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  • include residents as part of their CAP LAP inspection team.

    include residents as part of their CAP LAP inspection team.

    Fall Meeting, Las Vegas
    Resolved that the College of American Pathologists (CAP), through the Commission on Laboratory Accreditation, encourage leaders of inspection teams to include residents as part of their CAP LAP inspection team.

  • Resident representative on Pathology Residency Review Committee.

    1989-1 Spring Meeting
    Chicago, Illinois
    Resolved that the College of American Pathologists promote and encourage the appointment of a resident physician to the Pathology Residency Review Committee.

  • Resident Representation on the CAP Board of Governors

    1990-1 Spring Meeting
    San Francisco, California
    Resolved that the College of American Pathologists (CAP) House of Delegates endorses the appointment of a resident as a member of the CAP Board of Governors.

  • Gender Neutrality in CAP-RF Leadership Titles

    Resolved that the College of American Pathologists Residents Forum (CAP-RF) replace gender specific titles of chairman and vice-chairman (of the Forum Executive Committee) with the gender neutral titles of chairperson and vice-chairperson respectively, and be it further
    Resolved that the Bylaws of the CAP-RF be amended to reflect this change.

  • Bylaws Change for Alternate Delegates

    1991-1 Spring Meeting
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Resolved that the current Residents Forum Bylaws be changed to include alternate delegates to American Medical Association Resident Physician Section (AMA-RPS) and the College of American Pathologists House of Delegates (CAP-HOD) as members of the Residents Forum Executive Committee and be funded for these meetings.

  • Rescind the Fifth Year Requirement

    1991-2 Fall Meeting
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    Resolved that the College of American Pathologists Residents Forum (CAP-RF), with the assistance and support of the CAP, requests that the ABP rescind the requirement of the fifth year of pathology residency training.

  • Pathology Residents Training in Performing Invasive Procedures

    1992-1 Spring Meeting
    Boston, Massachusetts
    Resolved that the College of American Pathologists Residents Forum (CAP-RF) urge the APC/PRODS to explore the means of providing all pathology residents with training and privileging in the performance of invasive procedures such as fine needle aspiration and bone marrow aspiration.

  • Flexibility in Scheduling American Board of Pathology Examinations

    1994-1 Spring Meeting
    Seattle, Washington
    Resolved that the College of American Pathologists Residents Forum (CAP-RF) ask the CAP to encourage the American Board of Pathology (ABP) to allow residents to take their pathology board examinations in their final year of training.
  • Development of a CAP-RF World Wide Web Home Page

    Development of a CAP-RF World Wide Web Home Page

    1996-1 Spring Meeting
    Boston, Massachusetts
    Resolved that the College of American Pathologists Residents Forum (CAP-RF) request that space on the CAP Internet server by set aside to accommodate a CAP-RF World Wide Web Home Page and related files, and be it further

  • The Pathologist as a Part of the Medical Team

    1998-1 Spring Meeting
    Los Angeles, California
    Resolved that the College of American Pathologists Residents Forum ask the College of American Pathologists to request that the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education urge all residency programs to develop guidelines for training of clinical skills such as performing bone marrow biopsies, fine needle aspirations, and blood component usage, which will enable pathologists to be viewed as an essential part of the medical team.

  • Safety Training for Pathology Residents

    2000-1 Spring Meeting
    Boston, Massachusetts
    RESOLVED that the College of American Pathologists Residents Forum ask the College of American Pathologists to ask the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education and/or all pathology residency training program directors to incorporate safety and environmental hazard issues into pathology residency training curricula including, but not limited to, the safe use of sharps and cryostats, blood borne pathogens (e.g., HIV, viral hepatitis, Cruetzfel

  • Increased Flexibility For Candidates Taking the American Board of Pathology Certification Examination

    2003-2 Fall Meeting
    San Diego, CA
    RESOLVED that the College of American Pathologists reaffirm its support of twice a year primary certification examinations for first-time examinees to the American Board of Pathology.

  • Maternity Leave During Residency and Qualification for Board Examination

    2004-1 Spring Meeting
    Vancouver, BC
    RESOLVED that the College of American Pathologists Residents Forum Executive Committee initiate an effort to formally petition the American Board of Pathology to revise the definition of a one-year period of approved training to accommodate six (6) weeks of maternity leave, provided that the total time spent in full-time pathology training per year exceeds 48 weeks when averaged over the entire time spent in residency.

  • Fellowship Application Database Formation

    2005-2 Fall Meeting
    Chicago, IL RESOLVED that the College of American Pathologists Residents Forum ask the College of American Pathologists to work with the Association of Pathology Chairs and other pathology organizations to develop a standardized electronic application form for fellowship training, which could be voluntarily used by interested fellowship programs.