HIMSS10 - Perspectives from a newcomer pathologist and a seasoned attendee pathologist: Pathologists should attend!

HIMSS10 – Perspectives from a newcomer pathologist and a seasoned attendee pathologist: Pathologists should attend!

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Early clinical pathologists. 2. Thomas Hodgkin: pathologist, physician, and philanthropist.

The pathologist as a teacher.

The Department of Pathology in an academic center plays a critical role in the life of the institution. In addition to playing an essential role in patient care, we pathologists teach our nonpathology colleagues and serve in a consultative role, thus earning the appellation of “the doctor’s doctor.” Traditionally, pathologists have taught medical students in the preclinical years and in patholo...

The accidental plant pathologist.

This article presents the experiences of a woman in academic plant pathology from the 1950s to today. Topics include the social climate for women in science, personal and professional developments and research discoveries, public policy issues in agriculture and biotechnology affecting plant pathology, and projections for the future of plant pathology.

The Pathologist Pipeline

A shortage of physicians in the United States has been long projected. Because of predictions of retirement among the aging pathology workforce, there is an anticipated shortage of pathologist as well. To address the pathology workforce shortage among pathologists, the Association of Pathology Chairs assembled a subcommittee of the Association of Pathology Chairs Advocacy Committee to explore w...