Status report Renal Pathology Society Membership Committee
Reported at the USCAP meeting, March 8th, 2004
Committee members: Maria M. Picken (chair), Ingeborg M. Bajema, Zoltan Laszik
A. New members
In March 2004, at the USCAP meeting, 15 new applicants were accepted for admission to the Renal Pathology Society, bringing our total membership to 274.
This includes: 4 from the USA, 1 from Canada, 7 from the UK, 1 from Korea, 1 from India, and 1 from Chile. Two members (one from Chile and one from the UK were approved by the previous committee).
The new members include:
Marc Barry, USA
Timothy A. Fields USA
David B. Thomas, USA
Megan L. Troxel, USA
Janet K. Holden, Canada
David FR Griffiths, UK
Ervine Long, UK
Carl Bruce Allan Lyons, UK
Roy Stephen Reeve, UK
Michael Timothy Sheaff, UK
Elizabeth Mary Thompson, UK
David A. Wright, UK
Hyun Soon Lee, Korea
Shaileh Soni, India
Daniel Carpio, Chile
B. Proposed amendment
Maria Picken proposed to include trainees as members of the Society (ballot to be included with this mailing). If approved by the membership at large, this new category will allow junior membership with no membership fee.
1. This amendment introduces Junior Member category as follows:
“any holder of a MD, PhD, DVM, or equivalent degree with demonstrated interest in the field of renal pathology as evidenced by enrollment in a renal pathology training program or research at the resident or fellow level. (Article III, 3)”.
2. Article IX, dues:
Junior members are not required to pay Society dues while in training.
Maria Picken invited all members to serve as “ambassadors” of the Society and to become actively involved in recruiting new members. The goal is to have as members of the Society all pathologists, researchers, and trainees who are involved in kidney disease diagnosis and research. Since the Renal Pathology Society is international in scope, the goal is to have an international representation among the membership.
Since, hitherto, “word of mouth” has been the most successful means of recruitment of new members, all members are asked to actively recruit new members when attending various meetings. Please let the membership committee know about any conference that you are planning to attend in the near future. The committee has RPS brochures available for distribution at various meetings. The Society’s website, http://www.renalpathsoc.org, has a downloadable application form and a lot of other valuable information. Now that the Society has matured, we need to strengthen the recognition and impact of our activities within the ASN and USCAP. Increasing the size of the membership is a very good way to demonstrate a vote of confidence in the Society’s actions.
Maria M. Picken MD, PhD
Chair, Membership Committee
Department of Pathology
Bldg#110, Rm#2242
Loyola University Medical Center
2160 S. First Ave
Maywood, IL 60153, USA
Phone: 708-327-2607
FAX: 708-327-2620
mpicken@lumc.edu