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Training and
Education Committee Report
The AMP Training and Education (T&E) Committee is involved in
multiple efforts related to continuing education in
molecular pathology both for AMP members and the community.
I would like to extend a special acknowledgement to the
outgoing Committee Chair, Jennifer Hunt and to
the other outgoing members of the 2009 T&E
Committee. The
amazing number and quality of new and ongoing activities of
the Committee represent a huge effort and commitment by
everyone. Welcome to the 2010 incoming T&E committee
members Caroline Astbury, Lynn Wang, Janice
Matthews-Greer, and Tina Edmonston.
For the past several years, this Committee has organized a
Community Pathology Outreach Program held in conjunction
with our Annual Meeting. This year the outreach course was
entitled Real-time updates and new clinical applications in
molecular pathology and was very well attended. Thank you
course instructors: Greg Tsongalis, Greg Storch,
Loren Joseph, Adam Bagg and Iris
Schrijver, for helping to make this a continued success.
Other educational activities organized by T&E include the online
Webinars and Molecular Case Studies. In December, Alex Cho
from the Center for Genomic Medicine at
Duke University gave a Webinar Update on Molecular Testing
for Type 2 Diabetes Risk. The first webinar for 2010 will
be about
MSI testing in colon cancer given by Antonia
Sepulveda, on February 23rd. Admission for
all webinars is free and registration instructions will be
posted on CHAMP. The on-line case studies in molecular
pathology are available on the AMP website under the
education tab. If you have any good ideas for webinars or
are interested in submitting a case study, please let any
member of the T&E Committee know.
The T&E Committee has a special relationship with AMP trainees and
works to provide educational and informational resources for
trainees to enhance their education and professional
development. There are two trainee junior members on this
Committee. A special thanks goes to the outgoing Junior
Committee members, Kandelaria Rumilla and Alison
Cushman-Vokoun who have been invaluable to all the
Committees activities, especially in coordinating the
trainee luncheon discussion at the Annual Meeting and
compiling a list of book resources in molecular pathology
(available on the AMP website). Congratulations to the two new Junior Committee members, Dara
Aisner and Alexander Craig Mackinnon.
In addition, the T&E Committee
select the winners of the Young Investigators Awards (YIA).
Congratulations to this years 2009 YIA winners:
Kandelaria Rumilla, Maria E. Arcila,
and Alexander C. Mackinnon.
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