June 2023—Three initiatives are underway at the American Board of Pathology, one of which its CEO Gary Procop, MD, MS, describes as “a new era of transparency and collaboration.”
Read More »At Penn State, a fast track to pathology residency
March 2022—A new program called Pathology Accelerated Pathway at Penn State shepherds pathology-bound students toward residency readiness in three years instead of four and is set to begin this spring.
Read More »Surgical Pathology Review: easing the transitions
February 2021—New from CAP Publications is Surgical Pathology Review, by Daniel D. Mais, MD, associate professor of pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Long School of Medicine, San Antonio. He and 14 other contributors wrote this book to ease the transition through board exams and into practice, Dr. Mais writes in the preface. Here is what he told CAP TODAY about the book.
Read More »At UW, anatomic pathology rotation moves online
July—When COVID-19 set in, much of residency education in the U.S. moved online. At the University of Washington School of Medicine, anatomic pathology faculty took online learning a step further by creating a virtual two-week anatomic pathology rotation for medical students. The faculty is aiming for a four-week virtual rotation inclusive of more laboratory medicine, to be used even after the pandemic has passed.
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