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July 27-30, 2025 | AAPath Annual Meeting 

Hilton Denver City Center - Denver, Colorado

Program Information - Registration Coming Soon!

AAPath Section Councils and Committees are hard at work developing exceptional and timely educational content for the 2025 Annual Meeting. Registration opens in early December! Use discount code EARLY2025 for $100 off your meeting registration when registration launches through February 15^th.  AAPath 2025 will continue to be delivered in a hybrid format for a dynamic in-person experience and access by remote attendees to most ballroom sessions that will be broadcasted by Zoom. AAPath Committees and Section Councils are continuing to finalize the sessions as they consider the most timely and relevant topics for your professional development in academic pathology leadership. Program updates will be posted here once registration launches next week!

We look forward to seeing you at the AAPath 2025 Annual Meeting, July 27-30, 2025, at the Hilton Denver City Center in Denver, Colorado!

Abstract Information - Submission Period Closing Soon!

On behalf of the Undergraduate Medical Educators Section (UMEDS) and the residency Program Directors Section (PRODS), the Association for Academic Pathology (AAPath) invites AAPath and Section members, their faculty, staff, trainees, and other stakeholders to submit abstracts for poster presentations during the AAPath 2025 Annual Meeting at the Hilton Denver City Center in Denver, Colorado, July 27-30, 2025.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 11:59 p.m. EST on Monday, December 9, 2024.

ABSTRACT CONTENT: Abstracts should describe innovations in the continuum of education, i.e., from undergraduate medical education (UME) to graduate medical education (GME), or educational leadership and faculty/career development in an academic environment. Abstracts must clearly state the objective of the study, program, or intervention, describe the methods and resources utilized, and critically analyze relevant data. Metrics for “effectiveness,” “success,” and “impact” must be explained to help serve as a model for other institutions to adopt and implement. Examples of appropriate topics include, but are not limited to:

• analyzing and adapting to USMLE Step 1 using pass/fail scoring
• amplifying medical student engagement with the curriculum
• incorporating or integrating technology in teaching and learning
• utilizing innovative pedagogies and teaching modalities
• integrating pathology into the medical school curriculum, with particular emphasis on histology, gross anatomy, and neuroscience/neuroanatomy integration
• optimizing competency-based education and assessment
• determining progressive responsibility with trainees
• implementing faculty/career development as a pathology educator

Demonstrate educational leadership to the academic pathology community by sharing your innovative and impactful work at the AAPath 2025 Annual Meeting!

ABSTRACT FORMAT: There is a 2700 character limit that includes the section headers listed below; each header must be included in your body text. While there is no character limit set in this system, any abstract longer than 2700 characters will be truncated. Please be sure to check your character count in your word processing document prior to pasting into the fields below. Do not include figures, tables, or graphs in the abstract submission.

• Objectives: What is the purpose or aim of the study? What is the question being addressed?
• Methods: How was the study performed? What resources and procedures were used in the study?
• Results: What data were collected? What is the analysis of that data?
• Conclusions: What does the analyses of the data mean? What implications does that have? Does the data inform the hypothesis or address the question being addressed?
• References: What resources or other literature were used to formulate your hypothesis and study?

Review the AAPath 2024 Abstracts for reference on formatting and content.

All accepted abstracts will be presented as posters* during the AAPath 2025 Annual Meeting and published in AAPath’s journal, Academic Pathology (with permission of the corresponding authors). In addition to a poster presentation, the presenting author of selected abstracts may be invited for a panel presentation. Abstracts published previously elsewhere may be submitted with appropriate annotation of prior publication. While there is no abstract submission fee nor publication fee, poster presenters are required to fund their own travel to the meeting and meeting registration. *More information on developing a poster will be communicated in the Spring of 2025 upon notification.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 11:59 p.m. EST on Monday, December 9, 2024.
NOTIFICATIONS will be sent by email no later than Friday, February 28, 2025.

For reference, preview the abstract information and submission form by downloading a pdf of the online submission form. However, all abstracts must be submitted online at:

SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT

QUESTIONS? Directly contact AAPath Meetings at: [email protected]

Pricing Information

Meeting registration will open soon! For additional information on meeting registration, pricing, and policies, click here or the "Pricing" tab above.

Travel Information

AAPath is pleased to offer discounted room rates at the Hilton Denver City Center in Denver, Colorado, if you book through the group reservation link. Don't wait! Space is limited and the hotel block sells out quickly. For additional hotel reservation information and other travel inquiries, click here or the "Travel" tab above.

Exhibit Information

AAPath is excited to welcome back LIVE exhibits to the 2025 Annual Meeting! The exhibitor prospectus will be available soon. To learn more and apply to be an exhibitor, click here or the "Exhibits" tab above.

Continuing Medical Education Information

AAPath is pleased to offer continuing medical education for this event. For additional CME information, click here or the "CME" tab above.

Questions?

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