Over the past several years, the ASCP’s participation in the Annual Meeting of the Association of Pathology Chairs and the Pathology Residency Program Directors Section (APC/PRODS) has been significantly enhanced. Read more

A rock star among pathologists, Richard Mac DeMay, MD, FASCP, will present “The Building Blocks of Cytopathology” on Oct. 31 at the 2012 ASCP Annual Meeting in Boston. His course will give a whirlwind tour of fine needle aspiration biopsy cytodiagnosis intended for pathology residents and pathologists who will be taking recertification examinations. Read more

Kristen Stoltz, MLS(ASCP)^CM, graduated from college with a degree in biology and an interest in the medical field but was not sure where that would lead her. She loved the laboratory aspect of her biology studies and had spent considerable time volunteering in hospitals, and ultimately decided to look for a job in a hospital laboratory. Read more

When Jennifer Nagy and Ryan Goffredi talk about laboratory medicine, they are so enthusiastic that it is not hard to imagine anyone listening to them not wanting to pursue the same career path. Ms. Nagy, after working for a year after graduating from college is now earning a master's degree in the field, and Mr. Goffredi is almost finished with his clinical rotation program. Both students received the ASCP Student Honor Award for their academic, leadership, and community involvement achievements. Each is committed to the profession of laboratory medicine and represents two of the 421 medical laboratory professional students who received the ASCP Awards in 2012. Read more