To discover what she does in her work and why it's so important, Just 4 Girls interviewed Paige via e-mail and phone.
Pathology is the study of the causes and outcomes of disease.
My job has three parts. Part of the time I teach pathology to veterinary students and part of the time I conduct research to determine the cause of certain inherited neurologic diseases in dogs. Dr. Carmichael uses visual aids in her classroom. By the time I was ready to graduate, I realized that there were many things to do with my degree other than practice in a clinic. So after graduation I went back to school at the University of Georgia for another four years and learned how to be a pathologist.