APC E-NEWS: 

AUGUST 2019

Dear Member::

Important Updates from APC:

• APC Annual Meeting Reminders
  
• UMEDS Toolbox: Resources for Teaching Pathology
• New GMEAS (Coordinators) Distinguished Service Award
• Departmental Membership Dues Renewals for 2020 Coming Soon!
• Society of '67 Pathology Trainee Grants in Health Services Research and Education
• Rules of Using Section Listservs
• In Case You Missed the latest Academic Pathology publications:

• Strategy for Wellness in Residency Programs

• Transfusion Medicine Education for Anesthesiology Residents

• Histology for Clinical Diagnosis

• Learning Styles in Pathology

• Curriculum in Bioethics

APC ANNUAL MEETING REMINDERS

Just as a reminder for all APC 2019 Attendees: 

• Speaker Presentations Now Available!: www.apcprods.org/m-past-meetings - Scroll down to “2019 Meeting – Boston, MA” and select “Presentations” to login and access the mobile app platform on the web where presentations are now uploaded as PDFs.
• CME Evaluations (due by Monday, September 30th): www.apcprods.org/m-2019-cme - Information on enrolling (if you haven’t yet) and claiming CME credits are posted on this webpage. For those who have already claimed CME, your submissions are currently being reviewed. Expect to receive your CME certificate by mid-September.

Save-the-Date: APC 2020 is returning to the Hotel Del Coronado next July 19 to 22, 2020 (Sunday through full day Wednesday)! More details to come as Section Councils begin planning their respective programs.

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NOTEWORTHY UPDATES

UMEDS has launched the “UMEDS Toolbox” for easy online access to materials of interest that have been presented in the UMEDS program at previous APC annual meetings. This new resource for searching presentation files within the “UMEDS Toolbox List of Resources” is available only to members (UMEDS and members of all APC Sections) and is password-protected. Resources from the APC 2019 meeting will be available in the Toolbox later this fall! Access to the Landing Page for the Toolbox is reached by logging in with your membership credentials at the following url: www.apcprods.org/umeds-toolbox. 

• This brings you to the UMEDS Toolbox List of Resources, a comprehensive directory searchable by multiple parameters that can be sorted and filtered as desired.
• Each presentation has been assigned to topical categories that facilitate searches.
• The UMEDS Toolbox files are hosted in a Dropbox folder and are accessible online from any location and any internet-connected device.
• Once the presentation(s) of interest have been identified in the List of Resources, PDFs of the PowerPoint presentations and posters may be found in file folders, organized by year of presentation, in the UMEDS Toolbox.

GMEAS members have established a new Coordinator Distinguished Service Award for a GMEAS member who has shown exemplary engagement and commitment to the field of medical education. Visit: www.apcprods.org/m-awards for more details and criteria for eligibility and nominations. Award Nominations for ALL AWARDS are due every December, but nominations are accepted any time (and nominees stay in consideration for 3 years from submission)!

MEMBERSHIP 2020 DUES RENEWALS are coming soon! Key contacts (typically the Chair and PDAS member) will receive the invoice for the departmental membership to the APC. Keeping your membership record current, with accurate listings of individuals who hold the roles below, is vital for your department to maximize the value of APC membership, including individual access to listservs and other members-only benefits. Remember, your one dues payment covers ALL eligible members of your department in the professional roles listed below. Departments will have the opportunity to review and/or update their departmental roster on the invoice that will be sent!

• Department Chairs or Chiefs, and Vice Chairs (as approved by their Chairs)
• Residency Program Directors and Associate Program Directors (PRODS Section)
• Directors of Medical Student Education (UMEDS Section)
• Department Administrators or Business Managers (PDAS Section)
• Residency and Fellowship Program Coordinators (GMEAS Section)

SOCIETY OF ’67 UPDATES: Launching by August 29th: The 2019 Pathology Trainee Grants in Health Services Research and Education Program! Share with your trainees who may have a research or education project in health services to receive up to $5,000 in grant funding. Visit: www.apcprods.org/m-s67-grants.

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SECTION LISTSERV RULES

Just as a refresher to use discretion when posting messages to listservs of the APC. All APC listservs are intended for the professional development of APC members. Review the APC listserv information and policies posted at: www.apcprods.org/m-lists.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Job Postings: Individuals in any Section may post a job announcement directly. However, the job must be directly related to the member’s home institution or program. Keep in mind to include the email address to which respondents should directly reply. Remember: For these and other job announcements, APC has a paid Job Board online, which has broad national visibility – see https://careers.apcprods.org/.

• Surveys/Polls: Surveys or polls from members, working groups or organizations outside the APC membership must first be discussed and approved by the Section Council(s) to whose members the survey will be directed. Surveys are evaluated based on relevancy to the member constituents, quality of the survey questions, and willingness of the survey authors to provide Councils with access to data collected and prior review of any publications resulting from the survey data. References to APC members as participants in surveys will only be permitted with expressed prior permission of the APC Executive Office. Survey/poll approval inquiries may be directed either to the APC Office at [email protected] or directly to the relevant Section Council Chair(s).

