International Academy Of Pathology Research Articles

How USCAP (the United States/Canadian Academy of Pathology) got its name. A real just so story

From 1907 till September 1986, the precursors of the United States/Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP), the International Association of Medical Museums (IAMM) and the US/Canadian Division of the International Academy of Pathology were not incorporated. Members of unincorporated bodies are personally liable for any debts incurred by such organisations. By a set of curious chances, this shortcoming was brought to the attention of the then Secretary of the US/Canadian Division, Nathan Kaufman, who was warned by lawyers that the Division should be incorporated. To avoid confusion with the International Academy of Pathology, which had been incorporated in 1955, the lawyers advised that the Division be renamed the “United States/Canadian Academy of Pathology” (USCAP) to avoid any legal confusion with the International Academy of Pathology. Incorporation occurred in 1986 and members were relieved of their unwitting exposure to all USCAP debts.

The diversity of education in pathology worldwide and perspectives of the international academy of pathology

The article, based on the personal experience of the President of the International Academy of Pathology (IAP), presents the features of three main training programs for pathologists: European, Anglo-Saxon and North-American, applied in accordance with the guidelines of the European Union of Medical Professionals (UEMS), the Royal College of Pathologists (RCPath) and the American Board of Pathology (ABPath), respectively. Differences in the training of pathologists in different countries are associated with the structure and time of training, the possibilities of financing it, the sub-specialties of pathologists and their accreditation by the commissions for pathology. The minimum training time for pathologists varies in different countries of the world and is: six years (in Sri Lanka), five and a half years (in the countries of the British Commonwealth), four years (in the USA, North American countries, EU countries, Norway, Switzerland, Turkey, Australia, New Zealand), three to five years (in South Africa), two years (in Russia, Armenia, Mongolia, Vietnam, Cambodia), one year (in Ukraine). The structure of training for resident pathologists is also different. For example, the European system of training pathologists covers such compulsory subjects as clinical and surgical pathology, autopsy, cytopathology, as well as additional (for some sub-specialties) educational disciplines: neuropathology, dermatopathology, pediatric pathology. The Anglo-Saxon system, in addition to clinical and surgical pathology, includes chemical pathology (metabolic medicine), virology, infectious diseases, and optional subjects: hematopathology and biochemistry. Medical microbiology and chemical pathology are also being studied in Arab countries. The North American resident pathologist training system includes surgical pathology, autopsy, forensic medical examination, chemistry, cytopathology, cytogenetics, molecular diagnostics, hematopathology, dermatopathology, neuropathology, virology, infectious diseases, liver pathology, transplant pathology, transfusion medicine. The financial support provided by the Education Committee of the IAP encourages the development of educational programs and the creation of schools in pathology in developing countries, the organization of international Congresses, teleconferences and webinars, and the development of the international program “Goodwill / Visiting / Ambassador”. In conclusion, Albert Einstein's statement is given: “Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think”.Conclusion. The time has come for an educational revolution. It is necessary to give strength to everyone in order to open channels everywhere to improve education and achieve harmonization of Pathology globally.

Leeds Pathology 2019. 12th Joint Meeting of the British Division of the International Academy of Pathology and the Pathological Society of Great Britain & Ireland, 2–4 July 2019

Leeds Pathology 2019. 12th Joint Meeting of the British Division of the International Academy of Pathology and the Pathological Society of Great Britain & Ireland, 2–4 July 2019

