For those practicing cytopathology, morphology is an important part of our daily practice. Although ancillary studies - immunohistochemistry and molecular techniques are becoming more widely available and routinely used, with the reduced healthcare coverage and reimbursement rates one needs to learn how to practice medicine frugally and ethically in addition to accurately. Therefore, this award reminds us of the importance of "good old morphological observation" to everyone in the ASC.
This award will be awarded to any ASC member or applicant who may be a cytotechnology student, a cytotechnologist, a medical student, a pathology trainee or a pathologist. They can be working in any setting - be it in a developed country or an underdeveloped country - where perhaps ancillary studies are in scarcity and all one has to rely on for accurate diagnosis is one's morphological skills. Therefore, this will be an award that is inclusive to everyone in the field -all generations and all practice types.
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