Pathologists and laboratory medicine: personal experiences
Katayama, Y.
Rinsho Byori. Japanese Journal of Clinical Pathology 49(6): 587-589
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 0047-1860 PMID: 11452546 Document Number: 532491
The author started his career as an anatomical pathologist and now works as an anatomical and clinical pathologist. Most Japanese anatomical pathologists are not well trained for laboratory medicine, but they are required to have a knowledge of laboratory medicine and are expected to become managers of laboratories in general hospitals. The reconstruction of the laboratory is necessary to include an anatomical pathology division and a new post-graduate education system should be established in which both anatomical and clinical pathologists should be cross-taught mutual fields.