American Society for Clinical Pathology

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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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Quick Compendia Series
Extending Shelf-Life with Quick Compendia Online
The ASCP Quick Compendia series is ready to revolutionize the way you think about purchasing textbooks! The three titles in the series: QC Surgical Pathology, QC Clinical Pathology, and QC Molecular Pathology are now available at press.ascp.org with full text, complete tables and color illustrations. more...


Fellowship Application Process: Time for Change?
The application process for pathology fellowships is convoluted, requiring applicants to deal with varying application forms, deadlines and interview schedules. In addition, no written procedures are available to guide residents and programs if changes occur after an offer is accepted. 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...


Getting Your First Pathology Job
As we enter our fourth year of training, most residents get caught up in planning their next career step. While some start a job search, most look for fellowships that will provide additional subspecialty training. more...

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ASCP Quick Compendium of Surgical Pathology
Author(s):
Stephen Ramsburgh, MD

Benefit from the perspective of a former surgeon turned pathologist in this compendium of complete clinicopathologic data for the most relevant diagnoses and differential diagnostic considerations encountered in practice.

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...