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When pathologists go to advocate for causes that are important to the specialty, having a uniform approach is key to getting the message across. Tevi Troy, CEO of the American Health Policy Institute and former US Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services, says having a unilateral approach to what you're trying to lobby for is the key to success in advocacy.

Listen to Troy discuss how pathologists can come together to advocate.

• Tevi Troy Biography
• House of Delegates and Pathologists Leadership Summit

With slides and a Substack, Bruce Mehlman, Partner at Mehlman Consulting and former Assistant Secretary of Commerce, works to help people understand the state of our political system, how we got here, and future concerns.

Mehlman encourages pathologists to remain engaged by embracing patience, persistence, and making personal connections with lawmakers. 

Mehlman shares his advice with 25 HODPLS attendees and encourages them to advance pathology through education and advocacy. 

• Bruce Mehlman Biography
• Bruce Mehlman Substack
• House of Delegates and Pathologists Leadership Summit
• PathPAC

Alfred Wray Campbell, MD, MBA, FCAP, is secretary-treasurer of the CAP Board of Governors. He offers an overview of the CAP's financial reports.

• CAP Annual Report 2024

This weekend, pathologists in Washington, DC for the CAP's House of Delegates and Pathologists Leadership Summit can attend a new strategic leadership workshop. The event is designed to help CAP members build credibility, influence, and authority.

In this podcast episode, Carey August, MD, FCAP, gives members a preview of the free executive leadership workshop happening this Saturday, April 26, in Washington, DC.

• American College of Healthcare Executives
• CAP Education
• CAP Education Course Proposals
• College of American Pathologists: Engaged Leadership Academy 2025
• Engaged Leadership Academy
• House of Delegates and Pathologists Leadership Summit
• Pathology on the Coast

How to add the workshop to your existing registration

Join us for a new day-long workshop, Increase Your Influence Through Strategic Leadership, co-developed by CAP members along with faculty from the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE). It's open to all attendees at no extra charge.

The course builds on communication skills developed through the CAP's Engaged Leadership Academy (ELA)—without duplicating ELA materials or requiring previous enrollment in the program.

If you want to attend, please select Begin Member Registration to edit your existing registration, log in, and follow these steps:

1. Click the "+Leadership Workshop and Food Functions" box
2. Click "Next" to confirm attendance at the House of Delegates & Pathologists Leadership Summit
3. Add the "New Leadership Workshop" by clicking the plus button on the right

The CAP's political action committee, PathPAC, provides its members with a collective voice on issues important to the specialty and patients. PathPAC is the only federal political action committee working on behalf of pathology and pathologists. It was created to advocate for the election and re-election of candidates for federal office who understand the value of pathology in improving diagnostic patient care. 

E. Randy Eckert, MD, FCAP, Chair of the CAP's Political Action Committee (PathPAC), shares how personal contributions support PathPAC's mission.    

• CAP Political Action Committee (PathPAC)
• Council on Government and Professional Affairs
• House of Delegates and Pathologists Leadership Summit
• Lobbying and Political Action
• PathNET  
• Political Education Fund 

As a pathologist, you know how to advocate, but do you have plans to let Congress know where you stand? Now is your chance to make your voice heard on Medicare payment reform, workforce concerns, and other critical pay-related policies.

Come to Washington, DC for the CAP's House of Delegates and Pathologists Leadership Summit from April 26 through April 29.

Diana M. Cardona, MD, MBA, FCAP, Vice Chair of the Council on Government and Professional Affairs and a member of the CAP's Board of Governors, explains why it's important for pathologists to attend the summit and join their colleagues on Capitol Hill later this month.

• Advocacy at the CAP
• Council on Government and Professional Affairs
• House of Delegates and Pathologists Leadership Summit
• Lobbying and Political Action
• Medicare Coverage Advocacy
• PathPAC
• Payments for Pathology Services

A new workshop to help pathologists grow their influence through strategic leadership is on the agenda when members of the College of American Pathologists meet in Washington, DC, this month.

The CAP is partnering with the American College of Healthcare Executives to produce the workshop. It offers six CME hours to attendees. The workshop is planned for Saturday, April 26, the first day of the House of Delegates and Pathologists Leadership Summit April 26–29.

Jim Austin, faculty consultant for the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and adjunct assistant professor at Brown University, facilitates the new workshop to help pathologists grow their influence.

• American College of Healthcare Executives
• CAP Education
• House of Delegates and Pathologists Leadership Summit
• Jim Austin's Biography

How to add the workshop to your existing registration

Join us for a new day-long workshop, Increase Your Influence Through Strategic Leadership, co-developed by CAP members along with faculty from the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE). It's open to all attendees at no extra charge.

The course builds on communication skills developed through the CAP's Engaged Leadership Academy (ELA)—without duplicating ELA materials or requiring previous enrollment in the program.

If you want to attend, please select Begin Member Registration to edit your existing registration, log in, and follow these steps:

1. Click the "+Leadership Workshop and Food Functions" box
2. Click "Next" to confirm attendance at the House of Delegates & Pathologists Leadership Summit
3. Add the "New Leadership Workshop" by clicking the plus button on the right

Four key policy issues will top the list of priorities the CAP will raise when members go to Capitol Hill on April 29.  

If you're concerned about the impact of federal policy on you and your patients, then you need to make time to be among those who visit the nation’s capital April 26–29. Mary Le, MD, FCAP, Chair of the CAP's Federal and State Affairs Committee, previews the CAP's federal policy agenda.

• Advocacy
• Federal and State Affairs Committee
• House of Delegates and Pathologists Leadership Summit
• Laboratory-Developed Test Oversight
• Lobbying and Political Action
• Medicare Coverage Advocacy
• PathPAC
• Payments for Pathology Services

Congress hasn't been able to agree on inflationary pay increases for pathologists.  During the College of American Pathologists annual House of Delegates/Pathologists Leadership Summit, members will let Congress know where they stand on Medicare payments and other issues affecting pathologists and patients. The more pathologists who join the CAP on Capitol Hill, the better we can advocate for pathology.

A. Joe Saad, MD, CPE, FCAP, Chair of the CAP's Council on Government and Professional Affairs, discusses why members should attend and prepare for the CAP's premier advocacy and leadership event in April. 

• 2025 Fall House of Delegates Meeting at CAP25
• Advocacy at the CAP
• CAP PathNET Action Alert Center
• CAP Shares Priorities with New Congress
• Council on Government and Professional Affairs
• House of Delegates
• HOD/Pathologists Leadership Summit
• Laboratory-Developed Test Oversight
• PathPAC