Is Pathologist actually your fit?

A 15-minute focused check — only the assessments that actually predict success in this role. No fluff, no full battery.

Role you're checking

Pathologist

Healthcare

Pathologists in India are the diagnostic backbone of every tertiary care centre — they sign out histopathology reports that determine whether a patient gets surgery, chemotherapy, or radiotherapy. Practice spans H&E slide reporting, intraoperative frozen sections, FNAC and cytology (Bethesda system for thyroid, ThinPrep for cervical), immunohistochemistry (IHC) panel interpretation for receptor status and lineage, and increasingly molecular pathology: FISH for HER2 amplification and gene fusions, NGS-based tumour profiling (FoundationOne, local CDSCO-approved panels), and PCR-based pathogen detection. The Indian path is MBBS + MD Pathology (NMC-recognised, 3-year residency) with optional subspecialty DrNB training; major employers are Tata Memorial Hospital Mumbai, AIIMS, Apollo Diagnostics, Dr Lal PathLabs, SRL Diagnostics, Metropolis Healthcare, and CMC Vellore. Laboratory quality is governed by NABL (ISO 15189) and CAP accreditation standards, which pathologists are directly responsible for maintaining.

What you'll do

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Career Interests
7 min
Tells us if the day-to-day activities of this role energize you.
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Personality Profile
8 min
Reveals whether the working style this role demands fits how you naturally show up.

What you'll get — free

A clear fit verdict for Pathologist — strong, good, worth exploring, or stretch.
The 2-3 reasons it fits (or doesn't), based on what this role actually demands.
An honest signal on whether to keep exploring this path or look elsewhere.

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Pathologist

Career Interests

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