Future Directions in Veterinary Pathology

The development of new investigative technology and the changing roles of other biological and medical disciplines will result in major changes in the way veterinary pathology is practiced in the future. Unless the pathologists strategically prepare themselves to adopt and incorporate these changes into their modest operandi, the veterinary pathologist's traditional dominance in the diagnosis of spontaneous animal diseases and experimentally induced lesions in animals will be at risk. Although the distinguishing feature of pathologist is their artful ability to read and interpret the pathologic changes of cells and tissues, we must strive to enhance and expand our ability beyond and above the simple reading of H＆E stained slides. Also, we must be prepared to meet the ever increasing demand of diagnostic accuracy and timeliness. To do so, we have to employ the new biological and toxicological technologies into our routine. (omitted)