Mission
OUR ACADEMY WAS FOUNDED IN 1966 AND CURRENTLY HAS ACTIVE AFFILIATIONS WITH 70 OF THE APPROXIMATELY 150 ACADEMIC AND COMMUNITY TRAINING CENTERS THAT TRAIN PATHOLOGY RESIDENTS IN CLINICAL PATHOLOGY. FROM ITS ORIGIN, IT HAS FOLLOWED THE MISSION STATEMENT OF BEING DEDICATED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF TEACHING AND SCHOLARSHIP IN LABORATORY MEDICINE. WE FOLLOW THE OBJECTIVES OF THE ACADEMY. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THIS DEDICATION HAS BEEN DRIVEN BY THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES: 1. TO ENCOURAGE AND ADVANCE THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF EDUCATION IN LABORATORY MEDICINE IN MEDICAL SCHOOL AND RELATED CURRICULA. 2. TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF RESIDENT TRAINING AND POST-GRADUATE EDUCATION OF PHYSICIANS AND SCIENTISTS IN CLINICAL PATHOLOGY AT UNIVERSITIES AND MEDICAL SCHOOLS. 3. TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF SERVICE, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN ACADEMIC LABORATORY MEDICINE.