• Advertising: Commercial Communications Vetting Process: Every effort will be made to maintain member communications, via listservs or other print or electronic means, that are free of commercial bias.  Only communications that are educational in nature or that enable members to make informed product decisions will be accepted for distribution using the Association’s membership communication mechanisms. In general, the Executive Director will have the authority to determine the acceptability of material for distribution to members.       

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In Case You Missed the Latest ACADEMIC PATHOLOGY Publications...

• Strategy for Wellness in a Pathology Residency Program: Enhancing Chances of Success During an Epidemic of Burnout. Marisa C. Saint Martin, MD, et al. Research Article first published June 10, 2019: https://doi.org/10.1177/2374289519851233
• Transfusion Medicine Education for Anesthesiology Residents: A Novel Curriculum. Fatima Aldarweesh, MD, William Nicholas Rose, MD. Research Article first published June 16, 2019: https://doi.org/10.1177/2374289519855729
• Agreement in Histological Assessment of Mitotic Activity Between Microscopy and Digital Whole Slide Images Informs Conversion for Clinical Diagnosis. Bih-Rong Wei, PhD, et al. Research Article first published July 11, 2019: https://doi.org/10.1177/2374289519859841

Society of '67 Open Access Publication Award Recipients*:

• Learning Styles in Pathology: A Comparative Analysis and Implications for Learner-Centered Education. Aadil Ahmed, MD, et al. Research Article first published June 10, 2019: https://doi.org/10.1177/2374289519852315 
• Broadening Our Scope: A Pilot Curriculum in Bioethics for Pathology Graduate Medical Trainees, the Emory University Experience. Ifeoma U. Perkins, MD, Benjamin K. Stoff, MD, MA. Research Article first published July 3, 2019: https://doi.org/10.1177/2374289519857243

*The article processing fee for this article was supported by an Open Access Award given by the Society of ‘67, which supports the mission of the Association of Pathology Chairs to produce the next generation of outstanding investigators and educational scholars in the field of pathology. This award helps to promote the publication of high-quality original scholarship in Academic Pathology by authors at an early stage of academic development. To learn more about the Society of ’67 Open Access Award, visit: www.apcprods.org/m-s67-oa. 

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Association of Pathology Chairs | [email protected] | www.apcprods.org

APC E-NEWS: 

AUGUST 2019

Important Updates from APC:

• APC Annual Meeting Reminders
  
• UMEDS Toolbox: Resources for Teaching Pathology
• New GMEAS (Coordinators) Distinguished Service Award
• Departmental Membership Dues Renewals for 2020 Coming Soon!
• Society of '67 Pathology Trainee Grants in Health Services Research and Education
• Rules of Using Section Listservs
• In Case You Missed the latest Academic Pathology publications:

• Strategy for Wellness in Residency Programs

• Transfusion Medicine Education for Anesthesiology Residents

• Histology for Clinical Diagnosis

• Learning Styles in Pathology

• Curriculum in Bioethics

APC ANNUAL MEETING REMINDERS

Just as a reminder for all APC 2019 Attendees: 

• Speaker Presentations Now Available!: www.apcprods.org/m-past-meetings - Scroll down to “2019 Meeting – Boston, MA” and select “Presentations” to login and access the mobile app platform on the web where presentations are now uploaded as PDFs.
• CME Evaluations (due by Monday, September 30th): www.apcprods.org/m-2019-cme - Information on enrolling (if you haven’t yet) and claiming CME credits are posted on this webpage. For those who have already claimed CME, your submissions are currently being reviewed. Expect to receive your CME certificate by mid-September.

Save-the-Date: APC 2020 is returning to the Hotel Del Coronado next July 19 to 22, 2020 (Sunday through full day Wednesday)! More details to come as Section Councils begin planning their respective programs.

Return to top

NOTEWORTHY UPDATES

UMEDS has launched the “UMEDS Toolbox” for easy online access to materials of interest that have been presented in the UMEDS program at previous APC annual meetings. This new resource for searching presentation files within the “UMEDS Toolbox List of Resources” is available only to members (UMEDS and members of all APC Sections) and is password-protected. Resources from the APC 2019 meeting will be available in the Toolbox later this fall! Access to the Landing Page for the Toolbox is reached by logging in with your membership credentials at the following url: www.apcprods.org/umeds-toolbox. 

• This brings you to the UMEDS Toolbox List of Resources, a comprehensive directory searchable by multiple parameters that can be sorted and filtered as desired.
• Each presentation has been assigned to topical categories that facilitate searches.
• The UMEDS Toolbox files are hosted in a Dropbox folder and are accessible online from any location and any internet-connected device.
• Once the presentation(s) of interest have been identified in the List of Resources, PDFs of the PowerPoint presentations and posters may be found in file folders, organized by year of presentation, in the UMEDS Toolbox.

