Changes have occurred in the organization, complexity and role of medical laboratories in healthcare, requiring a great increase in global productivity and diagnostic efficiency by enrolled professionals to withstand new challenges. Such a radical evolution, which should be very attractive for new generations of professionals, is counterbalanced by an increasing shortage of laboratory vocations worldwide, particularly in community hospitals and large reference laboratories, which may lead to a serious crisis in the field of laboratory medicine in the very near future. Some reasons can be highlighted, including the decreased interaction between clinicians and laboratory professionals, centralized testing, and the development of innovative, minimally invasive techniques that can easily be handled without direct control or supervision by laboratory staff. The prospect of a professional decline in laboratory medicine can be offset by increased awareness of the radical changes occurring within clinical laboratories and re-professionalization of laboratory scientists. This will require new resources to attract young professionals, and should include reaffirmation of the role of laboratory consultants and active participation in the development, implementation and monitoring of innovative diagnostic systems. The “patient” appears to be in a serious condition; it is in our hands to let him be reborn.
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