A History of the American Association of Pathologists’ Assistants: Creating an Organization, Winning Hearts and Minds, and Building an Invaluable Profession
| Autor: | James R. Wright, Thomas L. Reilly |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0301 basic medicine
Medical education Continuing education Economic shortage Pathology and Forensic Medicine Skill sets Special Article 03 medical and health sciences autopsy 030104 developmental biology 0302 clinical medicine history of pathology 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis lcsh:Pathology pathologists’ assistants Professional association American Association of Pathologists’ Assistants Association (psychology) Psychology Training program Administration (government) surgical pathology lcsh:RB1-214 |
| Zdroj: | Academic Pathology, Vol 7 (2020) Academic Pathology |
| ISSN: | 2374-2895 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/2374289520975158 |
| Popis: | Thomas D. Kinney and Duke University started the first formal university-based training program for pathologists' assistants in 1969. Over the next 2 years, 2 more university-based programs were established. All 3 programs were affiliated with nearby Veterans Administration Hospitals and were funded as a pilot study by the US Veterans Administration to address a looming shortage of pathologists. Early graduates of these programs discovered that the concept of pathologists' assistants with well-defined skill sets encompassing both surgical and autopsy pathology was not initially accepted by important elements of organized pathology. Indeed, many academic pathologists were opposed to the concept from the outset. In the face of such opposition, a group of practicing pathologists' assistants created and incorporated their own professional organization, the American Association of Pathologists' Assistants, to provide support, advocacy, and continuing education for individual practicing pathologists' assistants. The history of the American Association of Pathologists' Assistants and its role in the establishment and success of the pathologists' assistant profession are described utilizing personal communications as well as published historical sources. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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