Pathology: Associations and Societies

Today the Association holds true to the aims set out by its founder, Dr S.C. Dyke:
To improve the conditions of pathology practice and improve the status of clinical pathologists.
To secure clinical pathologists as being equal to other consultants
To encourage and assist medical schools and post-graduate education so that suitably trained doctors could assume charge of hospital laboratories throughout the United Kingdom.
To establish where members could exchange views on work, research etc.

This is achieved through its congresses, its journal Virchows Archiv, its European School of Pathology which or­ganises a variety of postgraduate courses and its quality assurance projects in diagnostic molecular pathology.
The ESP interacts with national pathology societies in Europe and has developed close collaboration with UEMS (Union Européenne des Médecins Spéciali­stes) and EAPCP (European Association of Pathology Chairs and Programme Directors).

The ESP headquarters in Brussels serve as hub for European Pathology organisations.

and provides a forum for investigators across the world to present their research. The Society also has a generous range of grants that it awards to its members including PhD studentships, scholarships and travel support.
Membership is open to all individuals involved in pathological research and education and includes subscription to our Society Journal, The Journal of Pathology which remains one of the foremost and highest impact journals in the field. This website provides all the latest news on Society activities and we welcome you to join us as the Society continues to grow.

, whose energy and commitment ensure the global advancement of this critical science. APS members represent a broad range of specialties, from pushing frontiers in the accuracy and speed of field diagnosis, to increasing our understanding of plant pathology through laboratory research. Members come from academia, government, industry, and private practice. The diversity of the members and science makes the society pertinent to a multitude of research areas, while the international involvement ensures that the latest innovations from around the world are available to all.

The Pakistan Association of Pathologists is the founder member of the Asia Pacific Association of Societies of Pathologists (APASP)

Members will be encouraged to share best practices and promote the use of technology amongst colleagues in order to demonstrate efficiencies, awareness, and its ultimate benefits to patient care.

They met on November 20, 1977, during the American Society of Nephrology meeting at the Washington Hilton Hotel, to consider the creation of a renal pathologists' organization. Fred Silva assisted as secretary. The Renal Pathology Club was then born which organized conferences for over 10 years at the annual American Society of Nephrology (ASN), the National Kidney Foundation (NKF), and the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) meetings.
Some years later, a steering committee was appointed to oversee the transition from club to society. Jay Bernstein, Frank A. Carone, Arthur H. Cohen, Robert B. Colvin, Ramzi Cotran, M.D., Vivette D'Agati, Gloria R. Gallo, Gary S. Hill, J. Charles Jennette, Michael Kashgarian, Vivian Pinn-Wiggins, H.G. Rennke, Seymour Rosen, Benjamin Spargo, Liliane M. Striker, and M.A. Venkatachalam, participated in the transition and the Renal Pathology Club became the Renal Pathology Society in March, 1993. Members of the Renal Pathology Club automatically became charter members of the new Renal Pathology Society.