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Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek
Working your ass off is an understatement. I'm only in my 1st year and I don't feel like I have a life anymore. I think there's only like 150 or so board certified veterinary clinical pathologist in the US. I think that may include Canada too, so there isn't very many. I can see why. I mean, I think clinical pathologists need at least three years of residency training, and of course that's after 4 years of veterinary school, maybe I should say 4 years of hell,  anyway I think it is three years to be eligible to take the board certification exam though. AKA Monet, I don't know. Really I don't even know if I can take much more of this semester and it just started.  
If I did go into a specialty program it would be surgery. |
This is the time where they will TRY you. You just have to suck it up and keep it moving...
You still need the path knowledge to do the surgical residency. Private practice will not allow you to do all the surgery you want, but academic surgery with a vet path board--look at DSI Technologies...
Ironically, I cannot tie knots with a 4-0 to 6-0 Ethicon suture... And I was suppose to be using 11-0 silk... Oh well...
