[Teaching of pathology in medical education]

The representatives from 90 departments of pathological anatomy at medical colleges participated in the 3d National Education and Methodology Conference held in December of 1991. The conference discussed the problems of teaching students and postgraduate specialists pathologic anatomy. The conference approved recommendations on further improvement of the system of clinical pathologists training. The International Association of Pathologic Anatomy Teachers has been established. The principal task of the association is coordination of the efforts in advancing the skill of the teachers and development of new guidelines, text books, etc.