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CAREER WEEK TALK

After introducing the working life of a forensic pathologist, Dr Tan presented some
photos of the crime scene investigations he participated in during his career. Cases shared
were mostly accidents like falling from height and drowning. Based on the cases presented,
he also mentioned that accidents always happen unexpectedly.

Following up, Dr Tan explained the challenges he faced as a forensic pathologist.
He stated that forensic pathologists always have to be ready as they may need to handle
emergency cases anytime. Besides that, Dr Tan shared his experience of having been

conferred by the Selangor Sultan for being a front-liner during the COVID-19 pandemic.
He emphasised that he was delighted that society has started to recognize the hard work of
forensic pathologists.

Later, a Q&A session was held. Students asked about ways to maintain work-life
balance, exciting parts of the career and others. Based on the question asked, Dr Tan shared
about his most memorable case in which he had once dissected a long-lost friend of his and
he mentioned that he felt shocked when he found out the person was his friend present at

the moment. After the short Q&A session, a group photo was taken by the school teacher
and the event came to a close.

forensic Pathologist

Jointly reported by: Goh Yu Xin Sr1ScD, Ng Sze Yun Sr2A

On 20th July 2022, Kuen Cheng High School hosted several talks regarding different
careers, one of them being forensic pathologists. We were honoured to have Dr Tan Ran

Zhi, Deputy Director of Sungai Buloh Hospital’s Forensic Department give a Talk. Dr Tan
started off with a brief self-introduction and introduced the prospects of pursuing this
career.

Being a forensic pathologist requires years of studying, starting with medical studies,
and then moving on to forensic pathology. Our country still needs many forensic pathologists,
seeing as there are only approximately forty of them in Malaysia. Their monthly salary is
equivalent to what a specialist received monthly at our Ministry of Health.

During the pandemic, Dr Tan focused his work on the dissecting of bodies infected The students
by COVID-19. There is a protective gear that forensic pathologists wear that is specifically
designed to keep them safe from the virus.

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