Journey of MC-IAPM

Indian Association of Pathologists and Microbiologists (IAPM), founded in 1949, meets every year to conduct scientific deliberations and exchange of scientific information. As the number of members of the delegates attending the meeting increased substantially, it was thought better to have regional chapters, in addition to the annual meet. A suitable amendment was added to the constitution of the IAPM- item 4 of byelaws. Dr. K. D. Sharma, the then president of the IAPM, took the lead in our state and requested Drs. Subhash Kelkar, B. R. Solanki and S. R. Patil to organize a meeting at Aurangabad. This was the beginning of Maharashtra state chapter of IAPM later designated as MAPCON. The state and union territory of Goa joined us subsequently.