The American Board of Pathology Inc

What it reported doing in 2025

Continuing certification. After becoming certified, the diplomate is enrolled in the continuing certification (cc) program. This program has four components: part i: professionalism and professional standing, part ii: life-long learning and self-assessment, part iii: assessment of knowledge, judgement, and skills, part iv: improving health and health care. Diplomates of the abpath must hold a full, unrestricted medical license to maintain certification. (continued on schedule o)diplomates report professional standing, lifelong learning, and improving health and health care (ihhc) requirements by reporting in pathway every two years. The assessment requirement is met by score at least 60% in a four-year assessment cycle. All cc program requirements and deadlines are based on the year of enrollment in the cc program. Diplomates with non-time limited (lifetime) certificates issued prior to 1/1/2006 may voluntarily enroll in the cc program at any time. All trustees and the chief executive officer of the abpath are currently participating in the cc program. A diplomate issued a primary certificate (apcp, ap only, cp only, or apnp) after 1/1/2006 must maintain their primary certificate in order to maintain his/her abpath subspecialty certification. Diplomates with more than one certificate need only submit a single reporting form and answer one set of abpcl questions to maintain all certificates held. The diplomate may use the same lifelong learning and ihhc activities to meet cc requirements for all certificates. A diplomate must be up to date in reporting requirements before they will be allowed to sit for any additional primary or subspecialty examinations. To successfully maintain certification, a diplomate must continuously answer all assigned abpcl questions each quarter and submit a reporting form every two years.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: Limited
• Program expense ratio: Limited
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 7th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Pass
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Limited
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 29%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.57; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.11; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 22.7%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: Limited
• Revenue growth: 5.7% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 4.7% per year; rating input score 100; 31st percentile among comparable filings