Resident Council

The Resident Council of the ASCP is the voice of the Society’s resident members. The Council provides advice and recommendations to the ASCP Board of Directors through the Commission on Membership on ways in which the Society may best meet the professional and educational needs of the Resident members. The goals of the Resident Council are to:

  • Facilitate communication between the ASCP and Pathology Residents.
  • Develop strategies for recruitment and retention of Residents.
  • Recommend new products and services for Resident members.
  • Address issues related to residency training.
  • Encourage resident representation on ASCP committees.
  • Assist in recruiting medical students into pathology.
  • Recruit new residents into the ASCP Pathology Ambassadors.
  • Oversee the work of the Resident Subspecialty Grant Committee.
  • Identify and mentor members for leadership roles in the Society.

Requirements

  • Be an ASCP Resident member in good standing.
  • Be available to meet via conference call, and in-person once per year.  Conference calls are conducted during ASCP’s normal operating business hours, Monday through Friday.
  • Reliable access to internet and email.

Time Commitment

  • Attend 1 Leadership Forum onsite meeting per year.
  • Participate in 4 conference calls per year.
  • Serve on workgroups as needed and/or desired. (Workgroup conference calls are scheduled as needed.)

Committee Composition

  • Chair – Serves a 1-year term.
  • Chair-Elect – The Chair-Elect serves a 1- year term.
  • Members – 9 positions. Members serve a 3-year term.
  • Terms begin and end with each Annual Business meeting which corresponds with the ASCP Annual Meeting.

Meet the Resident Council

Chair

Yembur Ahmad, MD

Yembur Ahmad

Council Members

Savanah Gisriel, MD, MPH
Chair-Elect

Peter DeRosa, MD, FASCP
Member At-Large, AMA Delegate, Scholarship Committee

Samreen Fathima, MD
Member At-Large, 40 Under Forty Selection Committee, Liaison to Social Media Committee

Mayumi Fernandez, MD
Member At-Large, Awards Review Committee

Ebruphiyo Okpako, MD
Member At-Large, Grants Review Committee and DEI Committee Liaison

Allen Chukwuemekenim Omo-Ogboi, MD
Member At-Large, AMA Delegate

Breann Zeches, MD
Member At-Large

Elena Fenu, MD
Member At-Large, Grants Review Committee

Sri Bharathi Kavuri, MBBS
Grants Review Committee

Ivan De La Riva-Morales, MD
Awards Review Committee

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