Problems in the development of a clinically oriented program in electron microscopy.

Abstract

The educational, organizational, and fiscal aspects of electron microscopy are discussed.. with emphais on the desirability of making electron microscopy an integral part of the formal training of residents in pathology and of the overall educational program of the medical staff. The rapidity of feedback of information from the pathologist to the clinician is stressed. The number of specimens processed and the variety of tissues submitted for electron microscopy can be regulated by the pathologist but should reflect the particular strength of the hospital or its department of pathology. The organization of the electron microscopy facility, its funding, and sharing of the electron microscopy program in the local community of clinical scientists are discussed