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'There is no turning back'--is AFIP facing demise?
1American Registry of Pathology, USA.
CAP Today
|September 17, 2005
Summary
The Department of Defense proposes relocating Walter Reed Army Medical Center and eliminating the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP). This includes potentially warehousing the AFIP
Area of Science:
- Medical Administration
- Pathology
- Military Health Services
Background:
- Walter Reed Army Medical Center houses the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP).
- The Department of Defense has proposed significant changes to military medical facilities.
- The American Registry of Pathology is involved in pathology services and research.
Purpose of the Study:
- To inform the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission about proposed changes to the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology.
- To present testimony regarding the potential relocation and dissolution of AFIP components.
Main Methods:
- Testimony presented at a public hearing of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
- Statement by Daniel Seckinger, MD, chairman of the American Registry of Pathology board.
Main Results:
- The Department of Defense recommended relocating Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
- The recommendation includes eliminating constituent parts of the AFIP.
- The AFIP's tissue repository may be warehoused.
Conclusions:
- The proposed changes impact a key institution for pathology and military medicine.
- The future of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology and its resources is uncertain.
- The American Registry of Pathology is actively engaged in the decision-making process regarding these changes.
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