A descendant of the U.S.Army Medical Museum founded in 1862, the AFIP has grown along with the medical specialty of pathology and now has a collection of three million specimens.

• AFIP的前身是在1862年创立的美国陆军医学博物馆，随著医学病理专业的进步，AFIP也跟著成长，目前该馆已经收藏了300万件样本。