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.