Over six years ago, my colleague John Baker, MD, FCAP, asked me to volunteer for an upcoming See, Test, and Treat program at Charles Drew Health Center in Omaha. I had heard about the program and respected its goal to deliver free cancer screenings to uninsured and medically underserved patients. However, it wasn’t until the…

As the lazy days of summer come to a close, the CAP Foundation has been busier than ever as we are on track to provide the highest number of awards and grants in a single year for 2023. As part of the Foundation’s global initiatives, 60 Global Pathology Education Awards will be honored in addition…

This is the second part of a two-part series covering the impact of the John H. Rippey Grant for Expedited Research on pathologists and their research. Read part one to learn how the grant was repositioned to address COVID-19 and how it provided unique opportunities for pathology residents. In the spring of 2020, medical laboratories…

In the spring of 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic upended health care and put laboratories under strain, the CAP Foundation pivoted to support new research and studies on COVID-19 topics surrounding test accuracy, timeliness, and result communication. The John H. Rippey Grant for Expedited Research was repositioned to help investigate and support laboratory initiatives related…

Over 20 years ago, Gene Herbek, MD, FCAP, started the first See, Test & Treat program to provide free cervical cancer screening to underserved communities in the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. After Dr. Herbek’s passing in June 2020, his daughter Sara Herbek continues his legacy by serving as a director on the  CAP Foundation board…

For over a decade the CAP Foundation has worked to improve health equity across the United States through its See, Test & Treat® program by providing essential screening and health services to medically underserved communities. And for many years, the Foundation has directly supported early-career pathologists and medical students with leadership and educational opportunities to…

The CAP Foundation—working with pathologist leaders, volunteers, supporters, and corporate partners—successfully expanded existing programs and developed timely new initiatives to address the issues facing pathologists and their patient communities in 2022. As the CAP Foundation continued the fundraising momentum from the Empowering Our Future campaign, our focus in 2022 was on creating new partnerships, recruiting…

Terrence Shirley, MPH, CEO of the Community Health Center Association of Mississippi, knows the importance of quality health care for all communities. That’s one reason he joined the CAP Foundation Board of Directors in December 2022. He has been working in the industry since 1980, but he’s been part of the health care world for…

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month—it’s the fourth most common cancer in women, according to the World Health Organization, and it’s often preventable with regular screenings. The CAP Foundation’s See, Test & Treat Program brings free cervical and breast cancer screenings to medically underserved populations in a single-day, culturally appropriate program. Recently, CAP Foundation President…