GMEAS members have established a new Coordinator Distinguished Service Award for a GMEAS member who has shown exemplary engagement and commitment to the field of medical education. Visit: www.apcprods.org/m-awards for more details and criteria for eligibility and nominations. Award Nominations for ALL AWARDS are due every December, but nominations are accepted any time (and nominees stay in consideration for 3 years from submission)!

MEMBERSHIP 2020 DUES RENEWALS are coming soon! Key contacts (typically the Chair and PDAS member) will receive the invoice for the departmental membership to the APC. Keeping your membership record current, with accurate listings of individuals who hold the roles below, is vital for your department to maximize the value of APC membership, including individual access to listservs and other members-only benefits. Remember, your one dues payment covers ALL eligible members of your department in the professional roles listed below. Departments will have the opportunity to review and/or update their departmental roster on the invoice that will be sent!

• Department Chairs or Chiefs, and Vice Chairs (as approved by their Chairs)
• Residency Program Directors and Associate Program Directors (PRODS Section)
• Directors of Medical Student Education (UMEDS Section)
• Department Administrators or Business Managers (PDAS Section)
• Residency and Fellowship Program Coordinators (GMEAS Section)

SOCIETY OF ’67 UPDATES: Launching by August 29th: The 2019 Pathology Trainee Grants in Health Services Research and Education Program! Share with your trainees who may have a research or education project in health services to receive up to $5,000 in grant funding. Visit: www.apcprods.org/m-s67-grants.

Return to top

SECTION LISTSERV RULES

Just as a refresher to use discretion when posting messages to listservs of the APC. All APC listservs are intended for the professional development of APC members. Review the APC listserv information and policies posted at: www.apcprods.org/m-lists.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Job Postings: Individuals in any Section may post a job announcement directly. However, the job must be directly related to the member’s home institution or program. Keep in mind to include the email address to which respondents should directly reply. Remember: For these and other job announcements, APC has a paid Job Board online, which has broad national visibility – see https://careers.apcprods.org/.

• Surveys/Polls: Surveys or polls from members, working groups or organizations outside the APC membership must first be discussed and approved by the Section Council(s) to whose members the survey will be directed. Surveys are evaluated based on relevancy to the member constituents, quality of the survey questions, and willingness of the survey authors to provide Councils with access to data collected and prior review of any publications resulting from the survey data. References to APC members as participants in surveys will only be permitted with expressed prior permission of the APC Executive Office. Survey/poll approval inquiries may be directed either to the APC Office at [email protected] or directly to the relevant Section Council Chair(s).

• Advertising: Commercial Communications Vetting Process: Every effort will be made to maintain member communications, via listservs or other print or electronic means, that are free of commercial bias.  Only communications that are educational in nature or that enable members to make informed product decisions will be accepted for distribution using the Association’s membership communication mechanisms. In general, the Executive Director will have the authority to determine the acceptability of material for distribution to members.       

Return to top

In Case You Missed the Latest ACADEMIC PATHOLOGY Publications...

• Strategy for Wellness in a Pathology Residency Program: Enhancing Chances of Success During an Epidemic of Burnout. Marisa C. Saint Martin, MD, et al. Research Article first published June 10, 2019: https://doi.org/10.1177/2374289519851233
• Transfusion Medicine Education for Anesthesiology Residents: A Novel Curriculum. Fatima Aldarweesh, MD, William Nicholas Rose, MD. Research Article first published June 16, 2019: https://doi.org/10.1177/2374289519855729
• Agreement in Histological Assessment of Mitotic Activity Between Microscopy and Digital Whole Slide Images Informs Conversion for Clinical Diagnosis. Bih-Rong Wei, PhD, et al. Research Article first published July 11, 2019: https://doi.org/10.1177/2374289519859841

Society of '67 Open Access Publication Award Recipients*:

• Learning Styles in Pathology: A Comparative Analysis and Implications for Learner-Centered Education. Aadil Ahmed, MD, et al. Research Article first published June 10, 2019: https://doi.org/10.1177/2374289519852315 
• Broadening Our Scope: A Pilot Curriculum in Bioethics for Pathology Graduate Medical Trainees, the Emory University Experience. Ifeoma U. Perkins, MD, Benjamin K. Stoff, MD, MA. Research Article first published July 3, 2019: https://doi.org/10.1177/2374289519857243

*The article processing fee for this article was supported by an Open Access Award given by the Society of ‘67, which supports the mission of the Association of Pathology Chairs to produce the next generation of outstanding investigators and educational scholars in the field of pathology. This award helps to promote the publication of high-quality original scholarship in Academic Pathology by authors at an early stage of academic development. To learn more about the Society of ’67 Open Access Award, visit: www.apcprods.org/m-s67-oa. 

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Association of Pathology Chairs | [email protected] | www.apcprods.org