Connection at the Heart of Pathology

By Dr. Hafsa Nebbache Junior Member Director, CAP Foundation Board As a pathologist, I have always believed that our specialty is far more than what happens at the microscope. Yet during training, when the days are long and the learning curve is steep, it can be difficult to see the full scope of our impact....Read More

Legacy in Motion: The Dreamer from Ghana

As we close out 2025, I want to extend my heartfelt gratitude to every donor, volunteer, and partner who has supported the CAP Foundation this year. Your generosity fuels our mission and keeps our Legacy in Motion; not just through the programs we deliver, but through the stories we have the privilege to share. This...Read More

Legacy in Motion: The Stories That Carry Us Forward

As the season of giving begins, the CAP Foundation is proud to celebrate the individuals whose legacy gifts have shaped our mission, strengthened our programs, and expanded our impact around the world. Legacy givers are more than donors, they are visionaries who plant seeds that continue to grow long after their gift is made. Their...Read More

The Power of Being Seen

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

Two Tiny Lives, One Lifesaving Diagnosis

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

Door Dash for Medical Ethics

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

From Resident to VP: How I Found My Path

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

Sparking Curiosity: Bringing Pathology to Life for Young Learners

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