News Archive

 The new AMP Jobs Board located at www.PathologyJobsToday.org offers both job seekers and employers/recruiters an interactive venue for finding and posting job opportunities. Job seekers can post their resume anonymously, view the latest jobs in pathology, and create a free personal Job Seeker Account. Employers and recruiters can view the Resumes and CVs, create an Employer Account, and post their jobs online quickly and easily.

 AMP Executive Officer Mark E. Sobel, MD, PhD, comments on the Labcorp v. Metabolite case in the March 2006 issue of the AAMC Reporter (print version only).  “If the court rules for Metabolite in this case, we feel that it could put in jeopardy all forms of laboratory testing,” said Dr. Sobel.  Read the amici curae brief filed on behalf of Labcorp as well as AMP’s position on patent and licensing practices in the Professional Relations section of our website.

 The Final SACGHS Report on Coverage and Reimbursement of Genetic Tests and Services is now available at http://www4.od.nih.gov/oba/
sacghs/reports/CR_report.pdf.

 Read the February issue of the AMP Newsletter Includes information about the JMD CME Program; an overview of the 2005 Annual Meeting; Subdivision and Committee reports; and special updates and announcements.

 AMP joined the American Medical Association (AMA) and several other medical organizations on Dec 23, 2005 in filing a brief as amici curiae "friends of the court" in the LabCorp v. Metabolite case now before the U.S. Supreme Court. Read the brief.

 The November 9, 2005 meeting of the Cystic Fibrosis Reporting Group is reported as the January 2006 CAP Today cover story, “Straight talk on molecular reports” by William Check, PhD and highlights AMP members.

 AMP Executive Officer Mark Sobel, MD, PhD is interviewed by ADVANCE for Medical Laboratory Professionals regarding the use of microarrays in the clinical laboratory. Read the story.

 JMD CME Program in Molecular Diagnostics

2005 Committee Summary Reports are available.

AMP provides comments to FDA recommending the inclusion of pharmacogenetic information in proposed drug safety communication tools.

Read the October issue of the AMP Newsletter. Includes election results; Annual Meeting Preliminary Program; Subdivision and Committee reports; and special updates and announcements.

AMP provides comments to the National Heritage Insurance Company on the Local Coverage Determination for the Oncotype DX Test for breast cancer prognosis. Read the letter

AMP co-signs letter urging Trailblazer to expand the number of disease entities for which cytogenetics tests and FISH technology should be reimbursed. Read the letter

Jeffrey A. Kant, MD, PhD chosen as the first recipient of the AMP Leadership Award.  This new award is bestowed each year to an AMP member who has demonstrated exceptional leadership in the accomplishment of the mission and goals of AMP.  Supported by a grant from Abbott Molecular Diagnostics.

Read the June 2005 issue of the AMP Newsletter.  Includes the 2005 Annual Meeting Preliminary Program, Subdivision and Committee reports, and more about the AMP Leadership Award

AMP provides comments on the SACGHS draft report, “Coverage and Reimbursement of Genetic Tests and Services.”

AMP co-signs letter to Secretary Michael O. Leavitt, urging a re-evaluation of Cytology Proficiency Testing.

Two recent CAP Today cover stories by William Check, PhD highlight AMP members:
On microchips, directing a cast of thousands, April 2005
Lymphoma microarrays stir up debate, March 2005

AMP position is presented March 1, 2005 to the SACGHS.

February 15, 2005. AMP sends a Letter of Support for S.306, the Genetic Nondiscrimination Act.

January 18, 2005. AMP provides comments regarding the NIH proposed “Best Practices for the Licensing of Genomic Inventions.”

2004 Annual Meeting Presentations are available in the AMP Web Library.

2004 Committee and Subdivision Reports now available.

AMP celebrated its 10^th Anniversary at the Annual Meeting November 11-13, 2004 with a record number of attendees and exhibitors.  Read the special Anniversary edition of the AMP Newsletter.



Pictured (L to R) at the Anniversary Cake are some of the AMP Past Presidents as well as the current President, President-elects, and Chair of the AMP Action Committee (which formally established AMP):  Peggy Gulley (Pres. 1997), David Cooper (Chair, AMP Action Committee), Debra Leonard (Pres. 2000), Dan Farkas (Pres. 2003), Angie Caliendo (Pres. 2004), Mark Sobel (Pres. 1999), Barbara Zehnbauer (Pres. 2006), Mark Lovell (Pres. 2005), Karen Kaul (Pres. 2002), and Jeffrey Kant (Pres. 1996).

AMP responds to a controversial new policy, proposed by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) concerning the publication of research supported by NIH funding.
Read the NIH Proposed Policy
Read the AMP Response

Free Access To Science: A Model For The Dissemination Of Scientific Literature
Association for Molecular Pathology commits to providing free access to medical and scientific research

Roche Sponsors AMP Award for Excellence in Molecular Diagnostics.
AMP is pleased to announce that Roche Diagnostics Corporation will sponsor the AMP Award for Excellence in Molecular Diagnostics through a generous partnership from 2004-2008.
(View Press Release)