USCAP Through the Years
In 1906 Maude Abbott, James Carroll, and William MacCallum met at the Army Medical Museum in Washington, D.C. to form the first organizing committee to establish the International Association of Medical Museums (IAMM). There, they drafted invitation letters that were sent to leading museums of the world requesting them to join a new international organization that would allow the exchange of museum materials for teaching and research. One year later, the first documented meeting of the IAMM was held with prominent physicians from Canada, the United States, Germany, and the UK in attendance. From that meeting, IAMM bylaws were developed, scientific programs were created, and the IAMM Bulletin became a valuable journal of pathologic anatomy. Not too long after, multiple IAMM divisions developed to include Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Holland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, and Scotland.
The timeline below highlights key moments along the history of this organization that from its seminal meeting over a century ago, have allowed it to become the International Academy of Pathology (IAP), the largest organization of pathologists in the world.
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[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”1914: Lord Strathcona” use_read_more=”off” font_icon=”%%235%%” icon_color=”#e58e1a” animation=”right” _builder_version=”3.14″ text_font=”||||||||” headings_font=”||||||||”] Lord Strathcona – Lord Strathcona, who is Resident Governor of the Hudson’s Bay Company, High Commissioner of Canada, and Chancellor of McGill, gives the first major gift of $5,000 to the IAMM, this donation is used to fund the IAMM Bulletin
[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”1914: World War I” use_read_more=”off” font_icon=”%%165%%” icon_color=”#e58e1a” animation=”fade_in” _builder_version=”3.14″ text_font=”||||||||” headings_font=”||||||||”] WWI disrupts IAMM activities and sections in many European countries dissolve
[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”1915: IAMM Bulletin pledges unanimity in the midst of war” use_read_more=”off” font_icon=”%%259%%” icon_color=”#e58e1a” animation=”fade_in” _builder_version=”3.14″ text_font=”||||||||” headings_font=”||||||||”][/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”1924: Osler Memorial” use_read_more=”off” font_icon=”%%258%%” icon_color=”#e58e1a” animation=”fade_in” _builder_version=”3.14″ text_font=”||||||||” headings_font=”||||||||”] The 8th IAMM Bulletin is dedicated to the memory of founding member William Osler
[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”1930: Carnegie Foundation” use_read_more=”off” font_icon=”%%235%%” icon_color=”#e58e1a” animation=”fade_in” _builder_version=”3.14″ text_font=”||||||||” headings_font=”||||||||”] Carnegie Foundation awards the IAMM a grant of $5,000
[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”1937: World War II” use_read_more=”off” font_icon=”%%165%%” icon_color=”#e58e1a” animation=”fade_in” _builder_version=”3.17.2″ text_font=”||||||||” headings_font=”||||||||”] WWII begins in Europe
[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”1940: Maude Abbott dies” use_read_more=”off” font_icon=”%%257%%” icon_color=”#e58e1a” animation=”fade_in” _builder_version=”3.17.2″ text_font=”||||||||” headings_font=”||||||||”][/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”1942: IAMM international activities cease” use_read_more=”off” font_icon=”%%80%%” icon_color=”#e58e1a” animation=”fade_in” _builder_version=”3.17.2″ text_font=”||||||||” headings_font=”||||||||”] During WWII, the IAMM meets only once and afterwards meetings are restricted to gatherings of the Council. International activities of the IAMM cease
[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”1948: Meetings resume” use_read_more=”off” font_icon=”%%10%%” icon_color=”#e58e1a” animation=”fade_in” _builder_version=”3.17.2″ text_font=”||||||||” headings_font=”||||||||”] IAMM meetings resume
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[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”1914: Lord Strathcona” use_read_more=”off” font_icon=”%%235%%” icon_color=”#e58e1a” animation=”right” _builder_version=”3.14″ text_font=”||||||||” headings_font=”||||||||”] Lord Strathcona – Lord Strathcona, who is Resident Governor of the Hudson’s Bay Company, High Commissioner of Canada, and Chancellor of McGill, gives the first major gift of $5,000 to the IAMM, this donation is used to fund the IAMM Bulletin
[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”1914: World War I” use_read_more=”off” font_icon=”%%165%%” icon_color=”#e58e1a” animation=”fade_in” _builder_version=”3.14″ text_font=”||||||||” headings_font=”||||||||”] WWI disrupts IAMM activities and sections in many European countries dissolve
[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”1915: IAMM Bulletin pledges unanimity in the midst of war” use_read_more=”off” font_icon=”%%259%%” icon_color=”#e58e1a” animation=”fade_in” _builder_version=”3.14″ text_font=”||||||||” headings_font=”||||||||”][/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”1924: Osler Memorial” use_read_more=”off” font_icon=”%%258%%” icon_color=”#e58e1a” animation=”fade_in” _builder_version=”3.14″ text_font=”||||||||” headings_font=”||||||||”] The 8th IAMM Bulletin is dedicated to the memory of founding member William Osler
[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”1930: Carnegie Foundation” use_read_more=”off” font_icon=”%%235%%” icon_color=”#e58e1a” animation=”fade_in” _builder_version=”3.14″ text_font=”||||||||” headings_font=”||||||||”] Carnegie Foundation awards the IAMM a grant of $5,000
[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”1937: World War II” use_read_more=”off” font_icon=”%%165%%” icon_color=”#e58e1a” animation=”fade_in” _builder_version=”3.17.2″ text_font=”||||||||” headings_font=”||||||||”] WWII begins in Europe
[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”1940: Maude Abbott dies” use_read_more=”off” font_icon=”%%257%%” icon_color=”#e58e1a” animation=”fade_in” _builder_version=”3.17.2″ text_font=”||||||||” headings_font=”||||||||”][/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”1942: IAMM international activities cease” use_read_more=”off” font_icon=”%%80%%” icon_color=”#e58e1a” animation=”fade_in” _builder_version=”3.17.2″ text_font=”||||||||” headings_font=”||||||||”] During WWII, the IAMM meets only once and afterwards meetings are restricted to gatherings of the Council. International activities of the IAMM cease
[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”1948: Meetings resume” use_read_more=”off” font_icon=”%%10%%” icon_color=”#e58e1a” animation=”fade_in” _builder_version=”3.17.2″ text_font=”||||||||” headings_font=”||||||||”] IAMM meetings resume
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The IAP Academy Seal is developed and unveiled on the cover of Laboratory Investigation. A representation of the Marshall-Hooke microscope (c1704) is used to represent the educational, teaching, and investigative aspects of the Academy and Earth to indicate its international aspect
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The IAP Academy Seal is developed and unveiled on the cover of Laboratory Investigation. A representation of the Marshall-Hooke microscope (c1704) is used to represent the educational, teaching, and investigative aspects of the Academy and Earth to indicate its international aspect
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Today
Approximately 50 divisions throughout the world have been formed with over 18,000 members worldwide, representing the largest organization of physician-pathologists in the world.