ARP Programs..Continued
| Fellowships The AFIP, like other large military medical centers has a large residency and fellowship program to further the education of professionals in the field. Fellows contribute to the consultative service, are heavily engaged in research programs, participate significantly in presentations at national and international meetings and subsequent publications, and establish a recruitment pool for younger staff. In 1990, two Callendar-Binford fellows were appointed per year. Since then, 18 civilians and 7 military fellows were given one-year appointments annually, representing a large number of pathologists from over a hundred medical centers. Each year at an annual Callendar-Binford symposium, awards are given for the best research paper in press or published that year. In addition to one- and two-year fellowships in 1996, a One-Month fellowship program was instituted for residents throughout the country. Eighty residents per year have attended (eight per month for 10 months for a total of 203 since 1997), representing hundreds of medical centers. In addition, there has been an annual symposium for outside residents, attracting 80 participants per year, representing several hundred hospitals. There is also an annual symposium for second- and third-year medical students, representing 126 medical schools. The Institute has supported undergraduate and graduate PhD fellows in several departments including Cellular Pathology, Environmental Pathology, DNA, and the Medical ExaminerÕs Office. These programs have markedly enhanced interaction and rapport with medical centers throughout the country. As a result of these fellowship programs, 18 fellows have been recruited to the AFIP staff and scores of fellows have been authors in several hundred AFIP publications. A list of fellows that later became staff at the AFIP is on page 20. |
Research Support All outstanding diagnostic services are integrated to varying extents with basic and/or applied research programs, necessary to maintain high quality service and insure rapid implementation of technical advances in the diagnostic fields.
Over the last 20 years, the ARP has sponsored pilot research programs at the AFIP for several hundred investigators totaling several million dollars. This program has funded projects in all departments, including several hundred thousand dollars in support of an Environmental Toxicology Data Program. |
| Publications While the Institute previously had a full production facility for printing, government publications are officially printed under the auspices of the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO). When its two-color presses became obsolete, the printing facility on site at AFIP was closed. Since that time, ARP has assumed responsibility for many of the publications previously published by AFIP and has developed contracts for editorial services, production, and marketing of the fascicles. In 1990, the ARP contracted with UAREP to provide editorial and copy-editing support for the fascicles, as well as funds for editors, editorial staff, and associated expenses. It also engaged Cadmus Press to print the fascicles. Having assuming responsibility for publications, the ARP embarked on a marked expansion of the bookstore with subscription programs, marketing efforts with direct mailings and advertising, book alerts, and an enlarged customer relations department. These efforts have resulted in a significant increase in sales. In addition to the completion of the third series of the Tumor Atlases under Juan Rosai, MD, and the initiation of the fourth series under Steven Silverberg, MD, a new non-tumor fascicle series under Donald West King, MD has been started with the first publication due in the fall of 2001. The fascicles are presently available in print and on CD; future fascicles will be available over the Internet. Over 25 special publications, including 10 authored by AFIP staff, have been published and marketed during this period. Lists of these publications are on pages 20 and 22. |
Museum The National Museum of Health and Medicine provides an important public face for the Institute, preserving its military and civilian history for the public and medical professionals. It has an extensive Civil War collection and the world's largest microscope collection. Current exhibit programs relate to emerging diseases (e.g. AIDS), women's health, and recent advances in medicine.
The ARP provided funds in support of the previous Museum Foundation, including funds for legal fees and design/architectural and engineering studies for a proposed new Museum site on the Mall. Although this did not come to fruition, the ARP continues to support special exhibits and has suggested a separate advisory committee for the Museum. |
