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Training programs in surgical pathology currently produce and in the future will produce surgical pathologists with two levels of expertise. The first is the product of the four-year combined residency program. The training program must take into consideration the need of these trainees to attain an acceptable level of expertise in surgical pathology at the time they complete a four-year AP-CP pathology residency program. The trainees in the subspecialty of surgical pathology develop special knowledge and technical skills, often with expertise in a special area. Training of the subspecialists should be limited to those institutions with adequate case material, senior staff, and technical capabilities. Recruitment of the subspecialists from the general pool of trainees in pathology is likely to continue. The ASCP/CAP/APC Joint Task Force on Pathology Manpower in future studies should assess the needs for surgical pathology subspecialists so that funding for traineeships can be sought.
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PMID:Recruitment and training of the surgical pathologist. 746 35

The Graylyn Conference Report of the conjoint ACLPS, ASCP, APC, and CAP task force is prompted by the growing realization that without reform of the clinical pathology residency curriculum the future of clinical pathology practice may be in jeopardy. The conclusions reached at the ASCP-sponsored Colorado Springs IV Conference on Clinical Pathology Residency Training laid the groundwork for this report on curriculum reform. The goal is the creation of scientifically oriented clinical pathology practitioners capable of serving as consultants to other physicians of managing laboratory resources, and of playing leadership roles in an increasingly complex health-care system. Recommendations are described under the headings of patient care roles, graduated responsibility, analytical and technical training, laboratory management and informatics, and basic and applied research. In terms of reforming the structure and content of the curriculum, it is recommended that basic laboratory rotations be preceded by either a single didactic general 4- to 6-week orientation, or a series of shorter orientations incorporated into each rotation. The introductory and rotation phase should be 9 to 12 months in duration. It is further recommended that the remaining 6 to 9 months of the 18-month core be an integrated experience in which the resident practices Clinical Pathology by assuming service responsibilities for several laboratory sections simultaneously.
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PMID:Graylyn Conference Report. Recommendations for reform of clinical pathology residency training. Conjoint Task Force of Clinical Pathology Residency Training Writing Committee. 785 49