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The 2008 Journal Citation Reports (Thomson Reuters, 2009) recently
recognized Modern Pathology with an impact factor of 4.678! This latest rating makes MP the #1 general, diagnostic/anatomic/surgical pathology journal
by impact factor!
Modern Pathology is currently celebrating its 22nd year of publication and, by the most recent (2008) official impact factor, is now the top pathology journal dedicated to general diagnostic (anatomic) pathology. This international journal offers prompt publication of high-quality original research relating to the modern diagnosis of human disease. Modern Pathology currently publishes approximately 25-30% of more than 700 original manuscripts received annually. The high quality of publications reflects the growing recognition of Modern Pathology as a premier journal dedicated to original papers reporting on the most recent innovative findings in clinical and translational research in the pathology and diagnosis of human disease. 
"Over the 22 years in which it has been published, Modern Pathology has developed into a leading pathology
journal through the outstanding contributions of its authors, the insightful analyses of its reviewers, and
the strong support of the Academy." Dr. John N. Eble, Editor-in-Chief
The journal has well-established online manuscript submission, reviewing, and editing. It enjoys fast peer review, publication and significant online visibility from more than 75,000 subscribers to its monthly e-ToCs. The total number of page views to the MP Website is more than three million per year. For the most recent quarter there were almost 40,000 linkouts from PubMed and almost 50,000 page views on Medscape. Article plus abstract downloads reached 1,000,000 article downloads and more than 370,000 abstract downloads per year. Modern Pathology has a distinguished Editorial Board of diagnostic pathologists, and has benefited from the leadership of superb past Editors-in-Chief, including founding Editor Nathan Kaufman, Bernard Wagner, Stacey Mills and John Eble. Visit www.modernpathology.org. 
USCAP members have an online, up-to-date CME/SAM Portfolio, available 24/7 with all your USCAP sponsored CME/SAM from 2006 to the present, from which you can print an official transcript whenever you need it, from anywhere. As an ABP approved provider of SAMs, we will also bear the responsibility for the regular reporting those credits to the ABP as required for MOC.
I like books. No, I LOVE books. I have given away over 2,000 books in my lifetime to friends, family
and colleagues because I want to share the gift of knowledge and insight I have gained from reading
them. Why? Is it really the "book" itself, or is it the invigoration of constantly learning new things,
new ways of thinking and the preparation to be a better pathologist/professional/person. I think it's
the learning (and the sharing of the knowledge!).
One of our founding fathers of pathology, Dr. William H. Welch, said it best, "Medical education is not completed at the medical school, it is only begun." Without daily learning, or continuous professional development (CPD), there would be no advancement of pathology. That's why at the USCAP our goal is to diligently find new ways to provide our members avenues for learning. We maintain that we are the premier resource for all your anatomic/molecular/diagnostic pathology educational needs. No matter what stage you are in your career, your location, or the type of practice your work in; the USCAP's ultimate goal is to help you become a better diagnostic pathologist. Whether you attend our on-site meetings or use the virtual learning tools of the eAcademy and APECS, we offer the greatest number of educational opportunities in anatomic/molecular/diagnostic pathology of any pathology organization. USCAP Has The Most CME/SAMS From The Best! USCAP offers a unique combination of high level, state-of-the art academic type pathology (i.e., sophisticated molecular diagnostics, genetics, etc.) side-by-side with good old bread-and-butter pathology. In other words, there is a little bit (or perhaps a lot) of both worlds on display at the USCAP meetings. These worlds are not mutually exclusive since at times they are merged at a given presentation (e.g. poster, platform, courses). As a result of this, the USCAP meetings are appealing to pathologists with a wide spectrum of interests, experience, and expertise transcending all levels of training. For example, our meetings offer nearly 400 CME credit hours (241 of which can be SAMS). Plus, our eAcademy offers up to one credit hour of SAMS and CMES for each case – all available online 24/7 for your convenience. Click here to learn more… In fact, according to the ABP, "The USCAP has the most extensive offering of SAMs at this time and a link is available to these from their home page. They will be adding a large number of online SAMs courses" in the near future. A key benefit of membership is that your Online Member Portfolio will maintain permanent records of CME and/or SAMs credits earned through USCAP offerings. All USCAP meetings and courses offer both CME and SAMS. (Learn more about Maintenance of Certification, at http://www.abpath.org or Click here for more information from our website.) As always, thank you for your support and participation in the USCAP. Please let us know how we can assist you in nurturing your career to its fullest. "There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it." Edith Wharton, Vesalius in Zante US novelist (1862 - 1937) Keep the flame of knowledge burning brightly, every day! Best Regards,  Fred G. Silva, M.D. Executive Vice President USCAP * The American Board of Pathology (website: http://www.abpath.org), has committed to participating in a Maintenance of Certification, termed MOC, program designed to assist physicians in maintaining standards necessary for physicians to provide quality care in their chosen specialties throughout their careers. As of January 1, 2006, all primary and subspecialty certificates issued by the ABP are time-limited and expire on December 31, ten years after they are issued. See the APB website at http://www.abpath.org for further information and deadlines. 
