United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology
A distinguished
body of educators: Drs William Osler, William Welch, William MacCallum, Maude Abbott and others founded the International Association of
Medical Museums in 1906. The name was later changed to the International
Academy of Pathology (the IAP) which became the parent organization of the
United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (the Academy). With an
uninterrupted focus upon excellence in medical education, the IAP extended
its geographic scope worldwide. There are currently 50 semi-autonomous,
national divisions of the International Academy of Pathology, of which the
US and Canadian Division is the largest, with membership greater than 10,600
pathologists.
It is the mission of the Academy to enrich, expand and
disseminate knowledge that is relevant to human and comparative pathology
and to do so through the promotion of research, the organization of
scientific meetings, and the publication of scientific journals.
The Academy conducts an annual, week-long meeting,
usually in March, that combines scientific presentations and a comprehensive
didactic educational program. The focus is largely upon diagnostic anatomic
pathology. This meeting, which is held in cities of the United States or
Canada, attracts well over 3,200 registrants - not just from North America
but from around the world. This is the largest gathering of
physician-pathologists in the world. The Academy also conducts an annual
update and review course in surgical pathology, entitled Diagnostic
Pathology, which is scheduled in July-August, a cytopathology course in
January, and a Short Course review (Practical Pathology Seminars) in the
late spring.
The Academy publishes two monthly scientific journals:
Laboratory Investigation and Modern Pathology. The former is an instrument
for the dissemination of the most current research observations that have
relevance to human disease. Modern Pathology is a journal of anatomic
pathology; its articles address the utilitarian needs of surgical and
autopsy pathologists. Both are published by Nature Pub. Co.
The International Academy of Pathology holds a
semi-annual, week-long Congress, hosted by one of its divisions. This
congress brings together the scientific and educational programs that are
worldwide in scope.
The qualifications for “Regular” membership in the
United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology include a degree of Doctor
of Medicine, or its international equivalent, and a minimum of four years of
training and experience in pathology. “Junior” membership is available to
individuals who hold the prerequisite degree in medicine and who are
currently in a formal training program in pathology. The annual dues of $200
for “Regular” and $35 for “Junior” membership provide a subscription to one
of the Academy’s journals, decreased registration fees at the scientific
meetings, and membership in the IAP.
For additional information, please contact:
Fred Silva, MD
Secretary-Treasurer
United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology
3643 Walton Way Ext
Augusta, GA 30909
Phone: (706) 733-7550 • Fax: (706) 733-8033 • E-mail:
iap@uscap.org
Web site:
http://www.uscap.org