Our Stories

Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women worldwide, yet it’s largely preventable. However, many women—especially in underserved communities—are not getting the screening they need. A significant barrier to preventive screenings isn’t just access- it’s priorities. Many women, particularly caregivers, often place their own health last, thinking, I’m fine; I’ll get checked later.’...

As Foundation president, I want you to know how your contribution equips pathologists with education opportunities, grant funding, and innovative programming that bridge health equity and improve outcomes for patients worldwide. In 2024, your support helped the CAP Foundation provide 85 grants and awards—totaling an incredible $91,400—to pathologists, medical students, and residents. These grants empower...

Clinicians from the Baylor College of Medicine, with a grant from the CAP Foundation, helped empower and improve diagnostic medicine in Rwanda through an innovative and low-cost project using 3D-printed parts for telepathology. After receiving the CAP Foundation Global Pathology Development Grant in 2023, the multidisciplinary team traveled to the University Teaching Hospital of Butare...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and according to the National Breast Cancer Foundation approximately 360,000 people will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2024. While pathologists may not directly conduct mammograms, the CAP Foundation helps over 600 medically underserved patients a year access diagnostic medicine to screen for both breast and cervical cancer via...

Before her four-week training at Eli Lilly and Company’s Clinical Diagnostics Laboratory in Indianapolis, Couger Jimenez Jaramillo, MD, said her experience in various subspecialties could be more well-rounded. Having spent most of her previous research time in anatomical pathology Dr. Jaramillo said, “I think that this gap in my experience comes at the expense of...

As my time on the CAP Foundation Board of Directors comes to an end, I’d encourage any CAP Junior Member who wants to learn more about nonprofit work, make lasting connections in the field, or simply help the specialty to apply for this position before the October 31, 2024, deadline. Serving on the CAP Foundation...

The CAP Foundation Leadership Development Award introduces pathology residents to the specialty’s issues and leadership opportunities at the institutional, local, state, and national levels. The award enhances each recipient's education and experience on issues challenging the practice of pathology. In partnership with CAP Advocacy, four future pathology advocates attended the Pathologists Leadership Summit (PLS) in...

We’re halfway through 2024 and the CAP Foundation has plenty to celebrate and look forward to thanks to the support of donors, volunteers, supporters, and staff. So far this year, four See, Test & Treat programs have served over 200 patients in Mississippi, New York, West Virgina, and Texas. At least two patients have received...

The CAP Foundation has many supporters and friends that make up the membership and leadership of the College of American Pathologists. And throughout the Foundation’s history, the organization has had the privilege to work with many involved leaders and CAP presidents. That list now includes Donald S. Karcher, MD, FCAP, who was inaugurated as the...

The CAP Foundation aims to develop tomorrow's pathology leaders through awards for advanced training, research, and education, as well as to mobilize pathologists to expand health equity in medically underserved communities within the US and globally. To give potential applicants and supporters a behind-the-scenes look at these awards and their impact, the CAP Foundation hosted...