The College of American Pathologists (CAP) established the Pathology Advancement Award in 2013 to recognize a person or team who demonstrates components of foresight, resolve, and untiring commitment to both evolutionary and revolutionary undertakings that advance the positioning of the pathologist in the house of medicine and the delivery of safer patient care. It recognizes efforts that are neither easy nor obvious, and the recipient will often be a change agent.
The College of American Pathologists presents the Essentials of Laboratory Management (ELM) Advisory Group with the 2023 CAP Pathology Advancement Award in recognition of clearly demonstrated foresight, determination, and untiring commitment to furthering the discipline of pathology through the creation of an adaptive learning platform.
The CAP’s ELM Advisory Group kicked off in June 2021 with a three- to four-year commitment. In the first two years, members participated in the critical work of validating and implementing the program strategy and framework. Members had to understand the core need, the characteristics of their target audience, and the key problems that the audience needed to solve.
Their charge was to provide guidance, recommendations, and subject matter expertise for the creation of a multi-year educational program, the goal of which was to teach early career pathologists critical concepts in laboratory management. Advisory group members served as the sounding board and consultants to inform the overall ELM product strategy and how it fit in the broader education portfolio. They were highly involved in both the design of the program and how it is offered.
ELM online courses leverage the CAP’s adaptive learning platform, which uses computer algorithms to deliver customized learning experiences that address unique learner knowledge and skill gaps. Participants spend less time training and more time focusing on the knowledge and skills they need. The more participants that take these courses, the more “predictive” and prescriptive the courses become.
An adaptive learning platform, combined with learning activities that teach critical laboratory management concepts incumbent in the earlier stages of a pathologist’s career, demonstrates the ELM Advisory Group’s worthiness for this award. As a result of their efforts, early career pathologists have the opportunity to make an immediate impact in the laboratory and positively impact patient care.
