Controls Over Case-Related Material at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology.
Abstract
The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) is a joint entity subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense. AFIP has a threefold mission: consultation, education, and research. It maintains a central laboratory of pathology for consultation and diagnosis of pathologic tissue for DoD, other Federal agencies, and civilian pathologists. It also serves as the chief reviewing authority on the diagnosis of pathologic tissue for the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, Public Health Service, and the Department of Veterans Affairs. It trains enlisted personnel in histopathology and related techniques and prepares teaching aids and loans pathologic, photographic, and other educational material to other Federal agencies and qualified individuals. It maintains a consulting and monitoring service to assist in the resolution of medicolegal cases for DoD and other Federal agencies and receives donations of items, materials, and medical artifacts that have an archival, historical, or scientific significance. It also contracts with the American Registry of Pathology for cooperative enterprises in medical consultation, education, and research between AFIP and the civilian medical profession. The FY 1998 appropriations for AFIP totaled about $52 million.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 02, 1999
- Accession Number
- ADA367098
Entities
Organizations
- Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense