For more than 40 years, Patricia Ellinger, MSEd, MASCP, MLS(ASCP)^CMSSB^CM, has forged new pathways in the education and certification of medical laboratory professionals and elevated the stature of the profession. Ms. Ellinger, a nationally recognized medical laboratory leader, will deliver the Barbara Castleberry Lecture for Laboratory Professionals at ASCP 2013 Chicago, from 3 to 3:50 p.m. Sept. 20, at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. Read more

When Michael Feldman, MD, PhD, FASCP, was training in surgical pathology, he was amazed at the amount of data that diagnostic tests generated, yet how little of that data was used. That sparked his career-long quest to learn how to apply medical data to improve patient-centered care. Read more

When Jared Block, MD, FASCP, heard about Lab Management University, a new certificate program ASCP and the American Pathology Foundation (APF) launched this spring, he was the first to register. Read more

ATTENTION RESIDENTS: Are you interested in a leadership opportunity that will allow you to represent the voice of ASCP Resident members? If so, we encourage you to submit your name as a nominee for the ASCP Resident Council. As a member of the Resident Council, you will have a direct role in identifying and responding to issues that impact pathology residents as well as the medical laboratory community. Read more