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1 2011 ASCP Annual Meeting October 19-23, 2011 Venetian-Palazzo Resort Hotel and Casinos Las Vegas, Nevada USA 2011 ASCP Annual Meeting is proud to host the XXVI World Congress of the World Association of Societies of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (WASPaLM) Share your knowledge and experience with a GLOBAL AUDIENCE. Call for Abstracts open January 18 April 29, 2011! The 2011 ASCP Annual Meeting represents a unique opportunity for you to join presenters from across the globe as we take A GLOBAL VIEW OF PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE. Join a prestigious list of global presenters at this can t miss meeting. Be sure to submit your abstract by April 29, For more information, visit New this year! Expanded submission categories Lab Practice abstract submission format eposters for viewing any time Notable best abstract awards

2 2011 ASCP Spring 2011 Educational Courses Gynecologic Pathology: A Practical Surgical and Cytologic Perspective February 1 5, 2011 Naples, Florida Steven G. Silverberg, MD, MASCP Diagnostic Hematopathology: Review and Update of Selected Topics March 21 24, 2011 Austin, Texas John R. Krause, MD, FASCP Update in Pulmonary Pathology: April 7 9, 2011 Tucson, Arizona Andrew Churg, MD, FASCP Current Issues in Liver Pathology April 10 12, 2011 Santa Fe, New Mexico John Hart, MD; John Poterucha, MD; Kenneth Batts, MD, FASCP; & Lisa M. Yerian, MD, FASCP Surgical Pathology of the Gastrointestinal Tract May 23 27, 2011 Vancouver, BC, Canada Robert H. Riddell, MD, FRCPath, FASCP Current Issues and Problems in Breast Pathology June 5 7, 2011 Charleston, South Carolina Fattaneh A. Tavassoli, MD, FASCP Dermatopathology: Contemporary Diagnostic Criteria and Strategies June 8 12, 2011 Las Vegas, Nevada A. Neil Crowson, MD, FASCP, FRCPC Pathology Update: State-of-the-Art Diagnostic Approaches to Surgical Pathology July 18 22, 2011 Chicago, Illinois Andrew Churg, MD, FASCP & Kenneth Berean, MD Molecular Surgical Pathology for the Practicing Pathologist April 13 15, 2011 San Francisco, California William K. Funkhouser, MD, PhD, FASCP 2011 Weekends of Pathology Weekend of Pathology: Las Vegas February 10 13, 2011 Bellagio Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada Weekend of Pathology: New York May 20 22, 2011 Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers New York, New York Register by January 24, 2011 and SAVE $100* on each Educational Course. For complete details about courses, faculty, rates, hotels and to register, visit: * Does not include Weekends of Pathology

3 To advertise, call Terri Berkowitz or CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Robert Wood Johnson Medical School seeks candidates for the position of Chair, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. Candidates must have a MD degree, be Board certified and eligible for licensure in New Jersey, or a PhD degree or combined MD/ PhD degree. The desirable candidate should be of national stature with demonstrable leadership qualities; he/she must have demonstrated success in promoting excellent teaching, scholarship and research, as well as developing and implementing clinical programs. As one of the nation s leading comprehensive medical schools, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in education, research, health care delivery, and the promotion of community health. In cooperation with Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, the medical school s principal affiliate, they comprise New Jersey s premier academic medical center. In addition, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School has 34 hospital affiliates and ambulatory care sites throughout the region. As one of the eight schools of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey with 2,500 full-time and volunteer faculty, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School encompasses 22 basic science and clinical departments and hosts centers and institutes including The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (an NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center), the Child Health Institute of New Jersey, the Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine and the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute. The medical school maintains educational programs at the undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate levels for more than 1,500 students on its campuses in New Brunswick, Piscataway, and Camden, and provides continuing education courses for health care professionals and community education programs. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the ideal candidate is chosen. Please send nominations and/or application, including a brief statement of the attributes and qualities of the individual and curriculum vitae to: Robert S. DiPaola, MD, Director, The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Chair of Search Committee, c/o Bonnie Baloga-Altieri, PhD, RN, Director, Administration, Office of the Dean, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 125 Paterson Street, Suite 1400, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, balogabl@umdnj.edu. EOE M/F/D/V. American Society for Clinical Pathology Am J Clin Pathol 2011;135:

4 To advertise, call Terri Berkowitz or Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists (ACLPS) 46th Annual ACLPS Meeting June 9-11, 2011 St. Louis, MO The 2011 meeting will be hosted by the Washington University Division of Laboratory and Genomic Medicine and held at the Chase-Park Plaza Hotel in St. Louis, MO. For more information, please see the meeting notice and program on meeting_current.html or contact one of the 2011 ACLPS annual meeting co-chairs: Mitchell G. Scott, PhD Phone: Charles S. Eby, MD Phone: DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY, DIVISION OF ANATOMIC PATHOLOGY UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM Academic GI/Surgical Pathologist Asst/Assoc/Full-Professor applications are invited for a GI/ surgical pathology faculty position. The University of Alabama is an outstanding tertiary care institution currently processing more than 40,000 surgical pathology specimens per year of which >10% are GI focused. The successful candidate will be a dynamic physician eager to work with a large surgical pathology faculty headed by Margaret Brandwein-Gensler, M.D. with a rich and diverse program in diagnostic service, basic, clinical and translational research, and teaching. Specialized expertise in gastroenterologic pathology is required. There is ample opportunity for the teaching of house staff and undergraduate health professional students and our graduate [PhD], residency and fellowship programs are thriving. Opportunities for collaborative research abound. Minimum requirements include an M.D. degree, license to practice in Alabama, and eligibility for board certification in Anatomic Pathology. Salary, rank, and tenure-status are commensurate with experience and background. Interested candidates should submit a cover letter that includes research interest/experience, curriculum vitae, and the names of three references to the attention of Gene P. Siegal, MD, PhD, Robert W. Mowry Endowed Professor of Pathology, Director, Division of Anatomic Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, path-aprecruits@mail.ad.uab.edu. All applications will be accepted until position is filled. The University of Alabama at Birmingham is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from qualified women and minorities. 176 Am J Clin Pathol 2011;135: American Society for Clinical Pathology

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