The Modern Histopathologist: in the Changing Face of Time

Overview

Journal Diagn Pathol

Publisher Biomed Central

Specialty Pathology

Date 2008 Jun 7

PMID 18534037

Citations 13

Authors

Biman Saikia

Kirti Gupta

Uma N Saikia

Affiliations

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Abstract

The molecular age histopathologist of today is practicing pathology in a totally different scenario than the preceding generations did. Histopathologists stand, as of now, on the cross roads of a traditional 'visible' morphological science and an 'invisible' molecular science. As molecular diagnosis finds more and more applicability in histopathological diagnosis, it is time for the policy makers to reframe the process of accreditation and re-accreditation of the modern histopathologist in context to the rapid changes taking place in this science. Incorporation of such 'molecular' training vis-a-vis information communication technology skills viz. telemedicine and telepathology, digital imaging techniques and photography and a sound knowledge of the economy that the fresh entrant would ultimately become a part of would go a long way to produce the Modern Histopathologist. This review attempts to look at some of these aspects of this rapidly advancing 'art of science.'

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