Pathological Society

For the New York Pathological Society, seeNew York Pathological Society.For the Pathological Society of London (1846–1907), seePathological Society of London.

ThePathological Societyis a professional organization ofGreat BritainandIrelandwhose mission is stated as 'understanding disease'.

Membership and profile

The membership of the society is mainly drawn from the UK and includes an international membership. Members are clinical and experimentalpathologists.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. More recently, in parallel with theRoyal College of Pathologists,the society introduced an undergraduate membership scheme as part of an initiative to increase undergraduate engagement in pathology and research.

The society is run by a committee elected from its membership. A group of Officers of the Society manage executive functions. These include a President (Ian Ellis), a General Secretary (Richard Byers), a Treasurer (Nicholas Rooney) and a Meetings Secretary (Adrienne Flanagan).

Several subcommittees advise the main committee, especially in developing research, education, & training. The society is also registered as acharityin the UK.

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.
  • DoniachLecture
  • Goudie Lecture and medal
  • Oakley Lecture
• Grants: The society funds a range of studentships and related activities aligned to its mission.
• Journal:TheJournal of Pathologyis sponsored by the society and published byWiley.It is the highest ranked pathology journal as measured by itsimpact factor.

History

Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland monograph

The Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland was established in 1906. Its original membership reflected a wide set of "disciplines within pathology." Society membership is generally aligned to practitioners ofcellular pathology.In 2006 the society celebrated its centenary.

Amonographoutlining the full history of the society was published as a limited edition in 2006 to mark the Centenary. It was edited by Peter Hall (then the Secretary of the Society and now the editor of theJournal of Pathology) andNicholas Wright(the then President of the Society). All the chapters of the monograph are freely available as PDFs from the society's website, which also has a brief summary of the society's history.

External links

• The Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland
• Journal of Pathology