Specialty-Oriented Graduate Education in Laboratory Medicine at Oral Specialty Hospitals: A Practice-Based Descriptive Analysis.

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Mengting ChenDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7600-498X

Yun QianDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3158-9412

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Abstract

Graduate education in laboratory medicine plays an increasingly important role in supporting precision diagnostics and interdisciplinary care; however, in oral specialty hospitals, training models largely remain derived from general medical laboratory paradigms. This misalignment limits students' ability to effectively engage with oral disease-specific biospecimens and integrate laboratory findings into oral healthcare practice. This article presents a practice-based, descriptive analysis of limitations in existing training curricula and their alignment with clinical diagnostic practice. Based on institutional diagnostic experience, a reform-oriented educational framework is proposed, emphasizing disciplinary integration through an "Oral + Laboratory" curriculum, clinical-research co-training pathways, and multidisciplinary collaboration mechanisms. The overarching goal is to inform educational innovation aimed at preparing laboratory professionals capable of supporting precision oral healthcare.

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Department of Laboratory Medicinegraduate educationinterdisciplinary educationoral specialty hospitalsspecialized reform

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PMID41648730

DOI10.1177/23821205261420922

PMCPMC12868597

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