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Tweeting pearls in Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Pathology to improve the education of medical students, residents and fellows. Opinions my own.

[American Board of Pathology @TheABPath]

ABPath Trustee Dr. Kathleen Beavis recently met with pathology residents and staff at the University of Nebraska to share ABPath updates and upcoming initiatives. Thank you to UNMC for the opportunity to connect with trainees! @unmcpatheduc

[American Board of Pathology @TheABPath]

Congratulations to ABPath Diplomate Advisory Committee member @NicoleJacksonMD, MPH on receiving the 2026 CAP Resident Advocate Award at #CAP26! 👏
https://t.co/amCDNIlorR
@capathologists

[MicroBytes @GaryProcop]

I love seeing two of our great leaders from two of our great Pathology societies working together- you are setting a standard. 🙏👍

[Jim Zhai @ZhaiJim]

We all enjoyed your presentation a great deal, Dr Davis, the president of @ASCP_Chicago. We learnt a lot. Thank you! @Pathologists
@UABPathology @AliBrownMD
@gsossaman

[MicroBytes @GaryProcop]

It is a tool that can be used appropriately or inappropriately. It is just a tool. How will you use it?

[American Board of Pathology @TheABPath]

Congratulations to Dr. Alexandra Brown on her appointment as CEO of ASCP. We value our longstanding relationship with ASCP as an ABPath Cooperating Society and look forward to continuing our work together under her leadership. 👏

[MicroBytes @GaryProcop]

Special thanks to this incredible team of Chemical Pathologists for the hard work and guidance. Dr. Li, you’ve been amazing- thx 🙏 for all you’ve given and continue to give. 👍👍👍

[American Board of Pathology @TheABPath]

Thank you to the Chemical Pathology Test Development and Advisory Committee for sharing their time and expertise to develop and review exam content. We’re especially grateful to Dr. Sean Li for his service on the committee. We appreciate the dedication of our volunteers. 👏⭐

[MicroBytes @GaryProcop]

Congrats to an outstanding educator, microbiologist, and colleague. They are lucky to have you and the School and our profession will continue to benefit from your service. 👍👍👍

[American Board of Pathology @TheABPath]

Please join us in congratulating ABPath President Dr. Kathleen Beavis on her appointment as Associate Dean for Academic Advancement for the Biological Sciences Division & the Pritzker School of Medicine at the University of Chicago. Congratulations, Dr. Beavis! 👏

[American Board of Pathology @TheABPath]

Preparing for board certification?
The new ABPath Candidate Resource Guide brings together key exam prep resources, planning info, and policies in one place. 🔗Access the guide: https://t.co/IfdEe52SJQ

#pathboards #pathresidents

[American Board of Pathology @TheABPath]

Congratulations to Dr. Jennifer Boland on her recent publication exploring the use of artificial intelligence in pulmonary adenocarcinoma assessment.
We’re grateful for her contributions as ABPath Test Development and Advisory Committee member.🔗 https://t.co/v4LBQMboDk

[MicroBytes @GaryProcop]

@UPMCPath @RasaValiauga @TheABPath @UPMCPathology @PathPro @SamKhader @PancPathologist @HaleyCorbin7 @TiarraPrice @leall_andrea @ProcopGary @BakeAndBiopsy @dwu101 It was an honor to be at such an incredible institution with such dedicated educators and wonderful trainees.

[MicroBytes @GaryProcop]

Want to see what the future holds? Check out this 1/2-day virtual summit on May 12th. 'Crossroads of Change: AI in the Laboratory, Past, Present, and Future - Dr. Charles is keynote. My amazing colleague, Dr. Mike Loeffelholz will is also one of speakers among a great roster.

[MicroBytes @GaryProcop]

Eyas- Congratulations! They are lucky to have you at UL Health. Thx for all you do for our profession. 👍🙏

[Ritu Nayar, MD @NayarRitu]

Congrats Eyas!

[MicroBytes @GaryProcop]

@CancerCytopath @RoseannIWu @NayarRitu I hope all appreciate the thorough vetting and editing by content experts in order to provide the best items for our assessments.

[MicroBytes @GaryProcop]

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[American Board of Pathology @TheABPath]

We’re listening to everyone ABPath serves, and if our work affects you, that includes you.
Whether you’re in practice, training, or education, your perspective matters. Take our brief survey.
🕒 Takes about 2 minutes
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[MicroBytes @GaryProcop]

Special thx to this team of super stars for giving a day of their professional life to undertake standard setting for CP. We can’t that you enough. GWP

[American Board of Pathology @TheABPath]

⭐ A big thank you to the CP ABPath CertLink Test Development & Advisory Committee and their guests, who recently came together for the important work of setting standards for the Clinical Pathology Primary Certification Exam. We truly appreciate their time and expertise.

[MicroBytes @GaryProcop]

Special thx to these amazing hematopathologists for the time and expertise that they give to keep the Board exam relevant. Dong - you are wonderful and amazing. We will miss you. GWP

[American Board of Pathology @TheABPath]

Thank you to the Hematopathology Test Development & Advisory Committee for sharing their time and expertise last week in developing and reviewing exam content. We are especially grateful to Dr. Dong Chen for his many years of dedicated service to the committee.

[MicroBytes @GaryProcop]

Meet Medical Pioneer: Amedee Borrel (1867–1936):
- Early cancer researcher
- Published broadly on various topics
- Although his studies on spirochetes were limited, Borrelia bears his name.
- Differentiated the types of spiral bacteria
- With Nocard, first cultured mycoplasma

[MicroBytes @GaryProcop]

Meet Medical Pioneer: Otto Obermeier (1843-1873)
- 1st to describe spirochetes in the blood of patients with relapsing fever during a louse-borne outbreak in Berlin (1867-68)
-Contracted and died of cholera, while studying that disease.
- Relapsing Fever temp tracing below

[MicroBytes @GaryProcop]

On Borrelia
- Loosely coiled spirochete
- B. burgdorferi-Ixodes vector->Lyme disease
- B. hermsii & B. recurrentis - Soft tick/body louse vector-> recurrent fever
-Histopath Lyme rash = non-specific
-Periph sm. pos. in recurrent fever (Pic)
- Dx methods: Serology &/or molecular