Transcript CAP Residents Forum October 12, 2013 Orlando, FL TM cap.org CAP ’13 – THE Pathologists’ Meeting.

CAP Residents Forum
October 12, 2013
Orlando, FL
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CAP ’13 – THE Pathologists’ Meeting
Audience Response
• Audience response questions were
prepared by presenters for several segments
of the Residents Forum.
• Attendees answered using cell phone text or
web devices.
• Questions and answers that were received
during the meeting are included in this
presentation for your information.
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Attendee Demographics
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Is this your first RF meeting?
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Did you move to pathology from
another specialty?
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Disney or Universal?
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Meeting Orientation
• How the College works
• How the RF works
• How you can prosper
• How you share the love
• How you can give back
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CAP “Family Tree”
Pathologists + Staff
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How the RF Works- RF Bylaws
• Residents Forum Bylaws identify:
o Purpose = the residents’ place in
organized pathology
o Membership = resident delegates from
each ACGME-accredited program
o Leadership = who the RF Executive
Committee is and how elected
o Meetings = twice per year
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How the RF Works- Purpose
• Voice
o Advocate to CAP, AMA, APC, PRODS,
ADASP, ABP…
• Involvement
o Plant the seeds now for the future
• Network
o Harness our talents and experiences
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How You Can Prosper
• Build a foundation of pathology knowledge
and practice
• Develop leadership, teamwork, and
communication skills
• Find a mentor, explore fellowships and
careers
• Learn about policy, reimbursement,
contracts and legal issues, lab management
and accreditation, guidelines/standards…
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How You Share the Love
• Residents Forum Delegate
Guide
o Attend each meeting
o Talk to your resident
colleagues before the
meeting
o Present a summary of the
RF after the meeting
o Encourage other residents
to get involved in the CAP
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How You Share the Love
• Networking
o Career and Camaraderie
• Education
o Presentations and Updates
• Discussion
o Breakout Sessions and Panels
• Action
o Advocacy and Ideas
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How You Can Give Back
• Get involved and tell others
• Attend RF meetings – All residents welcome
• Visit cap.org/residents
1) Give feedback
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2) Edit the Pathology Wiki
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Residents Forum 25th
Anniversary
Xiaoyin “Sara” Jiang, MD
Moderator
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How old were you in 1988?
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Snapshots of the Past RF…
Registration
Fall 1988 – 42
Fall 2013 – 289 as of Oct 9
Attendance
Fall 1988 – 42 delegates from 24 states*
Fall 2012 – 172 delegates from 44 states*
Fall 2013 – 175 delegates from 41states*
*states = states, provinces, DC, PR, and branches of US military
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Another Snapshot
Number of RF Delegates since 1988
2,601 !
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Residents Forum Creates Leaders
12% House of Delegates were in the RF
14% Members of CAP committees, councils,
lab inspections, etc. were in RF
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Residents Forum Past Topics
and Accomplishments
• Adding delegate representation to the AMA
Resident and Fellow Section
• Addressing need for fellowships
• Investigating need for fellowship match
• Requesting that ABP rescind fifth year of
training requirement
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Residents Forum Topics and
Accomplishments
• Adding a resident member to the ACGME
Residency Review Committee for Pathology
• Requesting that ABP offer testing more than
once per year
• Creating and promoting a standardized
pathology fellowship application
• Addressing and requesting ways to gain
laboratory management skills during
training
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Panel of Past RF Chairs and RFEC
Suggestions for RF Delegates
• Take advantage of CAP – you won’t realize
now how it will benefit you later
• Make friends and connections – they are
your pathology family – build your
professional network
• Expand your focus from academic training –
we are all one family with one goal for our
patients
• Embrace leadership training and mentoring
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Panel of Past RF Chairs and RFEC
Suggestions for RF Delegates
• Have fun changing our specialty
• Apply for committees and other CAP
involvement – speak up, don’t just sit there
• First-timers talk to other residents – learn that
your program isn’t as bad as you thought =)
• Ask CAP staff and RFEC members when you
have questions
o www.cap.org/residents
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What do you want to be doing
in 25 years?
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Residents Forum Executive
Committee Election Results
October 12, 2013
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RF Election Results
• Chair – Ricardo Mendoza Jr., MD, MS
• Vice Chair – Melissa C. Austin, MD, MBS
• Secretary –Tesha Guillory, MD
• Alternate to the CAP House of Delegates –
Ryan C. Romano, DO
• Alternate to the AMA Resident and Fellow
Section – Claire Murphy, MD
• Member-at-Large –Buu Duong, MD
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Continuing on the RFEC
• Roseann I. Wu, MD, MPH – Immediate Past
Chair
• Lauren C. King, MD – Delegate to the AMA
Resident and Fellow Section
• Xiaoyin “Sara” Jiang, MD – Delegate to the
CAP House of Delegates
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The Future of Pathology
Practice in a New Health
Care System
Erica Syklawer, MD, Moderator
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The Future of Pathology Practice
in a New Health Care System
Panelists:
James Hernandez, MD, MS, FCAP Responding to Challenges in Pathology
Donald Karcher, MD, FCAP –
Accountable Care Organizations and
Value-Based Health Care
Raj Dash, MD, FCAP - Informatics
Jonathan Myles, MD, FCAP 2014 Payment Issues
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My greatest concern about my
future in pathology is…?
