title: Pathology in education and practice: a time for integration?
abstract: While there has been a strong history of pathology in understanding disease, in recent years we have seen less appreciation of the value of pathology in clinical practice. Divisions at the clinical level, with pathology delivered from isolated buildings at the periphery of hospitals rather than within the heart of it, confirms in the mind of the new graduate the lack of importance of the discipline, despite using the service daily. We argue that it is time for a reintegration of pathology services.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, QLD, Australia. Robin_Mortimer@health.qld.gov.au
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mortimer
authors.forename: Sunil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lakhani
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D010336:Pathology / Q000193:education* / Q000266:history / Q000458:organization & administration