MEDICAL GEOLOGY REGISTRY

The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington DC, USA has received approval from the
American Registry of Pathology to establish a registry on medical geology. The Registry
on Medical Geology serves as the liaison between the medical/pathology community and the
earth sciences, environmental and public health professionals. The aims of the Registry on
Medical Geology are:

1. to facilitate the interactions between the medical/public health community and the earth
sciences, toxicologists, and other related areas;

2. to provide a centralized facility for the sharing of information, materials
and research projects on medical geology;

3. to provide opportunities for training (i.e., postdoctoral, postmedical,
visiting scientist/professor, etc.) on medical research with particular
emphasis on medical geology, environmental and environmental
epidemiology research; and

4. to develop educational materials, publications and activities (courses,
workshops, symposia, conference) on medical geology research topics.

Sponsoring comes from International Union of Geosciences (IUGS) through COGEOENVIRONMENT
and the International Working Group on Medica Geology.

Center for Military Medical Geography

The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in Washington, DC has recently started the Center for Military Medical Geography within the Medical Geology Registry. The aims of the Center are:

1. Assist in Medical Geology research through geospatial analysis and cartography.
2. Enhance the adoption and acceptance of geographic information systems (GIS) within the Medical Geology and military communities.

3. Provide a clearinghouse for medical geography information to researchers around the world.
4. Educate the medical community on the importance of GIS and geospatial analysis through lectures, courses, workshops, and academic writing.