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Text Box: According to Benjamin Franklin, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” He left out change, in the sense that nothing ever remains stable in the hands of humans. Change is the guiding force for our department. A cohort of faculty is moving off of the demographic charts. Baer, Hackett, and Pierson have retired and Donnelly, Murphy, and Normann have announced their intentions. These factors, as well as the advent of James Crawford, M.D., PhD., who is in his fifth year of Chairmanship, makes for an exciting time for our department. Combined with the influx of new faculty and residents, the direction and philosophy of the Department have undergone significant and challenging changes. If you are within striking distance of Gainesville, I urge you to visit us. Examine the new facilities and chat with faculty new and old. If not now, as a minimum, be certain to mark you calendars for Resident Research Day in the spring, a great opportunity to meet the residents and to bring yourself up to date with what is going on in our specialty. Last year’s son et lumiere by Dr. Coco was one of the most entertaining ever! -Ray Hackett, Professor Emeritus, Former Directory of Laboratory Medicine, Gainesville VA Medical Center

2004 Resident Research Day

The twenty-second annual Department of Pathology Resident Research Symposium (Resident Research Day) was a tremendous success! The annual event that highlights the residents’ and fellows’ research over the previous year was held on Saturday, May 8, 2004. Distinguished guests in the audience included Dr. Raymond Hackett, Dr. Shahla Masood (Associate Chair of the Pathology Department at Shands/Jacksonville), and Dr. Steve Glanz (dermatopathology fellow, 2001-2002). University of Florida Pathology Chair, Dr. James

Text Box: Crawford, opened with an introduction outlining the importance of residents’ pursuit of knowledge through research.

Text Box: forensic pathology. “I thought the residents had interesting and quite professional presentations at this year's Resident Research

University of florida department of pathology

Volume 1, Issue 2

Forensic Pathology Teaching and NASCAR, Dr. William Donnelly	2
The Faculty Buzz	2
New Residents	3
Bladder Cancer Screening, Dr. William Murphy	4
Mark Your Calendars!	4
Can You Name This Resident?	6

Florida Pathology

by Rachel Redman, Photos by David Grier

“Resident research has contributed at every level of medicine throughout history…The act of performing research and attempting to answer new questions is vital to our medical profession”.

The resident presentations went on throughout the day and varied in fields of pathology, including dermatopathology, gynecologic, otolaryngologic, hepatobiliary, and

Day,” commented Dr. William Clapp, Director of the Department of Pathology Clinical Research Committee. “They approached their investigations with an underlying interesting

question and/or hypothesis. Their talks addressed clinically relevant problems in diverse areas of pathology. The presentations provided an