For thirty years, Diane Duggan lived without health insurance. If she got sick, she went to a Minute Clinic. If she got really sick, she went to the emergency room. Preventive care simply wasn’t part of her world. It was too expensive and out of reach. “I didn’t think about mammograms or Pap tests,” she...Read More

At White Plains Hospital, women who once faced barriers to lifesaving screenings now step into the Family Health Center with confidence, greeted by volunteers who speak their language, offer reassurance, and deliver results the very same day. At the center is Dr. Baljit Singh, Chief of Pathology, whose fearless vision for community care has earned...Read More

Here I was—happily married, starting my first job at a community hospital north of Boston after a Harvard residency and a breast cancer fellowship. At 34, I was finally ready to start a family. But after years of failed IUIs and IVFs, we faced the painful reality: it was not to be. Refusing to give...Read More

It’s really easy to access online food delivery wherever you are so why not medical ethics? Dr. Kamran Mirza (University of Michigan) and Dr. Alex Tannenbaum (University of Wisconsin) have just the app for you...PathologyEthics.com. Starting with a word-of-mouth launch in 2023, the site offers a freely accessible, high-quality, centralized educational resource for ethics topics...Read More

My name is Joanna Conant, I am an Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Vermont College of Medicine, covering hematopathology and genomic medicine services. The trajectory of my career - where I lead, how I lead, and why I lead - was forever changed because the CAP Foundation believed in...Read More

The CAP Foundation’s Sparking Interest in Pathology Award offers up to $500 to support medical student-led projects that inspire curiosity about pathology. For Christina Vu, a medical student at A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM), the award funded an interactive Mini Medical School for young students at the Adair County Public Library in...Read More

I’m Kristina Guerrero—mommy to two magical little boys, Mateo and Sebastian; wife; TV journalist and host for twenty years; and breast cancer survivor. I was diagnosed in January 2023 after a routine mammogram. I was 42 years old. The diagnosis didn’t come quickly; in fact, it took several weeks before a pathologist was finally able…

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Thanks to the generous support of Roche and Ventana Medical Systems INC, the CAP Foundation is proud to offer a unique opportunity that brings the future of pathology into focus—by placing residents right at the heart of innovation. Through the Translational Diagnostics Advanced Training Grant, pathology residents have the opportunity to attend an immersive, four-week...Read More

March is Women’s History Month, and while it’s a time to reflect on the incredible contributions of women throughout history, at the CAP Foundation, we don’t just celebrate women- we are women. Our entire staff is female-led, and we take pride in the work we do, from advancing women’s health through See, Test & Treat...Read More

For too many Black Americans, preventive healthcare isn’t just about scheduling an appointment-it’s about overcoming a history of medical mistrust, financial barriers, and systemic inequities. Despite advancements in medicine and technology, Black communities continue to experience higher rates of late-stage cancer diagnoses and worse health outcomes due to limited access to screenings, underrepresentation in healthcare,...Read More