Direct pathologist-patient encounters are infrequent, but there has been a modest movement toward such interactions in the past 2 decades. The present article places that movement in perspective. It includes a discussion of diverse factors—including congressional laws, the views of department chairs, and progress in artificial intelligence—that could promote pathologist-patient interactions and also reviews factors that might deter such encounters.

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病理学家患者就诊——重新审视

病理学家与患者的直接接触并不常见，但在过去的二十年里，这种互动已经有了适度的进展。本文对这一运动进行了透视。它包括对各种因素的讨论，包括国会法律、系主任的观点和人工智能的进步，这些因素可以促进病理学家与患者的互动，并回顾可能阻止这种接触的因素。