Abstract

Original Article

The pulmonary pathologist shortage in Japan

Kazuyoshi Imaizumi^a,b  Mutsuo Yamaya^a,c  Takafumi Suda^a,d  Takeshi Isobe^a,e  Tetsuro Ohdaira^a,f  Shinobu Osanai^a,g  Tomotaka Kawayama^a,h  Naomi Kunichika^a,i  Hiroyuki Sano^a,j  Yoko Shibata^a,k  Masaharu Shinkai^a,l  Etsuko Tagaya^a,m  Hirofumi Chiba^a,n  Hisako Matsumoto^a,o  Takeshi Kaneko^a,p 

^aThe Planning Committee of the Japanese Respiratory Society
^bDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Fujita Health University
^cDepartment of Advanced Preventive Medicine for Infectious Disease, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
^d2nd Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
^eDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology and Respiratory Medicine, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine
^fDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, National HospitalOrganization Nishiniigata Chuo Hospital
^gCardiovascular, Respiratory and Neurology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University
^hDivision of Respirology, Neurology, and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine
ⁱDepartment of Internal Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Yamaguchi Hospital
^jDepartment of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Kindai University, Faculty of Medicine
^kDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine
^lClinical Trial Development and Research Center, Tokyo Shinagawa Hospital
^mFirst Department of Medicine, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, School of Medicine
ⁿDepartment of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine
^oDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
^pDepartment of Pulmonology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine

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KEYWORDS

Pulmonary pathology  Respiratory medicine  Pathologist shortage