American Society for Clinical Pathology

As a pathology resident, you are truly the future of pathology. While you’re busy preparing for the pathology board examinations, you’re also looking to the future for career opportunities and for knowledge about issues affecting today’s medical laboratory. You need a professional partner and a powerful support system. And ASCP delivers—with educational programs, networking opportunities, and resources that can help you maximize your future as a practicing pathologist.

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ASCP Offers Residents ‘Day on the Hill’ Grant
The ASCP is offering an opportunity for two residents to participate in the legislative process on Capitol Hill. Residents who have an interest in the political process and pathology-related issues on a national scale are encouraged to apply for a grant for the 2010 event, which will be held April 18-20, 2010. ASCP Resident members will be briefed on ASCP’s priority issues and participate in a training session on communicating with lawmakers and staff. Application deadline is February 3, 2010. more...

10 ASCP Ambassadors Chosen
Ten laboratory professionals have been selected to serve as ASCP Ambassadors for 2009–2010. Their purpose is to raise awareness of the laboratory professions among middle school and high school students. more...

ASCP BOR and NCA Form Single Certification Agency
The American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Registry (BOR) and the National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel (NCA) on July 21, 2009, signed an agreement forming a single certification agency for medical laboratory professionals. The agency will be called the ASCP Board of Certification (BOC). The agreement is effective on Friday, October 23, 2009. At that time, the NCA will be dissolved as a corporation. more...

ASCP Resident Council Subspecialty Grant Recipients 2009-2010
The ASCP has awarded a total of $22,000 in resident grants during the academic year 2009-2010 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...

Hematopathology Fellowship Job Market Robust
The first-ever Fellow In-Service Hematopathology Exam (FISHE) was administered by the ASCP in 2008. more...

2008 Job Market Survey
For the third consecutive year, the ASCP Resident Council conducted its Annual Fellowship and Job Market Survey of pathology residents and fellows in conjunction with the Resident In-Service Exam (RISE) administered by the ASCP. more...

Useful Sites for Residents
This is a list of useful websites for Residents. The list may grow so bookmark this page!

Resident Handbook (PDF)
This handbook includes information on ASCP membership, volunteer opportunities, educational programs, publications, requirements for Board certification and other resources residents will find useful. more...

education programs

Professional Development Program for Residents
A two-day professional development session for residents will be offered at the 2009 ASCP Annual Meeting, October 31 and November 1, 2009, in Chicago. The first session will focus on interviewing techniques with videotaped examples of what to do and what not to do in an interview. Examples of cover letters and resumes/CVs will be shared. Day Two will address such behavioral issues as eye contact, inappropriate body language, handshakes and meal etiquette. more...

Management and Leadership Training for Residents
Working collaboratively with the American Pathology Foundation, the ASCP Resident Council has designed another special session on laboratory management issues that are often not sufficiently covered in many resident training programs. For more information on this and other events for residents being offered at the ASCP Annual Meeting in Chicago, read more...

Residents Invited to Participate in SlideTutor Research
ASCP and the University of Pittsburgh Department of Biomedical Informatics are co-sponsoring an opportunity for you to participate in a research study classifying 40 cases with a smart computerized tool called SlideTutor. In exchange for 4 hours of your time, you will receive $200 ($50/per hour). more...

Educational Courses and Weekends of Pathology
Don't miss these educational programs specifically for pathologists. more...

Resident Training Programs and Liaisons
This document lists all pathology residency training programs in the United States, alphabetically by state, and in Canada. more...

Swine Flu - Information and Helpful Links
The ASCP is offering the general public and ASCP members a list of helpful links about human swine influenza. As new information becomes available, the information and guidance for the Swine Influenza outbreak is being updated frequently and posted on the CDC Swine Influenza (Swine Flu) website. more...

publications

Quick Compendium of Molecular Pathology/Quick Compendium Companion for Molecular Pathology Book Bundle
Quick Compendium of Molecular Pathology offers an accessible review of genetics, genetic diseases, and diagnostic molecular pathology that you simply won’t find anywhere else. With the new Companion volume, you have a perfect guide for self-assessment and preparation for the Board exam with hundreds of questions keyed to the pages in the Quick Compendium volume. BUY THE BUNDLE – SAVE UP TO $55!

New ASCP Resident Handbook and Online Membership Application Now Available
The ASCP 2009-2010 Resident Handbook is now available. The 71-page spiral-bound color booklet serves as the perfect introduction to the ASCP for residents. It includes information on ASCP membership, volunteer opportunities, educational programs, publications, requirements for Board certification and other resources residents will find useful. more...

Residents can now purchase the print version of AJCP
Free online access to AJCP has always been a member benefit for residents. Now you can receive the print version of American Journal of Clinical Pathology—the leading clinical-oriented peer-reviewed pathology and laboratory medicine research journal—every month for just $43 per year, a savings of nearly 50% off the regular member subscription rate—and less than $4 a month! more...

Critical Values
ASCP’s new quarterly newsmagazine for members, Critical Values, contains news and feature stories for the entire laboratory team. Get the latest issues. more...

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