"I believe there are 3 major national (indeed international) challenges that pathologists will need to address soon for the profession to continue to succeed and thrive, and for residents’ and fellows’ job outlook to remain positive."

Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2020 Jan 23. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2019-0680-ED. [Epub ahead of print]

Pathologists Will Prevail.

Allen TC1.

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From the Department of Pathology, The University of Mississippi Medical School, The University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson.

"We all want there to be a continuing positive job market outlook for pathology trainees in the future. I believe there are 3 major national (indeed international) challenges that pathologists will need to address soon for the profession to continue to succeed and thrive, and for residents’ and fellows’ job outlook to remain positive. These are (1) scope of practice creep, (2) consolidation and centralization of hospitals, and (3) artificial intelligence (AI) and digitalization. For pathologists’ ultimate success, these all must be considered and addressed."