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GRAND ROUNDS PRESENTATION
"American Medicine and Pathology:  Past, Present and Future"
On September 17, 2004, Fred G. Silva, MD, Secretary Treasurer and Executive Director United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc., shared invaluable insights and current statistical data about American Medicine and Pathology:  Past, Present and Future.  Dr. Silva compared trends concerning incoming medical students, national residency matching programs and residents, as they comprise the future of Pathology as well as American medicine.  Another focus of his presentation highlighted the various specialties and subspecialties within the scope of Pathology; Dr. Silva discussed the growth of newer specialties, which include Molecular Genetics, and also those specialties which are no longer available for American Board of Pathology certification, such as Immunopathology.
With regards to attracting medical students into Pathology, Dr. Silva quoted American novelist Edith Wharton, “There are two ways of spreading light; to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.”  He further summarized his position about recruitment in this statement,  “Attract medical students into Pathology any way you can, and one by one.” To gain full appreciation for the evolution of Pathology, view Dr. Silva’s presentation material by clicking on one of the links below:  PowerPoint File (requires Internet Explorer)  Portable Document File (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)	Celeste Powers, MD with Fred Silva, MD

Pathology Grand Rounds are held in the Sanger Hall Conference Room 4-026 every Friday, September-June, 12noon-1pm. A schedule is posted on the Pathology Web: http://www.pathology.vcu.edu/news/rounds.html. 

Nancy Dryden is the Pathology Grand Rounds Coordinator;  for information regarding
Pathology Grand Rounds please feel free to contact her at (804) 828-0183 or nsdryden@vcu.edu

Updated 05 October 2004