July 1 sees another wave of Chinese medical graduates (CMG) entering pathology residency programs across the country. In order to bring together a significant body of information to CMG interns, and to orient and familiarize them with pathology residency program culture, expectations and tips to improve their performance in their training, Dr. Liping Song, a pathology intern at the Ball Memorial Hospital, IN, spearheaded and organized the first “How to survive the 1st year pathology residency” teleconference which took place on June 26, 2010.

The Senior Scientist provides scientific and technical leadership in the management, design and execution of a clinical research program within the Division of Hematology/Medical Oncology.  With a broad range of skills and experience, this individual is a critical component of the Principle Investigator's laboratory, demonstrating a capacity for collaboration and innovation with consistently high productivity.   

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The Departments of Pathology, Urology and Hematology-Oncology of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine seek a qualified candidate for a fellowship in urologic pathology. Responsibilities of the fellow are to create tissue microarrays of prostate cancer and other urologic cancers; processing of prostatectomy and other urologic specimens for tissue banking, assisting urologic pathologists in clinical processing, medical record review. Candidates should have background in processing of pathologic samples, general familiarity with research techniques such as tissue microarray, general familiarity with medical nomenclature and medical record review. The fellow will have an opportunity to partipate in research projects based upon tissue microarray, genomic and proteomic biomarkers, and other specimen-based translational research modalities.

Qualified candidates should send curriculum vitae to Dr. David Burstein,  Department of Pathology, Box 1194, Mount Sinai Medical Center, 1 Gustave Levy Place, New York NY 10029. 

David E. Burstein MD

Professor of Pathology

Vice-Chair for Research,

Department of Pathology

212 241-0364

Each winner was given a certificate and cash award of $100- 500 at the annual CAPA meeting on March 20, 2010, in Washington DC.

CAPA encourages more residents to participate the "Resident Abstract Competition" for 2011.

Chinese American Pathologists Association (CAPA) is the voice of the Chinese American pathologists practicing in US and Canada, pathologists in training as well as investigators in biomedical research. The organization was originally founded as Hua Tuo Society of Pathology (HTSP, 华佗病理学会) in March, 2003, in Washington, D.C., and the name was changed to the current one in February, 2006, in Atlanta. CAPA has over 300 members, including many nationally and internationally known pathologists. in North America and other parts of the world.

Location: Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel 135-20 39th Avenue, Flushing, NY 11354

Time: 6 pm Cocktail Reception 7 pm Gala and Award Ceremony

Registration: online www.acaponline.org 

Pathology Platform Presentations
May 23, 2010
General Pathology Presentation (4 CMEs)
1:00 - 1:15pm Opening Remark:
Jianyou Tan, M.D., Ph.D.
Moderators: Zhiwei Ma, M.D., Ph.D.
1:15 – 2:00 pm Advances in Interpretation of Endometrial Biopsy Findings
Khushbakhat Mittal, MD
2:00 – 2:45 pm Diagnosis of Hydatidiform Moles: An Emerging Molecular Revolution
Hui Pei, MD, PhD
2:45– 3:35 pm Prostate Cancer: Pathology, Molecular Genetics and Novel
Therapies on the Horizon
Jiaoti Huang, MD, PhD
3:35 – 4:00 pm Break and Exhibits
4:00 – 4:45 pm Current Issues and Progress in the Diagnosis and
Classification of Bladder Neoplasia
Liang Cheng, MD
4:45pm Closing Remarks

2010 全国头颈部疑难病理读片研讨会（内容适当扩展到软组织、细胞学、乳腺及卵巢)

今年8月22-26日在福建省厦门市举办一个“全国头颈部疑难病理读片研讨会（内容适当扩展到软组织、细胞学、乳腺及卵巢）”。欢迎2位专家前来指导，希望结合专家自己的工作给大家提供一个关于上述会议内容临床病理诊断及鉴别诊断方面的较适用的讲座（1小时左右)，如有适当内容和题目请告知。

这次会议以疑难病例读片讨论为主，内容主要包括头颈部、软组织、细胞学、乳腺及卵巢的病例。各部分拟安排1-2小时的重点讲座，讨论中由专家点评。

由首都医科大学附属北京同仁医院和《中华病理学杂志编辑部》等主办。主办单位能够承担抵达厦门后的迎送、会议期间的食宿、交通和当地的观光费用和一点谢礼。其他如有需要，请告之主办单位。

Anyone interested in speaking at this meeting, please contact ChenL@ccf.org

Contributed by Ming Zhou, MD, PhD

The Chinese American Pathologists Association (CAPA) held its annual general meeting in conjunction with the USCAP meeting on March 20, 2010, in Washington DC.

Dr. Shuan Li, the president of the society that represents Chinese American Pathologists practicing at both academic and private institutions in US and Canada, opened the meeting to over 100 CAPA
members.

Dr. Li announced the "Resident research award" to four residents and fellows of Chinese ethnicity for their research work of excellent quality. Each winner was given a certificate and a cash award. These residents are: Dr. Xiao Hong of Massachusetts General Hospital (first place), Dr. Rui Zheng of Johns Hopkins Hospital (second place), Dr Huankai Hu of Case Western Reserve University (third place), Dr. Jingmei Lin of Johns Hopkins Hospital (third place) and Dr. Wei Jiang of Cleveland Clinic (third place).

FSP 2010 Summer Anatomic Pathology Conference
Thanks to Dr. Shuan Li for sharing the info.

ONLINE REGISTRATION NOW AVAILABLE!

We are pleased to announce that FSP's 2010 Summer Anatomic Pathology Conference has been approved by Orlando Health, FSP's joint sponsor for CMEs, and online registration is now available.  For more information on this meeting click here.

Questions?  Contact FSP Headquarters, 222 S. Westmonte Dr, Suite 101, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714, 407-774-7880.