Ohio Society of Pathologists

• The Ohio Society of Pathologists (OSP) offers fall and spring meetings and encourages medical students to attend for networking and educational purposes. The spring meeting includes a trainee round table which offers medical students a way to connect with successful attending pathologists. The spring meeting includes a trainee virtual poster competition for which medical students can submit a poster presented at meetings within the past year.

United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology

• The United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) has an annual conference at the end of March that offers free attendance for medical students. Medical students can present research abstracts as posters or platforms at this prestigious meeting. It includes a medical student genomics workshop, fellowship fair, a wide variety of posters and presentations across all pathology subspecialties, networking breakfasts for trainees, and other professional development opportunities.

College of American Pathologists

• The College of American Pathologists (CAP) offers free membership to medical students interested in pathology. The CAP has numerous resources describing the field of pathology and matching into residency and offers medical student awards.
• Medical student members can attend the spring and fall CAP Residents Forum meetings for free which are excellent at providing insight into pathology residency and a career in pathology.
• The CAP has an annual fall meeting (held in conjunction with the fall Residents Forum) at which medical students can present research posters and a spring leadership summit for lobbying efforts in Washington DC. Both meetings are great opportunities for medical students.

American Society for Clinical Pathology

• The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) offers free memberships medical school students and medical student awards.
• ASCP has an annual meeting at which medical students can present research posters.

Association for Academic Pathology

• The Association for Academic Pathology (AAPath) serves as the voice of academic pathology departments of Pathology in the U.S. and Canada. This society maintains a list of elective rotations that accept outside medical student rotators and have resources such as recordings describing the field and match into pathology.
• The AAPath holds an annual meeting which medical students can attend with a Scholars Award to pay for attendance.

Intersociety Council for Pathology Information

• The Intersociety Council for Pathology Information (ICPI) serves as an informational organization and offers awards and grants for medical students.

OSU Pathology Update Course

• The OSU Department of Pathology hosts its own annual conference in the fall, which encourages medical students interested in pathology to attend for educational and networking purposes. OSU medical students and medical students who have rotated at OSU can register for this conference for free.

OSU Pathology von Haam Award

• This award is presented at the OSU Pathology annual graduation dinner event to an OSU medical student who has successfully completed medical school and matched into a Pathology residency. For information on how to qualify, please email Emily Marcellus or Erin McLaughlin

USCAP Medical Student Genomics Workshop Travel Award

• This is an award to fund attendance of the Medical Student Genomics Workshop at the USCAP annual meeting.

CAP Distinguished Medical Student Award

• Given to a medical student in any year of training for outstanding achievement, aptitude or interest in pathology. The awardee is recommended for recognition by the pathology contact at a U.S. allopathic or osteopathic medical school.

CAP Foundation Medical Student Travel Award

• This is an award to fund medical student attendance at the CAP annual meeting.

ASCP Medical Student Award

• This award honors medical students who have achieved academic excellence, demonstrated leadership ability, and shown a strong interest in the pathology profession. Students may self-nominate. Ten medical students will be selected to receive this award, and one student will be chosen to receive the Gold Award.

AAPath Society of ’67 Scholars Award

• This award is given to provide an opportunity for attendance at the AAPath annual meeting.

ASCP Pathology Interest Group Grant

• Medical students can apply for funding to be used by our Pathology Student Interest Group.

ICPI Medical Student Interest Group Grant

• Medical students can apply for funding to be used by our Pathology Student Interest Group.

ICPI Pathology Honor Society

• This is an honor society to recognize medical students with a strong record of accomplishments in pathology