Association for Molecular Pathology Inc.

“The following are amp's membership categories: see www.amp.org/membership/join-renew/ for additional descriptions. 1) regular members 2) technologist members 3) early career members 4) associate members (students, fellows, residents) 5) emeritus members (retired regular members) 1) regular members are individuals involved in the educational, medical, scientific, economic, and/or regulatory aspects of molecular diagnostics, including but not limited to pathologists, clinical laboratory scientists, technologists, clinicians and other health care personnel, government employees, especially those involved in regulation of the field, and professionals in the in vitro diagnostics industry. Regular members are eligible to vote, to hold elected office, and to serve on amp committees. Dues rates for regular members vary depending on the individual's country of residence and place of employment. Visit the membership dues rates page for details. 2) technologist members are individuals involved in the clinical practice and/or research aspects of molecular diagnostics whose primary duties involve bench work, developing and/or performing tests. Technologist members are eligible to vote, to hold elected office, and to serve on amp committees. Dues rates for technologist members vary depending on the individual's country of residence and place of employment. Visit the membership dues rates page for details. 3) early career members are individuals who were associate members last year and are transitioning to regular member status. Dues rates for early career memebers vary depending on the individual's country of residence and place of employment. Visit the membership dues rates page for details. 4) associate membership is open to trainees (currently enrolled students, postdoctoral fellows, and residents). Associate membership carries all the benefits of full membership except holding elected office and voting rights in amp elections. An applicant must provide a verification of trainee status from their program director or institution upon joining and renewing membership as an associate member. 5) emeritus membership is open to regular members who are retired and are no longer receiving either full or part-time salary from an institution, company or organization. Candidates for this category must have been a regular amp member for at least the five consecutive years immediately preceding application for emeritus status. Emeritus membership carries all the benefits of full membership except the ability to run for elected office or vote in society elections. Note: amp reserves the right to activate or inactivate memberships, in accordance with amp bylaws and operating procedures.”

“The majority of the board of directors is elected by amp's membership. Only amp's regular members may run for office.”

“Amp's form 990 is initially reviewed, in draft form, by the chief executive officer.”

“The conflicts of interest disclosure reports are given to the chief executive officer. The chief executive officer then monitors the issues and alerts the president and relevant committee chair of any apparent conflicts.”

“The compensation of the chief executive officer is approved by the board of directors.”

“Amp's bylaws are available on the amp website.”

“Scientific symposia and meetings: the organization brings together scientists for the promotion of clinical practice, basic research, and education in molecular pathology. In 2023, amp's annual meeting & expo was held in salt lake city, utah. This three-day event featured more than 25 hours of cutting-edge sessions, a keynote presentation by the amp 2023 award for excellence recipient, more than 482 posters, 176 exhibitors, and countless opportunities to interact directly with colleagues. There were 1,933 registrants and 73 speakers. In november 2023, amp held get amped! A live educational and interactive course designed to bring attendees up to speed in molecular pathology. The theme of the course was "on-boarding ngs-based assays: key considerations and case studies". The course learning objectives were to understand the key considerations for developing and validating an ngs assay, identify common pitfalls/errors that occur ings-bases assays (wet-bench and bioinformatic), and recognize potential quality issues in ngs data/results, using case studies. Faculty members present an immersive workshop of case studies where participants break out into small groups to work through clnical molecular cases. Molecular genetic pathology review course amp had its first mgp review course in 2007. It then had a live event in the odd years from 2009 through 2023. Starting in 2021, the course was provided as a live virtual event. The live event was recorded starting in 2017 and offered as an online course until the next live course was offered. The revenue from recorded sessions is accounted for in online education. The course features multi-day intense instruction on updates in the field and review of molecular pathology core concepts that is primarily focused on preparation for the molecular genetic pathology (mgp) subspecialty certification exam, as well as other certification exams. Amp europe 2023 was held in milan, italy on june 18 to 20, with 344 attendees, 22 exhibitors, 16 educational sessions (plus 8 industry symposia) and 124 posters. Awards were presented for travel support and young investigator poster presentation.”