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The ACM is the professional body for Clinical Scientists in medical microbiology (encompassing bacteriology, food, water and environmental microbiology, mycology, parasitology, public health and virology).
The ACM represents Clinical Microbiologists in all professional matters, such as relations with the Department of Health and the Royal College of Pathologists, provides training and supports qualifications for the registration of health professionals and supports and organises scientific meetings and events to its members and the wider scientific community. If you are a Clinical Microbiologist working in the health service, university, or related profession then you may be eligible to join the ACM. Please contact the Membership Secretary, Kate Rolfe, for further enquiries about applying (see the Contact Us page for contact details), or you can find a membership application form in the Membership Applications section of the Downloads Page. |
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As many of us are aware, an aging population in the Clinical Scientist workforce and lack of trainee posts mean that, very shortly, there will be a large hole in the numbers of skilled Clinical Scientists. The new training and career structures developed under Modernising Scientific Careers will attempt to address this gap, but will take time until they are fully operational and able to do so. New trainee posts need to be urgently created, but the problem is often a lack of awareness or understanding of how to do this. The ACM Chair, Dr Paul Klapper, has written a letter to all Clinical Scientists explaining how to create a post, who to approach and the support that is available.
Further information and links to Dr Klapper’s letter can be found on the Training page. |
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The Infectious Disease Research Network (IDRN) is an organisation, founded in 2002, which acts as a forum to promote multidisciplinary collaborations between clinicians, laboratory scientists, epidemiologists, economists, mathematical modellers and others in infectious disease research. The IDRN also provides multidisciplinary research strategy workshops and training events, the designing and hosting of scientific webpages and surveys, extensive funding and training bulletins, academic and administrative support for grants and fellowships and an online researchers database.
The IDRN website has recently had a makeover to make it more user-friendly and has added some new features. The researchers database has been revised and simplified, so that you can search for an expert in a certain infection, a collaborator with the appropriate skills or even a speaker for an event. It now also features an online discussion forum so that members can ask and answer questions, engage in debate and share ideas.
Membership is free, so to join over 1500 members already benefiting from these excellent resources please go to the IDRN website. |
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The first National Pathology Week was held in November 2008 and was a great success, with over 320 events organised by pathologists across the country. The Royal College of Pathologists want build on that success by holding the second National Pathology Week from 2nd-8th November 2009, and have chosen a ‘heart’ theme for the week. The events, aimed at patients, the public, school children, ‘A’ level students, medical students and other health professionals, will highlight the role of all the pathology disciplines in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of all types of heart disease.
For information on the events running during the week, and how to organise your own event, please go to the National Pathology Week website. |
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