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Which of the following is considered
part of value-based health care?
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What do you think is the “right
amount” of informatics to know in
order to be successful in practice?
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What do you think is the
greatest threat to compensation
for pathology services?
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PathPAC-sponsored
Speaker at Joint Lunch
with House of Delegates
Bob Woodward
Investigative Reporter and Non-fiction Author
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Pathologists and Patient Care
The CAP Foundation
Christine Jabcuga, MD,
Resident Representative, CAP Foundation Board
Nora Bowers, Cancer Survivor,
CAP Sr. Member Engagement Specialist
October 12, 2013
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Have you heard about the CAP
Foundation’s See, Test &Treat
program?
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“Nothing endures but change”
Pathologists then…
And NOW….
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•
•
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Philanthropic arm of
the CAP
Patient-centered,
humanitarian roles
for pathologists
Pathology residents
grant & awards
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• Connects people in
need to the
specialized, life–saving
skills of pathologists
• CAP members
volunteer, coordinate
free cervical, breast
cancer screening
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What about those more vulnerable ?
See, Test & Treat is about
pathologists helping
patients in need
• By overcoming
obstacles to care
• Building a community
of care
And YES, Residents Can
Get Involved!
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Why Get Involved
See, Test & Treat is the ONLY Humanitarian Program that
• Spotlights our valuable role on care teams
• In a socially responsible, humanitarian way
• No donation is too small
o $5 a month means medical supplies to screen 6
women in need.
Just visit foundation.cap.org to start today
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Or Tribute a Gift @ CAP ‘13
Honor a mentor, teacher, friend or family
member who paved your way!
Visit
CAPMemberTributecap.foundation.kintera.org
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How to Get Published Through
NewsPath™
Daniel Wimmer, DO
October 12, 2013
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Do you want to get published?
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Have you heard about NewsPath?
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What is NewsPath?
• Written by Junior Members
for other clinicians
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• Available as articles and
podcasts
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NewsPath Needs You to Write
• Get published
• Make connections
• Augment your CV
• Help educate other clinicians
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NewsPath Needs You to Share
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Contact Information
• [email protected]
• http://www.cap.org/NewsPath
What’s New at the American
Board of Pathology – Looking
Toward Your Boards
Ricardo Mendoza Jr., MD, MS, CT(ASCP), Moderator
Rebecca Johnson, MD, FCAP, CEO, American Board of Pathology
October 12, 2013
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The primary reason that cheating on
board certification exams is wrong
is because cheating…?
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I consider the use of recalled exam
items (“remembrances”) cheating.
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I am aware that some residents
have had their exam results
invalidated and a diplomate had
his/her certification revoked
because of cheating.
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CAP Graduate Medical
Education Committee
2013 Pathology Job Market
Survey Results
Lauren C. King, MD, Moderator
Robert D. Hoffman, MD, PhD, FCAP, CAP Graduate Medical
Education Committee Member
October 12, 2013
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What percentage of pathologist
trainees obtain employment within
five years of completing residency?
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What do you believe is the average
starting salary for a pathologist?
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What is your usual source of
information about career planning?
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Do you feel your usual source of
information is reliable?
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Job Market Conclusions
• There are jobs available for pathologists!
o The majority of newly trained pathologists find
satisfactory positions.
o The CAP’s Integrated Workforce Model predicts
an imminent pathologist shortage.
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Job Market Conclusions
• Many positions are identified by word of mouth.
o Build your professional network!
• Being invited to an interview does not guarantee a
job offer.
o Some interviews are competitive.
• Fellowship training increases success finding a
position.
• You need to be reasonably flexible with regards to
geography.
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Items of Interest and
Miscellaneous Tidbits for
CAP Junior Members
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Items of Interest for CAP Juniors
• Passed your Boards? Become a CAP Life
Fellow!
o One-time CAP Fellow Dues to become a
CAP Life Fellow
o Member tab on cap.org
• Intersociety Council on Pathology
Information (ICPI)
o Lists fellowships, travel grants, and
medical student pathology interest group
grants
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Miscellaneous Tidbits…
• Michael Misialek, MD, FCAP – WBUR
http://commonhealth.wbur.org/2013/09/path
ology-beauty-danger
• APC-PRODs meeting – Residents can attend –
Boston 2014 www.apcprods.org
• Business Cards are a great idea to share with
newly met colleagues
o Get 250 cards free at vistaprint.com
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