Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Committee (DEIAC)

Advance CAP efforts to improve healthcare outcomes for patients and populations by identifying and mitigating bias in pathology and laboratory medicine. Enhance engagement with pathologists and pathologists-in-training, while cultivating a sense of belonging for all members.

• Collaborate with the Councils, House of Delegates, and Residents Forum to further diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in their respective goals and objectives.
• Work with the Council on Membership and Professional Development (CMPD) to discern the inherently varied composition of the membership and the implications for strategies to amplify inclusivity.
• Facilitate the development of CAP leaders who reflect the heterogeneity of our community of board-certified pathologists and pathologists-in-training.
• Foster the intrinsic diversity of the CAP membership and promote engagement with the CAP being mindful of equity, inclusion, and accessibility.
• Partner with the Future Pathologist Champion Initiative in their efforts to strengthen the pathway to pathology for medical students with diverse backgrounds and interests.

This committee reports to the Board of Governors. View a list of the Current Committee Members.

• Develop strategies that fulfill the purpose and function of the Committee
• Solicit experts to develop educational content that critically evaluates bias in the delivery of healthcare and explore strategies to mitigate harm
• Promote the inclusion of authors and speakers from backgrounds that are personally and professionally diverse in both visible and invisible ways
• Partner with the Future Pathologist Champion Initiative in their efforts to engage medical students from communities that infrequently pursue pathology as a specialty
• Serve as instructors and mentors for non-profit empowering education programs, including the I Am Abel Foundation
• Deploy working groups to implement activities.
• Working groups
• CAP committee web page/digital: Enhance and maintain committee web page and produce podcasts
• Education: Develop education for CAP members
• Publications subgroup: Publish in CAP publications
• CAP25 Hot Topic: Evolving Challenges in DEIA in Pathology: The Revolution can be Realized even if not Televised
• Presenters: Kisha Mitchell-Richards, MD, FCAP, chair, CAP DEIAC, and Terri Dickinson-Creasey, DEIA expert
• Sunday, September 14, 3:00-4:00 PM, Orlando, FL
• Demographics: Partnering with Membership and Councils to assess and diversify leadership within Council structures. We created/deployed a successful model with CSA and will offer to other interested councils.
• I Am Abel Foundation: The CAP is leading pathology sessions. Abel is a nonprofit organization for underrepresented minority inner-city youth interested in, among other things, medicine.

• Have an interest in and willingness to advocate for advancing efforts related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

• As a strong member-driven organization, the CAP and its members would be well-served by giving voice to the increasingly diverse range of member pathologists and by engaging all members more effectively and proactively.