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- PathPAC Raises $37,000 During HOD Competition as the Pathologists Leadership Summit Begins
The 2022 Pathologists Leadership Summit kicked off on April 30 with the Spring House of Delegates (HOD) meeting with hundreds of pathologists from around the country participating in-person and virtually.
During the day, Chair of the CAP PathPAC Board Sang Wu, MD, FCAP, announced that the Frontier Region won the Back the PAC HOD competition with over $37,000 raised by HOD members during an 8-week period. The goal of the competition was to garner more support for the CAP’s political action committee (PAC) and further raise awareness for PathPAC’s role to advance the CAP’s legislative objectives. PathPAC is nonpartisan and the only PAC representing pathologists at the federal level.
In addition, pathologists received an Advocacy overview from Council of Government and Professional Affairs Chair Jonathan Myles, MD, FCAP. Dan Harris, award-winning ABC News anchor and a #1 New York Times best-selling author, also had a lively discussion about anxiety and the benefits of meditation during the PathPAC hosted HOD luncheon.
The hybrid audience sharpened their leadership, communication, advocacy, and practice management skills during the second day of the Pathologists Leadership Summit on May 1. For example, CAP members Suzanne Dintzis, MD, FCAP; Vaishali Pansare, MD, FCAP; and Chakshu Gupta, MD, FCAP; reinforced the importance of state pathology society membership and advocacy. All three highlighted that advocacy is a life-long commitment, and its impact will affect your practice.
“No matter if you are at a private practice or salaried physician, advocacy is the only way you can influence your reimbursements and interactions with your hospital administrators,” said Dr. Gupta.