Senhauser D A
Cleve Clin J Med. 1989 Oct;56(7):711-4. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.56.7.711.
Pathology and laboratory medicine have changed rapidly since 1945. Three forces can be recognized as major vectors for change: rapid application of the biotechnology evolving from research in molecular biology, radically changing medical socioeconomics, and the evolving field of medical information science. While these apparently disparate elements affect all of medicine and health care, at the present time they appear to be changing pathology and laboratory medicine to a far greater extent than many other medical specialties. If pathologists fail to make the necessary changes, obsolescence may well overtake the specialty. Planning for the innovative educational and training programs that will be required to meet the future demands of the specialty is essential, not only for those now in practice but for those who will follow us.
自1945年以来，病理学与检验医学发展迅速。有三股力量可被视为变革的主要推动因素：分子生物学研究中生物技术的迅速应用、彻底改变的医学社会经济学以及不断发展的医学信息科学领域。虽然这些看似毫不相干的因素影响着整个医学和医疗保健领域，但目前它们对病理学与检验医学的改变程度似乎远远超过许多其他医学专科。如果病理学家未能做出必要的改变，该专科很可能会过时。规划所需的创新性教育和培训项目以满足该专科未来的需求至关重要，这不仅对目前从事该领域工作的人而言如此，对我们的后来者亦是如此。
