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IAP / ESP 2016 · Cologne
About the GDIAP and the ESP
e BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE GDIAP
The concept of an international academy of pathology orig-
inated in 1906 when Maude Abbott, M.D. from the McGill
University in Montreal, Canada, Major James Carroll from
Washington, D.C. and W. G. MacCallum, M.D. from Balti-
more, Maryland met at the Army Medical Museum in Wash-
ington, D.C., and later in Baltimore, Maryland and formed
an organizing committee to establish an International As-
sociation of Medical Museums. A letter of invitation was
sent to the leading medical museums throughout the world
requesting them to join in forming an international associa-
tion. This led to the formal organization of the International
Association of Medical Museums (IAMM).
In 1955 the name of the IAMM was changed to the Inter-
national Academy of Pathology (IAP). In 1969, new Con-
stitution and Bylaws formalized both the Divisional and
International organization of the International Academy of
Pathology. Divisions evolved in various countries through-
out the world. Today, the IAP consists of 56 divisions of
which the largest is the US-Canadian Division followed by
the German Division.
The German Division of the IAP was founded in 1964 by
an initiative of Prof. Herwig Hamperl. The First Business
Meeting with the election of the first board was held during
the 49th Meeting of the German Society of Pathology in
1965, in the city of Saarbrücken. On July 10, 1967, the first
symposium of the German Division was organised in the
auditorium of the Institute of Pathology of the University of
Bonn. The German IAP division has been a German speak-
ing organisation with members not only from Germany but
also Austria and Switzerland and recently also from non-
German speaking countries. In Germany, it represents one
of the three professional organisations for pathology. The
main focus of the professional activities of the German IAP
division is practice-oriented and timely education and train-
ing for board certified pathologists and trainees. The head-
quarters of the German Division is located in Bonn provid-
ing ample space for teaching rooms and office. It harbours
an auditorium with up-to-date audio-visual facilities and
microscopes for 63 people. Since its beginning the division
has developed a continuing educational program that con-
sists of an annual 3-day symposium in February or March,
case-based whole day tutorials on most weekends over the
year, and satellite meetings. In addition, joint meetings and
courses have been organized with other divisions.
The other two organisations are the German Society of Pa-
thology, founded in 1897, focusing on research and aca-
demic pathology and the Professional Organisation of the
German Pathologists dealing with political and economic
issues.
German Division of the International
Academy of Pathology, Inc.
Joseph-Schumpeter-Allee 33, 53227 Bonn, Germany
Phone: +49 – 228-282404, Fax: +49 – 228-284796
E-mail:
e BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ESP
The European Society of Pathology (ESP) was established
in 1963 in Brussels and is a leading force in European pa-
thology and, as such, is pivotal to the future of the spe-
cialty in Europe and beyond. As a scientific society, the
ESP has, as its primary aim, the promotion of high qual-
ity diagnostic practice, applied and translational research
and under- and postgraduate education in the field of hu-
man pathology. This is achieved through its congresses, its
journal Virchows Archiv and various other activities. The
ESP interacts with national pathology societies in Europe
and has developed links with other EU bodies in close col-
laboration with UEMS (Union Européenne des Médecins
Spécialistes) and EAPCP (European Association of Pathol­
ogy Chairs and Programme Directors).
The European School of Pathology under the auspices
of the ESP and with the support of 19 Working Groups
representing different fields of pathology is involved in
the organisation of courses to meet the needs of young
pathologists. The ESP also provides an infrastructure for
quality assurance projects in diagnostic molecular pathol-
ogy, such as the ESP QA KRAS project for testing of colo-
rectal cancer.
Office of the ESP
Rue Bara 6, 1070 Brussels, Belgium
Phone: +32–25208036
E-mail: