APC E-NEWS: 

SEPTEMBER 2019

Important Updates from APC:

• APC Annual Meetings
• Pathology Opportunities for Trainees!
• Departmental Membership Dues Renewals for 2020
• Resources for UMEDS and GMEAS
• In Case You Missed the latest Academic Pathology publications:
• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Pathology
• The “Race” Toward Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity in Pathology

APC ANNUAL MEETING REMINDERS

CALLS FOR APC 2020 (July 19-22): Submission Deadline: Monday, December 9, 2019

• ABSTRACTS: APC members, their faculty, staff, trainees, and other stakeholders are invited to submit abstracts for poster presentation. Abstracts should describe innovations (technology, programs, projects, etc.) or multi-disciplinary collaborations that advance research, education, practice, administration or diversity in an academic environment. See details at: www.apcprods.org/m-meetings-2020

• DISCUSSION GROUP PROPOSALS: Proposals for organizing and moderating a 90-minute Discussion Group (DG) at the APC 2020 Annual Meeting are now being accepted from members of all Sections of the APC! DGs are conversational sessions (not didactic) intended to engage the target attendees in ways that will enable them to leave the session knowing more about the DG topic. See details at: www.apcprods.org/m-meetings-2020   

Just as a reminder for all APC 2019 Attendees: 

• CME Evaluations (due by Monday, September 30^th): www.apcprods.org/m-2019-cme - Information on enrolling (if you haven’t yet) and claiming CME credits are posted on this webpage.
• Recordings of Selected Sessions: www.apcprods.org/m-past-meetings - Scroll down to “2019 Meeting – Boston, MA” and choose “Recordings” to login and access the links to select Chairs, PRODS, and PDAS sessions.
• Speaker Presentations Available: www.apcprods.org/m-past-meetings - Scroll down to “2019 Meeting – Boston, MA” and choose “Presentations” to login and access the mobile app platform on the web where presentations are now uploaded as PDFs.

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OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRAINEES

NEW! PIPELINE DEVELOPMENT FUNDING: Check out the compilation of resources and opportunities among pathology organizations produced by the Pipeline Development Council: www.apcprods.org/pipeline-development. In particular, utilize the one-stop “shopping” matrix of funding resources and opportunities for the pathologist pipeline valued at thousands of dollars! Share with your medical students, residents, and fellows the many opportunities and awards, such as conference travel, poster, and presentation awards, research grants, and publication awards.

SOCIETY OF ’67: The 2019 Pathology Trainee Grants in Healthcare Innovations! Share with your trainees who may have a research or education project to receive up to $5,000 in grant funding. Visit: www.apcprods.org/m-s67-grants. Deadline: Tuesday, October 1^st.

MEMBERSHIP DUES RENEWAL

MEMBERSHIP 2020 DUES RENEWAL SEASON is now underway! Invoices for departmental membership have been launched, along with periodic reminders through the end of the year. Though your current departmental roster is identified on your invoice, payment of dues (due by 12/31/19) is independent of who is listed on your roster, which can be changed at any time throughout the year. Members can search the online directory to see your departmental roster. You can access the directory at the bottom right-hand column of the APC home page or by following the tabs “Members” > “Exclusive Member Resources” > “Search the APC Member Directory.” You will need to login. If you search by organization, you will be able to see all members on your member roster and their member section(s) will be indicated.

Just as a reminder: keeping your membership record current at any time of the year, 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 annual dues payment covers ALL eligible members of your department in the professional roles listed below:

• 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)

If you wish to add new members to your department's roster, please direct those new members to complete APC's new member form posted at: www.apcprods.org/m-join-apc-2. These changes are processed separately from your dues renewal and can be requested at any time.

To remove outgoing members from your department's roster, have their replacement indicate on the new member form which profile(s) APC should deactivate. If you would like a member removed without adding a replacement, simply email your request to [email protected]. 

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OTHER RESOURCES

The “UMEDS Toolbox” includes 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: www.apcprods.org/umeds-toolbox.

The GMEAS Dropbox Folder created and used by the GMEAS network of pathology residency and fellowship program coordinators includes many indispensable resources, templates, and examples for coordinating programs, such as Handbooks, Case Logs & Procedures, Evaluations, Portfolios, and Professional Development for the Program Coordinator. Access the GMEAS Dropbox folder by logging in with your GMEAS membership credentials at: www.apcprods.org/m-gmeas.

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

• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Pathology: The Present Landscape of Supervised Methods. Hooman H. Rashidi, MD, et al. Review Article first published September 3, 2019: https://doi.org/10.1177/2374289519873088

Society of '67 Open Access Publication Award Recipients*:

• The "Race" Toward Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity in Pathology: The Johns Hopkins Experience. Alisha D. Ware, MD, et al. Research Article first published September 8, 2019: https://doi.org/10.1177/2374289519873104  

*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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