title: [Pathologists and laboratory medicine: personal experiences].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hachinohe City Hospital, Hachinohe 031-8555.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Katayama
mesh_terms: D007755:Laboratories, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D010338:Pathology, Clinical / Q000592:standards; D000078329:Workforce