American Society for Clinical Pathology

ASCP Leadership

The ASCP Board of Directors serves as the Society’s primary leader with responsibility for the organization’s governance. Additionally, the Board determines the direction of the Society, which enables us to achieve our goals and objectives.

ASCP is structured so its major programs, products and services are integrated and organized efficiently. Governance is provided through five Commissions: Membership (with its Councils of Fellows, Laboratory Professionals and Residents), Education, Publications, Assessment, and Public Policy. Each Commission is charged with developing and monitoring the overall strategy of ASCP relating to the Commission’s specific area, and reporting back to the Board of Directors.

ASCP committees comprise the most talented, devoted and professional volunteers in the fields of pathology and laboratory medicine. It is through our volunteers that we are able to provide the scope of high quality programs, products and services that result in ASCP being recognized as one of the most respected societies in the profession.

CCCLW Addresses Growing Workforce Shortage
The Coordinating Council on the Clinical Laboratory Workforce (CCCLW), a broad-based coalition of national laboratory associations, industry partners and other health care organizations, held a two-day strategic planning session to discuss the serious workforce shortage facing the clinical laboratory profession. more...

ASCP Announces Resident Council Subspecialty Grant Recipients
The American Society for Clinical Pathology has awarded a total of $20,000 in resident grants during the academic year 2008-2009 to defray the cost of doing elective rotations at outside institutions in fields of pathology in which the resident desires intensive exposure, especially in the form of consult material. more...

Update on Pod Lab and Pathology Anti-Markup Lawsuit
A Federal judge has issued a temporary injunction in a lawsuit brought against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for its efforts to prohibit clinicians from marking up the professional or technical component of anatomic pathology services they order but do not perform. more...

Angiogenesis Measurement Using Digital Pathology
Whether for predicting patient prognosis or for measuring the efficacy of anti- or pro-angiogenic therapies, there is an urgent need for more accurate and reproducible measurements of microvessels that do not rely on tedious human measurements under a microscope. more...

Diagnosis of Hydatidiform Moles Using p57...
Diagnosis of hydatidiform moles highlights this month’s issue of AJCP. more...