Pathological society
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[edit] Aims and Mission
The Pathological Society (of Great Britain and Ireland) is a professional organisation whose mission is stated as 'understanding disease'
[edit] Membership and Profile
The membership of the Society is mainly drawn from the UK but also includes an international membership. Members are a mixture and clinical and experimental pathologists. There is a strong representation of academic pathologists within the membership. A flourishing Trainees Group operates within the membership and represents those who are in the process of training in the discipline of pathology.
The Society is run by a Committee elected from its membership. A group of Officers of the Society manage executive functions.
Several subcommittees advise the main Committee, especially in developing research, education & training.
The Society is registered as a charity in the UK.
[edit] Activities
The Society promotes its mission through a range of activities and initiatives.
- Meetings: typically two each year at which lectures, original research and workshops are used to share information.
- Lectures: the Society supports several named lectures each year.
- Doniach Lecture
- Goudie Lecture and medal
- Oakley Lecture
- Grants: The Society funds a range of studentships and related activities aligned to its mission.
- Journal: The Journal of Pathology is sponsored by the Society and published by Wiley. It is presently the highest ranked pathology journal as measured by its impact factor
[edit] History
The Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland was established in 1906. Its original membership reflected a wide set of disciplines within pathology. In recent years, the Society membership is generally aligned to practitioners of cellular pathology. In 2006 the Society celebrated its centenary.
