Forensic pathology

Petkey Scholarship Essay Nelson Mandela once said that “education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Believing in this quote whole-heartedly, I have endeavored throughout my young elementary, middle school, and high school years to be the best that I can be. As I commence this new journey into the “real world,” I look back so exceedingly thankful that I pushed myself to make the top grades that I did. My parents advised me at very young age to devote a…

Utility of Fine Needle Aspiration in Diagnosing Breast lesions among Sudanese Females. A Cyto - Histological correlation. Aghapy E. Siddig, Emmanuel E. Siddig, Ali Edreis, Ahmed H. Fahal. Introduction: Dramatically, Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women worldwide, and is ranked second only to lung cancer as the leading cause of cancer deaths (Jemal et al., 2009). Although, the incidence of breast cancer in Sub-Saharan African counties is low compared that in developed…

Evolution in health care expenditures I inevitable as is growth of the general curtailment. This article examines “laboratory operations” and “clinical pathology knowledge processes” to discuss the need for clinical pathologist to implement an institutional model through unified laboratory networks to protect their services. The author utilizes strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) methodology to study data processes and propose future strategies for clinical pathologist and…

pathologist. Although clinical pathology is a very important medical field it does not always get the recognition it deserves, one of its biggest challenges is that not a lot of talented young people enter into it because it has never been a center of attention and most people assume that their doctors run the tests, the assets that pathologists bring to the table are incredibly valuable,…

How long do you expect to live? Although technology is rapidly developing, health care has been improved, and longevity increases more commonly in human evolution, we surely know that lifetime is always a limited three-digit number. I am not an exception, I am also afraid of sickness and death. However, above all, I am most afraid of myself, of not knowing the purpose of my existence on this earth, of living aimlessly and dreamlessly. The most vital development in my life is to identify myself…

Introduction In this capstone project, we were expected to discuss a topic relevant to the laboratory in which we deemed important. In the pre-analytical steps that lead to the brainstorming and writing of this capstone project we reflected on how few in numbers or major was and how little others knew of our major. In addition to these facts, we discussed how a recent hospital neglected to include a laboratory in their initial design made us question our importance. After these discussions, we…

The pressure of finding who you are or what you want to become in the future can be quite challenging. There are a list of things that I can do in life. It also take time to find who you are. It may take time for others, but once you find something that you will love to do. The best thing to do is to work for it and if it is not what you plan it would be. Well, there will be another journey that you will go through and that just makes you grow as a person. My love for math and science all…

be an honour for me to pursue my career at McGill University. McGill 's anatomical pathology program shines both locally and internationally with regards to its expertise, excellent quality of training and contribution to the literature. Having acquainted with some of the staff, I look forward to working in this challenging and stimulating environment. Fully aware of the required commitment to anatomical pathology, it is my passion for learning, discovering and performing research in a team that…

The first American woman to go to medical school was admitted as a joke. The students at Geneva Medical School thought it was a joke when Elizabeth Blackwell applied to attend in 1847, so they decided to accept her. (“Changing the Face of Medicine” 1) Both women I will be addressing have overcame great obstacles to reach the level of success that they have achieved. Two women with different stories. One turned to medicine after a friend who was dying suggested she would have lived if her doctor…

The process of a postmortem examination is to discover the cause of death or the extent of disease is called an Autopsy; it is performed by a doctor called an Autopsy Surgeon who most often than not has to cut open the body of the deceased to examine the insides of the person’s body such as organs to see if there are telling signs to lead to a cause of death such as poison in the liver or punctures in the lungs. Understanding the role the medical examiner (autopsy surgeon) plays in evaluating…