Pathology Clinics: Design, Delivery & Impact

Why and how to integrate pathologist-to-patient interaction in your practice

An on-demand certificate training program from ASCP

Pathology clinics are reshaping how pathologists connect with patients, bridging the gap between laboratory diagnosis and direct patient care. By offering structured, patient-facing consultation, pathology clinics strengthen diagnostic clarity, improve patient trust, and foster greater multidisciplinary collaboration.

Pathology Clinics: Design, Delivery & Impact is the first program of its kind, designed and led by pathologists with direct experience establishing and running successful pathology clinics. Delivered entirely online and on demand, this 7-module certificate program provides both the “why” and the “how” of implementing pathology clinics from start to finish.

You’ll understand the importance and impact of pathology clinics, how to make the case at your institution with empirical evidence and case examples, how to operationalize and run a successful clinic, strategies for maximizing the effectiveness of your patient interactions, and more.

Participants earn 11 CME credits and a Certificate of Completion, denoting your expertise in this area.

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Key Benefits

  • Developed and taught by leading pathologists with firsthand experience building clinics
  • Practical, step-by-step guidance from concept to implementation
  • Strategies for effective patient communication and interdisciplinary collaboration
  • Tools to measure outcomes and ensure sustainability
  • Earn 11 CME credits and a Certificate of Completion denoting your expertise in this area
  • Fully online and on demand for learning on your schedule

Pathology Clinics

List Price

$379.00

ASCP Members

$299.00

Program Modules

 

  1. Making the Case
    Explore the impact of the 21st Century Cures Act, AI, and enhanced communication strategies that are transforming the pathologist’s role into a direct, patient-facing communicator.
  2. Defining the Scope of Practice
    Understand compliance, liability, billing, and team roles in consultative pathology services, and how to structure sustainable, patient-centered clinics.
  3. Making it Happen — Operationalizing Pathology Clinics
    Learn how to build and sustain a clinic: staffing, facilities, logistics, safety, workflow design, and troubleshooting real-world challenges.
  4. Training Pathologists for Effective Direct Patient Communication
    Build essential skills for patient interactions, from structuring consultations and delivering serious news with empathy to practicing culturally competent communication.
  5. Communicating with External Audiences
    Discover strategies to engage patients, professionals, and the public through media, social platforms, partnerships, and culturally tailored outreach.
  6. Research – Building on the Evidence
    Examine measures of success, sustainability, and patient outcomes, with insights from a pathologist-led study highlighting the importance of this model in advancing both practice and research.
  7. The Future of Pathology – Integrating Patients, Communities, and Technology

Contributing Faculty

Jeffrey Myers, MD, MASCP | Anne Buckley, MD, PhD, FASCP | Aysegul Sahin, MD, FASCP | Cathryn J. Lapedis, MD, MPH | David Li, MD, FASCP | H. Cliff Sullivan, MD, FASCP | John Groth, MD | Kamran Mirza, MD, PhD, MLS(ASCP) | Kene Ojukwu, MD | Lija Joseph, MD, FASCP | Michele Mitchell, MS, PMP | Shuli Waitzman, M(ASCP) | Tom Cummings, MD, FASCP

ASCP Pathology Clinics