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Department of Pathology

 

December 29, 196
JAN 61965

Joshua Lederberg

Stanford University

School of Medicine

Palo Alto, California 9305

Dear Doctor Lederberg:

The Committee on Training in Pathology of the Institute of
General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health has
thought that it might be advisable to develop a program in which
young pathologists in training might be further developed under
the direction of basic scientists other than pathologists.

The general idea is that following graduation from Medical
School and a period of two to three years of internship and
residency training in pathology with associated or principal
research activities, that the trainee, if he is so motivated,
might apply for fellowship support or a traineeship in the area
of genetics where he could spend one or more years in an atmosphere
of active research. The members of the Committee feel that any
such arrangement which might be made with directors of training
programs in the various fields of genetics would be so designed
as not to place any financial strain on their existing programs.

The Committee is much concerned with the further orientation
of research activity in pathology and feels that this is one way
in which the future pathologist in academic centers in this
country might gain valuable training which would be of benefit

to pathology in general.

After other members of this Committee have had most encouraging
replies from training centers in biochemistry and biophysics, I
have agreed to get in touch with a few leading geneticists and
directors of training programs in this field, hoping to get some
opinion from them as to whether this plan has any merits and
whether they might be willing to participate or give us some
indication as to colleagues who might be helpful in carrying out
this idea.
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I would greatly appreciate having your opinion, any sug-
gestions and would hope that you, yourself, might be interested
in this type of development of young pathologists.

Sincerely yours,

LHe

Kurt Benirschke, M.D.
Member,
Pathology Training Committee

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