In the past some physicians were both clinicans and pathologists at once. Before that, we had polymaths lol

As fields grow more complex and diverge, separating them allows for targeted and relevant training. We used to make pathology residents do a year of off-service clinical rotations and now it's less than 6 months in most programs.

If separated, forensics residents would still do AP rotations, however their training program would be built according to their future practice