Dr Michael (Mike) Osborn has been elected as President Elect of the Royal College of Pathologists.
Dr Osborn currently works as a consultant histopathologist for North West London Pathology at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, were he is clinical lead. His working time is divided between gastrointestinal histopathology, bowel cancer screening, post mortems and teaching. He runs a BSc in Humanities, Philosophy & Law at Imperial College. He is also currently very active at the Royal College of Pathologists as a member of Council and is Chair of both the College’s Cellular pathology Specialty Advisory Committee and Death Investigations Committee.
Professor Jo Martin, President of the Royal College of Pathologists said:
‘I am extremely pleased to announce that Mike has been appointed President Elect.
‘I have worked with him closely in meetings with the Chief Coroner and with work on cellular pathology. He has also led work on the College’s post mortem portal for COVID-19, as well as writing many very helpful guidance documents under extreme time pressure during this period.
‘I know that he will do a great job. He will represent the College across all our 17 specialties and will do this excellently.’
Dr Mike Osborn said:
‘I am honoured and delighted to be elected as President Elect for the College.
‘When I formally take up the role of President I want to champion the College’s core functions of advancing pathology practice and research, training, and improving the public perception of pathology.
‘The College is made up of diverse specialties and I am committed to representing members across all of these specialties. Working together as a united College will be vitally important as we move through the next phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. I will make sure the College voice is heard by government and other bodies. Ensuring we have the staffing levels we need across all pathology services will be one of my priorities, building on the excellent progress made by the current President, Professor Jo Martin.’
Dr Mike Osborn studied medicine at Guys & St Thomas Hospitals in London, qualifying in 1995. He became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons in 2000 and a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists in 2004.
Dr Osborn will formally take up the role of President of the College at its Annual General Meeting in November 2020 when Professor Martin demits office.
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