PRODS Governance

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Committee Descriptions:

Curriculum Committee - Goals and Objectives
The Curriculum Committee - Goals and Objectives shall be responsible for soliciting, compiling and discussing matters related to the goals and objectives of training program curricula.  It shall monitor regulations of the American Board of Pathology concerning certification, the Pathology Residency Review Committee of the ACGME, and other local, state, and national bodies which supervise or regulate accreditation of training programs or certification and licensing of trainees. The Committee shall report a summary of its activities in writing at regular business meetings of PRODS and PRODS Council.    

Curriculum Committee – Outcomes and Assessment
The Curriculum Committee – Outcomes and Assessment shall be responsible for soliciting, compiling and discussing matters related to the outcomes and assessment of training program curricula.  It shall monitor regulations of the American Board of Pathology concerning certification, the Pathology Residency Review Committee of the ACGME, and other local, state, and national bodies which supervise or regulate accreditation of training programs or certification and licensing of trainees.  The Committee shall report a summary of its activities in writing at regular business meetings of PRODS and PRODS Council.   

Long Range Planning and Membership Services Committee
The Long Range Planning Committee shall project future directions and needs of the PRODS membership and shall advise the Council regarding actions that should be taken in these regards, including proposing amendments to these Operating Procedures. Matters of concern to the Council may be referred to the Long Range Planning and Membership Services Committee. The Committee shall report a summary of its activities in writing at regular business meetings of PRODS and PRODS Council.  

Ethics and Professionalism Committee
The Ethics and Professionalism Committee shall monitor recruitment procedures of pathology training programs with special reference to their participation in the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP), shall receive allegations of inappropriate practices with regards to the NRMP, and shall make recommendations to the Council designed to promote and maintain ethical practices for recruitment of residents. The Committee shall also be responsible for soliciting, compiling and discussing matters related to education of residents in professional conduct.  It shall monitor regulations of the American Board of Pathology concerning certification, the Pathology Residency Review Committee of the ACGME, and other local, state, and national bodies which supervise or regulate accreditation of training programs or certification and licensing of trainees.  The Committee shall report a summary of its activities in writing at regular business meetings of PRODS and PRODS Council.