Gladwyn Leiman: An appreciation

It is with mixed emotions that I say goodbye to our Associate Editor, Gladwyn Leiman, MBBCh, FIAC, FRCPath, professor and director of cytopathology and the Cytopathology Fellowship Program at the University of Vermont College of Medicine in Burlington, who is retiring from practice this year. We will miss her very much at Cancer Cytopathology. Gladwyn joined Cancer Cytopathology as an editorial board member in 2001 and was appointed Associate Editor in 2011. She has been a wellspring of ideas and vision and an amazing colleague. Those of us fortunate enough to have worked with her during her tenure as a cytopathologist have experienced firsthand her enthusiasm and dedication to our specialty. Gladwyn's distinguished career began in Johannesburg, South Africa. After her medical and postgraduate training at the University of Witwatersrand Medical School, she was appointed medical officer and subsequently an associate professor in the Cytology Unit in the Department of Anatomical Pathology in the School of Pathology of the South African Institute for Medical Research. A large part of her academic life was spent as an educator both at home and internationally, bringing cytology workshops, tutorials, and seminars to 5 continents. She was quickly recognized as a leader in this evolving field, and over the next 30 years she brought her knowledge, insight, and collegiality to numerous international committees such as the International Academy of Cytology, the American Society of Cytopathology, the Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology, the International Academy of Pathology, the British Society for Clinical Cytology, and the International Congress of Cytology. Within cytopathology, Gladwyn was actively involved as an Associate Editor for Acta Cytologica and served on several editorial boards, including those for Diagnostic Cytopathology and Advances in Anatomic Pathology. Notably, in 1996, she was named as a Light Source Personality of Cytopathology in South Africa by the International Academy of Cytology “CYTOPATHS” newsletter. And in 1999, the refurbished laboratory at the South African Institute for Medical Research was renamed the Gladwyn Leiman Cytopathology Centre. At the beginning of the new millennium, Gladwyn traveled to the United States as a professor of pathology to assume the directorships of the Laboratory and Fellowship Program at the University of Vermont College of Medicine in Burlington. She continued to expand her affiliations to include the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, the International Society of Breast Pathology, and the Australian Society of Cytology, all the while retaining her dedication to cytopathology in South Africa. During the International Congress of Cytology in Paris in 2013, Gladwyn received the 2012 Maurice Goldblatt Award. An excerpt from this recognition epitomizes Gladwyn: “For her lifelong love and dedication to clinical cytology; for her very special relationship to underserved areas of the world and her willingness to bring knowledge and expertise to people deserving improved medical care; for her academic rigor and achievements in publishing and teaching; to her loyal support of Acta Cytologica and the International Academy of Cytology for many years.” Gladwyn's accomplishments cannot be summarized in this short editorial. It suffices to say that she has had a measurable impact on the evolution of our discipline. In this issue, Gladwyn authors one of Cancer Cytopathology's 20th anniversary editorials reflecting on the seminal articles and changes in the field of pulmonary cytopathology. One reason for the success of Cancer Cytopathology is the effort exhibited by our Associate Editors in the selection and critical review of articles received for publication. Undoubtedly, we have benefited immensely from Gladwyn's wisdom and expertise in this regard. On behalf of myself, the Associate Editors, and the American Cancer Society, I would like to thank Dr. Gladwyn Leiman for her remarkable contribution to the journal. It is with deep personal gratitude that I say she has been a reliable source of inspiration and wisdom that I have tapped regularly. I am highly appreciative of her service and partnership. Thank you, Gladwyn. As a postscript, Gladwyn will be relocating to North Carolina's Raleigh-Durham area. When asked what comes next, Gladwyn replied, “My future plans are to resurrect my right brain, and reenter the worlds of literature, music, and history, which were my major interests before I deviated to medical school. In particular, I want to reengage in Holocaust studies and genealogy, which have been constant unofficial pursuits throughout my life.” For those who would like to extend their congratulations to Gladwyn on her amazing career and send best wishes for her retirement, you can contact her through Cancer Cytopathology at [email protected]. All correspondence will be forwarded to her.

Dublin Pathology 2015. 8th Joint Meeting of the British Division of the International Academy of Pathology and the Pathological Society of Great Britain & Ireland, 23-25 June 2015.

Dublin Pathology 2015. 8th Joint Meeting of the British Division of the International Academy of Pathology and the Pathological Society of Great Britain & Ireland, 23-25 June 2015.

Summer Meeting 2013. Abstracts of the 7th Joint Meeting of the British Division of the International Academy of Pathology and the Pathological Society of Great Britain & Ireland

Summer Meeting 2013. Abstracts of the 7th Joint Meeting of the British Division of the International Academy of Pathology and the Pathological Society of Great Britain & Ireland

The XXIXth Congress of the International Academy of Pathology

The XXIXth Congress of the International Academy of Pathology (IAP), held September 29 to October 5, 2012, in Cape Town, South Africa, was the first IAP congress held on the African continent. A total of 1,282 delegates from 87 countries attended the congress. Because the congress was being held in Africa and because of the emerging importance of diagnostic pathology on that continent, special efforts were made to recruit African pathologists to the meeting. These efforts were highly successful; 337 African pathologists attended the congress: 325 from 21 sub-Saharan countries and 12 from 2 Saharan countries. By 1 estimate, this represents more than 50% of the pathologists from sub-Saharan Africa—a remarkable percentage. Part of the efforts to increase attendance by African pathologists was by providing bursaries to cover the costs of travel and registration. This was highly successful, with 158 bursaries awarded, the greatest …

Australasian Division of the International Academy of Pathology

Australasian Division of the International Academy of Pathology

Anthony Siew-Yin Leong, MB, BS, MD, FASCP (1945–2011)

