[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 26 (Thursday, February 17, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Page S864]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


        LAUNCH OF FIRST RADIOLOGIC-PATHOLOGY CORRELATION COURSE

 Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, today I wish to recognize the 
launch of the first Radiologic-Pathology Correlation Course presented 
by the American Institute for Radiologic Pathology, AIRP, at its new 
Silver Spring, MD, venue. The American College of Radiology created the 
AIRP to allow radiology resident training to move forward uninterrupted 
by the Defense Department's closure of the Armed Forces Institute of 
Pathology, AFIP, as part of the Base Realignment and Closure Commission 
plan. The launch of the AIRP provides an excellent example of the 
private sector stepping up to help ameliorate the impact that BRAC 
changes can have on a community.
  I am especially pleased that AIRP chose to locate in the newly 
revitalized historic American Film Institute Silver Theatre and 
Cultural Center, approximately 2 miles from the former AFIP site. The 
AFI Silver Theatre is a state-of-the-art education and cultural center 
anchored by the restoration of noted architect John Eberson's historic 
1938 Silver Theatre. Once slated for the wrecker's ball, AFI was saved 
through the efforts of the local community and reopened in 2003. Its 
revitalization represents a unique public-private partnership between 
Montgomery County, MD, and the American Film Institute.
  The launch of the AIRP at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center 
demonstrates the role the theatre is playing as a major anchor of a 
redevelopment effort in Montgomery County. Approximately 2,000 
physicians annually from around the world are expected to convene in 
Silver Spring for 4 weeks at a time to participate in AIRP. With 
courses developed and presented by world-renowned faculty from the most 
prestigious radiology programs in the country, AIRP will further 
contribute to Montgomery County's reputation as a leader in medical 
research and education. I applaud the launch of the AIRP, and I look 
forward to a long and mutually beneficial relationship between AIRP and 
the Montgomery County community.

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