ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNANCE
Constitution and By-laws
The International Academy of Pathology (IAP) has its own Constitution and By-laws which outline the Organisation and Governance of the Academy.
Meetings
The IAP conducts two kind of meetings:
- the biennial Scientific Meeting (Congress) which is usually held in the fall. More details about the guidelines for organizing the Congress can be found on this page .
- the Administrative meetings of:
- the International Council
- the Executive Committee
- the Education Committee
- the Finance Committee
- the Nominating Committee
- the Gold Medal Committee
Membership
Please find detailed information about how to qualify for membership on this page .
Divisions
The IAP is an international organization with many divisions. Below you can find some advantages of setting up an IAP Divsion. More information on creating an IAP Division can be found on this page .
Benefits of being an IAP Division:
- The IAP is the oldest international pathology association in the world and has a rich historical heritage being founded by Maude Abbott in 1906.
- Prestige of being part of a world class pathology group
- Scientifice and Academic support from all over the world
- The IAP is dedicated to the advancement of pathology by dissemination of knowledge through a large number of educational offerings both at divisional level and at the Biennial International Congress
- The annual meeting of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP), a division of the IAP, has by far the largest attendance of physician-pathologists of any meeing in the world (almost 3300)
- Reduced registration fee and course fees to the annual meeting of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) and other USCAP meetings
- Your membership dues also help fund educational programs that are available to the pathology community at large and your division
- Reduced subscription fee to Modern Pathology and/or Laboratory Investigation (either or both journals)
- At the IAP Biennial Congress, you will be able to meet and interact with a large number of world renowned pathologists on a person-to-person basis
- Members receive the International Pathology
- Eligible to receive educational materials from the USCAP


