The Department of Pathology was well represented at the 59th Association for Academic Pathology (AAPath) Annual Meeting, held July 19–22, 2026, in Boston, Massachusetts.
The annual meeting brought together leaders in academic pathology from across the country for three days of educational programming, professional development, and collaborative discussions on the future of the field. The meeting concluded with an awards luncheon recognizing colleagues for their achievements and service to academic pathology.
Several Duke Pathology faculty members contributed to the program as presenters, moderators, and session leaders.
Thomas J. Cummings, MD, professor of Pathology and Ophthalmology, director of Duke's Pathology Residency Program, and immediate past chair of PRODS Council, moderated the C. Bruce Alexander GME Lecture titled “Top Five Design Tips for Presentations.”
Andrea Deyrup, MD, PhD, professor of Pathology, served as moderator and session leader for “R.A.C.E. and Race: A Framework for Complex Conversations,” which was part of the Academy of Distinguished Pathology Educators. She and her co-presenter, Kenechukwu Ojukwu, MD, of Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, presented a similar workshop at the University of Southern California earlier this year.
Jiaoti Huang, MD, PhD, Johnston-West Endowed department chair of Pathology presented “Maximizing the Value of a Pathology Department in an Academic Institution.” His presentation was featured in the Practice and Management Session, “Empowering the Value of Pathology: Today's Practices and Tomorrow's Innovations,” moderated by Merce Jorda, MD, PhD, MBA, chair of the AAPath Practice and Management Committee and faculty member at the University of Miami.
John Yablonski, MD, a third-year Duke Pathology resident, was selected as a Society of ’67 Thomas D. Kinney Scholar and fully participated in the meeting. The Society of ’67 Thomas D. Kinney Scholars Program is an annual AAPath initiative established in 2021 to honor Dr. Thomas D. Kinney, who was a legendary pathologist, one of AAPath’s founders, and a passionate advocate for education and training.
In addition, Duke Pathology’s Graduate Medical Education (GME) Program Coordinator Jawanna Bell, CEAP, and Fellowship Program Coordinator Brittany Harris attended Graduate Medical Education and Academic Services (GMEAS) sessions at the conference.