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Videos from the 2009 ASCP Annual Meeting
Take a look at what happened at the ASCP Annual Meeting in Chicago. Five short videos show highlights from each day of the meeting. more...

Michael Feldman, MD, PhD, FASCP
Michael Feldman, MD, PhD, FASCP, will be honored this year with the first-ever ASCP President’s Award. More...

Gene Patent Class Action Lawsuit Proceeds
A judge overseeing the class action lawsuit to determine the constitutionality of gene patenting has allowed the case to proceed despite a request to dismiss by the defendants. more...

Dr. Mark Stoler is New ASCP President
Mark H. Stoler, MD, FASCP, began his tenure as the president of the ASCP during the association’s annual business meeting in October. With 130,000 members, ASCP is the world’s largest association dedicated to pathologists and laboratory professionals. more...

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...

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...