Carliss Miller knows it can be difficult for patients to access essential preventative health care. That difficulty can be for a variety of reasons including financial, cultural, and other restrictive barriers. As a lead health navigator at Charles Drew Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska, she works daily with under and uninsured patients, helping to connect…

As another year ends, it’s a good time to take stock, say thanks, and look ahead. I know this might be a bit cliché—we hear it every year from gym advertisements and greeting card companies—but at the CAP Foundation we really do have a lot to be thankful for and exciting plans for 2022 and…

On an early Saturday morning in October, the overcast sky spitting rain on North Minneapolis didn’t deter the volunteers bustling inside NorthPoint Health and Wellness Center. Tee McClenty, manager of outreach and health initiatives at NorthPoint, was all smiles as she corralled a dozen or so volunteers setting up signs, information booths, check-in stations, and…

Driven by our mission to improve people’s health, the CAP Foundation is very excited to announce the official launch of the Empowering Our Future campaign–a historic fundraising effort that will serve as a catalyst for sustainable growth, raise awareness for the important role of pathologists in health care, and position our organization to guide the…

As COVID-19 cases dwindle and life begins a return to normal in the US, patients and doctors in many nations throughout the world continue to face devastating waves of COVID-19 cases. Fahad Alam, MD, IFCAP, stepped outside of his role as a pathology lecturer at the National Medical College in Nepal to conduct telemedicine consultations…

Rebecca Osgood, MD, FCAP, has devoted her career to improving patient care through her work as a pathologist, volunteer, and community worker. As a pathologist, Dr. Osgood has worked with the Cambridge Health Alliance for 27 years. The regional safety net health system is committed to providing high-quality care to diverse and low-income populations in…

As the past year has shown, pathologists and medical laboratories remain at the center of quality, patient-centered care. A large part of the CAP Foundation’s mission is to ensure that tomorrow’s pathology leaders have access to essential resources and education to help carry the specialty into the future. For the Medical Student Travel Award, Leadership…

The fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disproportionally impact at-risk communities across the US where economic and other barriers to health care provide an increase in the occurrence of preventable disease. That is why it is increasingly important that the CAP Foundation’s See, Test & Treat pathologist-led initiative continues to deliver free cervical and…

Throughout a difficult 2020, the CAP Foundation never lost sight of its commitment to pathologists and their patients. The COVID-19 pandemic upended not only our daily lives, but health care and society as a whole. Across the US, we faced a reckoning over racial injustice and other inequities whose effects ripple through our health care…