Affiliated Sites: The American Journal of Surgical Pathology : United States and Canadian Society of Pathology
Purpose
- To support the profession of surgical pathology and surgical pathologists by education and research;
- To publish material related to surgical pathology;
- To cooperate with local and national organizations engaged in the field of surgical pathology and other medical specialties;
- To foster the study of surgical pathology and to encourage the personal and professional development of surgical pathologists and students aspiring to become surgical pathologists;
- To encourage the highest standards in the practice and teaching of surgical pathology and to promote good fellowship among surgical pathologists through public discussion groups, forums, panels, lectures or other similar programs;
Qualifications for Membership
The Arthur Purdy Stout Society of Surgical Pathologists is composed of pathologists dedicated to excellence in teaching, research and practice of surgical pathology. Surgical pathology is defined as the practice of medicine devoted to the diagnosis of disease based on observable cellular and tissue changes in specimens removed from living patients.
Eligibility. Any pathologist who:
- is certified by the American Board of Pathology, The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in Anatomic Pathology or an equivalent foreign specialty board acceptable to the Membership Committee;
- is five years after Board certification;
- is actively engaged in the practice of surgical pathology and/or an associated subspecialty of surgical pathology and
- demonstrates an ongoing commitment to furthering excellence in academic surgical pathology