Subspecialization in Community Pathology Practice

Pathways to subspecialization in family practice.

Special interests, focused practices, and fellowships are all terms that arise during discussions about subspecialization in family practice. In order to explain how special interests work in family medicine, examine the types of focused practices, explore the pros and cons of a third-year fellowship, and discuss the effects of focused practices on the future of family medicine, we present answ...

Pathology in Surgical Practice

The aim of this book is to improve communication between surgeons and histopathologists. It reflects the 'team' approach to clinical management, and takes the form of a series of chapters on 35 surgical topics. Each chapter is written by a pair of surgeons and pathologists, most of whom work in the same hospital. Probably the most illuminating section is the editorial introduction, in which the...

Best practice in thyroid pathology.

Thyroid pathology is a specialist area but is often encountered by the general pathologist in a variety of forms including cytology, frozen sections, and resection specimens. In the thyroid gland, as for other endocrine organs, many aspects of diagnosis are unique to this area of histopathology; thus, the aims of this paper are to set out best practice guidelines which, although not entirely co...

Clinical Pathology in General Practice

A history of subspecialization in forensic psychiatry.

Forensic psychiatry became officially recognized as a subspecialty by the American Board of Medical Specialties on September 17, 1992, under the designation of "Added Qualification in Forensic Psychiatry." The historical roots wind through extended time in the complicated interplay of psychiatry and the law. A recognized need for special education, training, and experience, with the assurance o...