What is a pathologist? Survey

The purpose of this short survey is to find out what the public think pathologists do. We would be very grateful if you would answer the questions below. This should take less than 5 minutes.

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* 1. The Royal College of Pathologists has held events to increase understanding of the role of pathology over the last few years. Did you attend such an event?

Yes

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* 2. Are pathologists:

	Yes	No	Unsure
police men/women?	police men/women? Yes	police men/women? No	police men/women? Unsure
undertakers/funeral directors?	undertakers/funeral directors? Yes	undertakers/funeral directors? No	undertakers/funeral directors? Unsure
medically qualified doctors?	medically qualified doctors? Yes	medically qualified doctors? No	medically qualified doctors? Unsure
technicians with no medical training?	technicians with no medical training? Yes	technicians with no medical training? No	technicians with no medical training? Unsure
qualified lawyers?	qualified lawyers? Yes	qualified lawyers? No	qualified lawyers? Unsure

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* 3. How long is a pathologist's training after leaving school?

1 year

2 years

5 years

10 years

15 years

other

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* 4. Which of the following do you think are part of pathologists' work?

	Yes	No	Unsure
Teaching medical students	Teaching medical students Yes	Teaching medical students No	Teaching medical students Unsure
Teaching doctors	Teaching doctors Yes	Teaching doctors No	Teaching doctors Unsure
Performing surgical operations	Performing surgical operations Yes	Performing surgical operations No	Performing surgical operations Unsure
Diagnosing infections	Diagnosing infections Yes	Diagnosing infections No	Diagnosing infections Unsure
Examining blood samples	Examining blood samples Yes	Examining blood samples No	Examining blood samples Unsure
Looking at routine x-rays	Looking at routine x-rays Yes	Looking at routine x-rays No	Looking at routine x-rays Unsure
Supervising cremations or burials	Supervising cremations or burials Yes	Supervising cremations or burials No	Supervising cremations or burials Unsure
Giving evidence in court	Giving evidence in court Yes	Giving evidence in court No	Giving evidence in court Unsure
Looking after patients in hospital	Looking after patients in hospital Yes	Looking after patients in hospital No	Looking after patients in hospital Unsure
Finding out if people are dead	Finding out if people are dead Yes	Finding out if people are dead No	Finding out if people are dead Unsure
Diagnosing cancer	Diagnosing cancer Yes	Diagnosing cancer No	Diagnosing cancer Unsure
Helping doctors give the correct treatment	Helping doctors give the correct treatment Yes	Helping doctors give the correct treatment No	Helping doctors give the correct treatment Unsure
Organising funerals	Organising funerals Yes	Organising funerals No	Organising funerals Unsure
Making new drugs	Making new drugs Yes	Making new drugs No	Making new drugs Unsure

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* 5. Where have you learned about what a pathologist does? (please tick all that apply)

National Pathology Week/Year event

Television

Books/magazine/newspapers

Friends or relatives

Personal experience

General Practitioner

Hospital doctor

Other (please specify)

If you don't mind, it would help to know a bit about you - but please leave the next two answers blank if you prefer.

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* 6. Are you

Male

Female

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* 7. How old are you?

under 18

18-34

35-49

50-64

over 64

Thank you very much for completing the survey, this will help us develop future pathology-related events for the public.