6th Annual Meeting of
Graduate Program Directors in Pathology
ASIP Annual Meeting at Experimental Biology 2006
Saturday, April 1, 2006 - 2:30PM - 4:30PM, Marriott, Yerba Buena Salons
10/11
Sponsored by the ASIP Education Committee
Organizer: Robert Bowser, Ph.D. - University of Pittsburgh School of
Medicine
Conference Goals
 To develop a better understanding
of the processes of education about disease and to further develop the image
of the ASIP as a national educational resource.
To form and foster a communication
network of Pathology mentors/ trainers.
To help attract graduate students to
careers in Pathology teaching and research.
Conference Structure
Targeted presentations, focused questions and open discussion will be used
to generate and share ideas about topics of immediate interest in the
education of graduate students about disease.
The topics are:
Update on Pathology Trainee Surveys
a) Distribution of the survey forms via our Program Director Listserv.
b) Preliminary data from the surveys.
HHMI grants: The latest novel ideas about
interdisciplinary graduate education in disease
a) Discussion of at least four HHMI "Med into Grad" grant applications.
b) Open discussion of other educational initiatives for teaching graduate
students about disease
Funding opportunities for Pathology
graduate students and programs
a) How and where to obtain funding for graduate training programs in
Pathology?
b) Pathobiology training grant applications and the NIH.
c) The best sources of funding for individual graduate students.
Who Should Attend?
All directors of Pathology Graduate Training programs, Program Directors of
interdisciplinary training programs that incorporate disease-associated or
disease-based research, and others interested in graduate education.
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