MANAGEMENT-TRAINING FOR PATHOLOGY RESIDENTS .2. EXPERIENCE WITH A FOCUSED CURRICULUM

Data collected from a survey of pathology training programs in the Uni ted States indicate that fewer than 50% of the programs provide a form al training experience in management. Pathologists face the challenge of effectively managing increasingly complex laboratory operations in a rapidly changing regulatory and reimbursement environment. The autho rs describe the outline of a management training program that emphasiz es general management theory and practice and focuses strongly on the following: legal and regulatory requirements, fiscal and operational m atters, and human resources functions. The curriculum includes lecture s and participative experiences that are integrated into the residents ' rotations through each section of the clinical laboratories.