M.D. So you would have to have all the pre-med requirements, go to medical school, and complete a residency in pathology. Medical and clinical laboratory technologists know a lot about clinical pathology, but the requirements to actually be a pathologist are completely different.

Answered 5/2/2016

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