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ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY

Figure 116.—Continued. B. Electron microscope in use.

The effort is restricted only by the limitations on the physical space and staff time that can be devoted to it. The program includes postgraduate short courses, individual training on a residency or fellowship basis, lectures to and by members of the staff, seminars for the consideration and discussion of pathology topics, active-duty training for Reserve officers, and related intramural activities. Extramural activities include publication of professional scientific papers in biological and medical journals, attendance at and participation in meetings of scientific societies, and the preparation and distribution of study sets on a loan basis.

These services are in no manner restricted to the medical profession in the United States but include nationals of foreign countries who are welcomed to the Institute. The extent to which these foreign nationals seek the educational opportunities offered by the Institute may be gaged by the fact that in the first