u/NotJoelMiller

Starting medical school soon, and I'm very interested in pathology. I was lucky to have strong exposure to histology in undergrad through courses/labs/research. I'm trying to keep an open mind for all specialties, but I wanted to ask the community for any advice for a baby M1 interested in path. I'm not the gunner type, but I do want to be proactive to know if the field is for me. Our school encourages shadowing and research pretty early on.

When is a good time to consider research? Anything I should look out for to know if the field is for me? What would you have told yourself as an M1? Mostly just curious to see what you all have to say :D