SOCIETY FOR PEDIATRIC PATHOLOGY

THE MISSION OF THE SOCIETY FOR PEDIATRIC PATHOLOGY IS TO PERFORM THE FOLLOWING AND OTHER RELATED FUNCTIONS: TO PROMOTE EXPERTISE, EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND PRODUCTIVE RESEARCH IN THE PRACTICE OF PEDIATRIC PATHOLOGY; TO ASSIST AND PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT AND RECOGNITION OF RESIDENT/FELLOW TRAINING PROGRAMS IN PEDIATRIC PATHOLOGY AND, THROUGH THE AMERICAN BOARD OF PATHOLOGY, ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A MEANS BY WHICH PATHOLOGISTS MAY BE CERTIFIED AS HAVING SPECIAL COMPETENCY IN PEDIATRIC PATHOLOGY; TO SPONSOR AND PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF PHYSICIANS AND OTHERS IN HEALTHCARE RELATED TO PEDIATRIC PATHOLOGY; TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER SOCIETIES AND GROUPS OF PHYSICIANS, AND OTHER SCIENTISTS, WHO SHARE PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS WITH THE SOCIETY.