With much sadness, I must report to you the recent death of an eminent pathologist and a great friend, Anthony S-Y Leong. He had served on the Journal editorial board as the Australasian section editor since 2000, and, during the past 30 years, he contributed several scholarly papers that were published in the Journal . Leong was the 1995–1996 president of the Australasian Division of the International Academy of Pathology, and he received the Distinguished Pathologist Award from that organization in 2003. In addition, Leong was a fellow or …

British Division of the International Academy of Pathology

British Division of the International Academy of Pathology

Australasian Division of the International Academy of Pathology

Australasian Division of the International Academy of Pathology

British Division of the International Academy of Pathology

British Division of the International Academy of Pathology

STP Achievement Award Winner

It is with some pleasure that I was asked to introduce the 2009 STP Achievement Award Recipient to you. Dr. Chirukandath Gopinath, BVSc, PhD, MVSc, FRCPath (affectionately known by colleagues and friends as Gopi), was awarded the honor by the STP EC in April 2009. Dr. Gopinath was honored for his exemplary career in toxicologic pathology over a period stretching back some forty-five years. Dr. Gopinath was awarded a first-class degree as a bachelor of veterinary science from the University of Kerala in India in 1960, which was followed by an appointment as a lecturer at the university, where he stayed for three years until 1963. Following a three-year appointment with the Ministry of Agriculture as a veterinary officer in British Guiana, a chance encounter with E. J. H. Ford (Henry to his colleagues) led to arguably his first formal introduction to toxicologic pathology, when he was awarded a Wellcome Foundation–funded research program at the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom to research hepatotoxicity in sheep and calves, for which he gained a PhD and MVSc between the years 1966 and 1969. These three critical years proved to be the inspiration for a lifetime’s interest in experimental toxicology and firmly forged a lifelong friendship with John Ishmael and Graham Hall, who were fellow residents at that time in Liverpool. Following a three-year period as a senior lecturer in veterinary pathology at Liverpool, he left in 1974 to take up the post of head of pathology at Organon International in the Netherlands, where he stayed until 1977. At this time, a position arose at the Huntingdon Research Institute (as it was then called) in Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom, which he joined as a senior pathologist. He was appointed director of pathology in 1984 and continued in this role through mergers with life sciences research and the turbulent times of the 1990. While at Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS), he has been pivotal in driving the direction and success that the company has enjoyed during the past thirty years, holding various key positions including chairman of the Research Committee, the Scientific Advisory Group and Board, the Animal Welfare and Use Committee, and the Ethical Review Process Committee. Never content to sit back on his laurels, Dr. Gopinath took the membership examination for the Royal College of Pathologists in 1977, a time when he assures me the examination was a lot harder than it is currently, and was made a fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists in 1988. In recognition of his excellence in the practice of toxicologic pathology, he became a honorary fellow of the International Academy of Toxicologic Pathologists in 1999. In addition to carrying out the exhaustive duties associated with directing the contract pathology function at Huntingdon Life Sciences, Gopi has been a tireless participant in the teaching and directing of toxicologic pathology throughout the world. His pivotal text The Atlas of Experimental Toxicologic Pathology with David Lewis and David Prentice in 1988 has been a staple for anyone beginning the profession, and it is sad indeed that only a single edition was ever produced. A recent troll of Amazon Publications led me to the single, used, copy of the text at the exceptionally fair price of $2,000! This would truly appear to be just testimony to the value of a text that probably represents the only reasonably comprehensive attempt to catalogue the common lesions seen in laboratory animals in toxicological pathology. It does seem a pity that there are no current plans to reissue the book, and I suggest that we should keep any copies that we still have in our possession under lock and key! While a career in contract toxicologic pathology might seem, to an outsider, to be a restricting prospect, Gopi is the exception that truly proves the rule. A more outgoing and giving character in the profession I could not bring to mind. He has maintained his membership of a number of national, and international, pathological societies including the Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland, the British Toxicology Society, the International Academy of Pathology, the British Endocrine Pathologists Group, and, of course, the Society of Toxicologic Pathology and the British Society of Toxicological

British Division of the International Academy of Pathology

British Division of the International Academy of Pathology

British Division of the International Academy of Pathology

British Division of the International Academy of Pathology

British Division of the International Academy of Pathology

British Division of the International Academy of Pathology

British Division of the International Academy of Pathology

British Division of the International Academy of Pathology

British Division of the International Academy of Pathology

British Division of the International Academy of Pathology

British Division of the International Academy of Pathology

British Division of the International Academy of Pathology

British Division of the International Academy of Pathology

British Division of the International Academy of Pathology