- A Pathology Department is a unit which is
managed as a separate entity by a CONSULTANT or non-medical
scientist of equivalent standing which deals with DIAGNOSTIC TEST
REQUESTS for pathology. The Pathology Department may consist of one
or more Pathology Laboratories that may be located on one or more
sites.
- A wholistic knowledge of pathology will
enable the medical students to treat patients rationally as well as
to identify the pathological basis of disease process and the
importance of diagnosing them at appropriate time and aid the
clinicians in treating the patients.