RADIOLOGIC PATHOLOGY FOUR-WEEK COURSE:

The Four-Week Radiologic Pathology Course is designed to aid residents in their endeavors to achieve excellence in the technologically advancing specialty of radiology by employing radiologic-pathologic correlation in the identification of disease. The Department of Radiologic Pathology, one of 22 specialty departments within the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology located in Washington, DC, has instructed more than 21,000 radiology residents and practicing radiologists from around the world. The Course fulfills training requirements for over 510 residency programs. The current Radiologic Pathology course is a comprehensive review of radiologic imaging with pathologic correlation providing over 175 hours of didactic instruction and case seminars. The course is organized into seven separate sections: breast radiology, gastrointestinal radiology, genitourinary radiology, musculoskeletal radiology, neuroradiology, pediatric radiology, and thoracic radiology, and is taught by six full-time staff radiologists, a Distinguished Scientist in radiology, and numerous eminent visiting professors.

THE AMERICAN REGISTRY OF RADIOLOGIC PATHOLOGY:

The Registry of Radiologic Pathology was founded in 1947 to collect radiologic material illustrating a broad range of diseases, and to establish correlations between radiologic abnormalities and their underlying microscopic and gross pathology. The collected material was initially used for the education and training of United States military radiologists. The Registry of Radiologic Pathology was first housed in the old Army Medical Museum located on the Mall in Washington, DC. In 1955, the museum was relocated to the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) on the post of Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) to accommodate the increased number of cases and trainees.

DEPARTMENT OF RADIOLOGIC PATHOLOGY ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY :

The first Chairman and Registrar of the Department of Radiologic Pathology was Colonel William LeRoy Thompson. Colonel Thompson initiated the department's role in education by employing radiologic-pathologic correlation. In the early days, a small number of radiologists attended informal didactic sessions held around a view box. The radiologists assisted in the organization of case material submitted by the numerous military radiology departments. As the number of cases grew, and the outstanding quality of Colonel Thompson's teaching sessions became recognized, the number of radiologists attending the informal "seminars" at the AFIP also increased.

In 1966, Commander Elias George Theros became the second Chairman and Registrar of Radiologic Pathology. Dr. Theros created a formal course in radiologic-pathologic correlation, the archetype of the Radiologic Pathology Course taught today. Over the years, the Radiologic Pathology Course and the department's archive of radiologic material have continued to expand. In 1991, the Course was relocated to a new state-of the-art educational facility on the campus of Walter Reed Army Medical Center. August 2002 marked the publication of the first edition of the Radiologic Pathology Syllabus, complete with images and illustrations. Currently, a Web-based on-line lecture series is in development.

The current chairman of the Department of Radiologic Pathology, William D. Craig, CDR, MC, USN, and the course director, Mark D. Murphey, M.D., envision continued educational excellence offered by the Department of Radiologic Pathology, and the distinguished faculty.