Feb. 19, 2026—The American Board of Pathology is updating how diplomate status will be recorded for people no longer in active practice. Effective July 1, ABPath will automatically update the status to “retired” for diplomates who meet both of the following criteria: received primary certification in 1975 or earlier and do not currently hold an active medical license. ABPath requests those who received primary certification in 1975 or earlier but are still in active practice to contact the organization by July 1. Diplomates transitioned to retired status under this policy will not be required to meet additional retired status requirements. Non-time-limited diplomates who received primary certification in 1976 through 2005 and are no longer in active practice may request retired status by contacting ABPath.
For more information on retired status requirements, send an email to [email protected] or visit https://abpath.org/retired-status/