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ABOUT IAP

Mission Statement

The IAP is dedicated to the advancement of Pathology through educational exchanges worldwide. In order to achieve this mission, the academy will:

  • Serve as an international pathology organization which coordinates activities of its divisions and encourages the formation of new divisions where appropriate.
  • Convene international congress each biennium providing educational programs which advance pathology education, research and practice.
  • Provide access to highest quality pathology education worldwide through lectures and seminars, educational grants, international congresses and teaching materials.
  • Encourage strategic placement of international congresses.
Objectives

The purpose of the Academy will be the advancement of pathology through:
  • Improvement of methods of teaching pathology in medical schools, laboratories, hospitals and medical museums.
  • Coordination of anatomic pathology, pathologic physiology and comparative pathology with allied sciences and techniques
  • Promotion of research in pathology and pathologic techniques
  • The formation of national or larger geographic Divisions
  • Publication of journals and reports that will afford media, including electronic, for dissemination of the results of work in the above fields
  • Convocation of meetings and congresses for exchange of scientific information and ideas.
History

More information about the history of the International Academy of Pathology can be found on the IAP Homepage.

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