As I sit here in downtown Detroit, surrounded by the failed Big 3 American auto manufacturers,
I am reminded that the future belongs to those who have the flexibility to adapt to change. We
view change in our own profession as an opportunity to creatively grow the Academy to better provide you
with high value education and tools designed to not only maintain competency, but also to enable you to
develop new skills (read job security).
We have many creative minds from around the world voluntarily contributing to the success of our many, many educational offerings. And to you, I say a heartfelt thank you for your collegiality, excellence, consistency and creative delivery. To paraphrase the thoughtful Sir Ken Robinson's musings about creativity, this "arises out of our interactions with ideas and achievements of other people and prospers best under particular conditions, especially where there is a flow of ideas between people who have different sorts of expertise." You can definitely say that is our strength in the pathology domain, creativity in education derived from the congregation of the largest number of pathology experts in diverse specialties in anatomic and molecular pathology, anywhere in the world. To that end, USCAP offers four well-attended, face-to-face enrichment opportunities throughout the year that have value to the diverse cross-section that constitutes pathology- resident trainees, new and seasoned academics, experimentalists, molecular pathologists, and community pathologists. In our value proposition one can find not only professional networking with world experts and reacquaintances with old friends, but also both the core and the new knowledge that you need to be your very best. And for those whose schedules don't allow the luxury of obtaining these benefits directly from our annual meetings, we are designing better online educational opportunities that will be showcased later this year in the "virtual hallway" of a newly redesigned web site at http://www.uscap.org/. We also intend to value your loyalty to this incredible organization of the leaders and the best with new-tiered membership rates that will allow for discounted multiple year dues, premium level benefits and personalized electronic transcript records to document CME and MOC activities that will interface electronically with your professional credentialing board. No matter your years out in practice, it would be wise to consult the American Board of Pathology's website (http://www.abpath.org) for recertification criteria in the 4 areas of:
USCAP has invested much in providing you the flexibility of numerous and diverse educational options, specifically under: Part II: Life-Long Learning and Self-Assessment The core of USCAP's educational offerings provide you innumerable options to obtain the required 80% of CME that must be directly related to the your practice - 35 category 1 CME credits per year for each two-year period in the MOC cycle of which 10 credits must be obtained from completion of self-assessment modules (SAMs). Part IV: Evaluation of Performance in Practice USCAP's new Anatomic Pathology Excellence Series (APECS) is designed to provide a measure of individual practice performance mirroring real-life case work-ups with the added benefit of interlaboratory and inter-pathologist benchmarking against peers who have evaluated the same case. Note that "documentation of the pathologist's participation in these programs must be submitted to the ABP via electronic transmission every two years". USCAP will retain your Member Portfolio online for this purpose. There are a lot of new rules that now impact the practicing pathologist's educational activities and their ongoing documentation. Unfortunately time waits for nobody so there is no opportunity to make up for lost educational time. Don't get left behind in raising your skill level while satisfying recertification requirements. If you haven't shared these recertification challenges and the value of USCAP membership with your staff, trainees and recent graduates, please feel free to forward this newsletter. Sincerely,  Richard J. Zarbo, M.D., D.M.D. President USCAP 
As stated in the first objective of the Goals for my tenure as IAP President, I contacted the
Presidents of IAP Divisions via email. I had a response of 12% and, considering the uniqueness of
this approach; I believe that was a very ample response. There were many positive comments about
this new initiative and those comments will be incorporated as topics for discussion during our Way Ahead
planning activities.
The IAP Presidents Task Force on The Way Ahead consists of Dr. David Hardwick (Canada), Dr. H.K. Ng (Hong Kong), Dr. Robert Osamura (Japan), Dr. Llombart-Bosch (Spain), Dr. Santini Araujo (Argentina) and Dr. William Gardner, Jr. (USA). I, as president, chair the Task Force and have organized our first activity which will be a 'virtual meeting' held via VideoTeleConference (VTC) on 24 June 2009. 
Send us your news of recent awards, accomplishments or special events and we'll include as much as possible in upcoming issues of The Academy Newsletter. Please send all submissions electronically, including photos, to newsletter@uscap.org. Thanks for Sharing! We'd like to thank everyone who took the time to complete the recent online Member Assessment survey. We had nearly 1,400 respondents! We are evaluating all the data and comments and will be giving you a results summary in the future. Thank you for helping us improve your Academy! 
Dr. Zarbo spent an enlightening two days with the USCAP staff on June 22 & 23 to learn more about the operations and offer insight for greater efficiencies, as well as brainstorm new ideas to improve the Academy. "The USCAP staff is the epitome of enthusiastic professionalism and efficiency and are the hidden faces of the most competent and productive professional organization in our field. Heck, any field!" says Dr. Zarbo. Our thanks go out to him for making the trip and taking the time out of his busy schedule. From left to right: Dr. Richard Zarbo, Brenden Taylor, Sally Miglionico, Jo Ann Johnson, Dr. Fred Silva, Annette Dixon, Carolyn Lane, Nancy West, John Garrard and Kerry Crockett. |