The College of American Pathologists (CAP) and the Association of Pathology (APC) chairs have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on the development of medical education programs that reflect emerging pathology practice and research. The non-exclusive arrangement was announced at the CAP’s annual meeting. The CAP Board of Governors and the APC Council have approved the MOU and expect formal collaboration to begin in January 2013.
The overarching focus of the collaboration is on graduate and continuing medical education calling for the two organizations to work on transformative pathology training projects and leverage their combined resources to advocate on behalf of the specialty at the state and national policy levels. One of the initial projects is expected to center on health information technology as support for pathology’s role in accountable/coordinated care and other emerging new models for healthcare delivery.
The CAP is a leading provider of laboratory accreditation and serves more than 18,000 board-certified physician pathologists in the practice of laboratory medicine and related services. The APC provides services aimed at advancing pathology education, research, and practices. Its members include academic chairs, residency program directors, medical student educators, department administrators, and graduate program coordinators. Read a more extensive press release from CAP and learn more about the laboratory accreditation association.
