Clinical pathology is the laboratory study of cells and tissues. A pathologist identifies the causes and processes of diseases through microscopic study. Some human samples studied under a microscope include tissue specimens, cells, body fluids and secretions. Information gathered from the laboratory study of these samples from the body allow the pathologist to diagnose, confirm and monitor diseases.

Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Michigan has 77 practicing clinical pathologists. Broken out by city, clinical pathology doctor density in Ann Arbor is 12, in Battle Creek is 2, in Bay City is 4, in Cadillac is 1, in Carson City is 3, in Clinton Township is 1, in Commerce Township is 1, in Dearborn Heights is 1, in Detroit is 13, in East Lansing is 2, in Farmington Hills is 1, in Flint is 3, in Grand Blanc is 2, in Grand Rapids is 9, in Grosse Pointe is 3, in Grosse Pointe Woods is 1, in Howell is 1, in Ishpeming is 1, in Kalamazoo is 1, in Lanse is 1, in Lansing is 2, in Livonia is 2, in Madison Heights is 1, in Midland is 1, in Monroe is 1, in Mount Pleasant is 2, in Ontonagon is 1, in Pontiac is 4, in Port Huron is 3, in Rochester is 1, in Rockford is 1, in Royal Oak is 5, in Saginaw is 1, in Saint Clair Shores is 1, in Saint Joseph is 1, in Southfield is 1, in Swartz Creek is 1, in Traverse City is 1, and in Warren is 2.

Michigan’s capital is Lansing, and its population is 10,120,860. Michigan has lots of places to entertain residents and visitors: tour Kellogg’s Cereal City USA in Battle Creek, the Motown Historical Museum in Detroit, the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, or the Grand Rapids Brewing Co. Take a carriage tour on Mackinac Island, where no vehicle traffic is allowed. Michigan borders on four of the five Great Lakes, so there are always lakefront vistas and lighthouse tours and boat rides, no matter what shore you’re on. The Soo Lock system is the world’s busiest lock system for boat traffic. Famous people born here include industrialist Henry Ford, and singers Diana Ross and Madonna.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Michigan has a population of 10,120,860. Of this population, 2,451,309 are under the age of 18 and 1,252,187 are at or above the age of 65.