Your Path to Leadership Starts With the CAP

CME is pivotal for your ongoing growth, and we offer a variety of resources that cater to various subspecialties and skillsets. However, if you’re looking to take the next step in your career, our laboratory management programs can help you grow into a leader, no matter what professional path you choose.

Where do you want to begin?

Laboratory Management Online Courses

Pathways to Excellence in Laboratory Management helps you develop the critical management and operation skills you need for success-all from one source fit to your schedule, learning style, and career path:

  • Access flexible online courses and bite-sized modules 24/7
  • Customize your learning experience based on your existing knowledge and needs
  • Choose from a variety of courses that matter most for your specific responsibilities

Available Courses (Online):

Accreditation and Quality

Leadership

Operations

For detailed information on the full list of online courses included in the program, select here.

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Education Program for CLIA Laboratory Directors

The CAP, the leading proponent for clinical laboratory excellence, offers a curriculum designed to prepare licensed physicians and laboratory professionals to satisfy the CLIA continuing education requirement for Laboratory Directors. This program offers 21 CME/CEU credits focused on the laboratory director responsibilities appropriate for individuals directing both moderate and high complexity testing laboratories. 

 

 

Nine online courses included in this program (21 CME):

  1. Achieving Regulatory and Accreditation Compliance (2.5 CME)
  2. Critical Communication Practices for Laboratory Leadership (2 CME)
  3. Developing Successful Teams (2 CME)
  4. Driving Excellence: Tools and Strategies for Managing Quality (3 CME)
  5. Good Laboratory Decisions for Better Patient Care (1.5 CME)
  6. Managing Laboratory Operations (2 CME)
  7. Managing Risk to Build a Culture of Quality (3 CME)
  8. Regulatory and Compliance Oversight (2 CME)
  9. Successful Laboratory Leadership: Taking Action and Getting Results (3 CME)

For detailed information on the full list of online courses included in the program, select here.

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    Laboratory Medical Direction - Workshop and Online Courses

    Laboratory Medical Direction, written by and for medical directors, is for pathologists who have recently become or want to be medical directors. This comprehensive program offers multiple formats to meet your needs. 

    For credentialed pathologists or individuals with laboratory management responsibilities.

    Components:

    • Eight online courses
    1. Critical Communication Practices for Laboratory Leadership (2 CME)
    2. Developing Successful Teams (2 CME)
    3. Managing Risk to Build a Culture of Quality (3 CME)
    4. Regulatory and Compliance Oversight (2 CME)
    5. Driving Excellence: Tools and Strategies for Managing Quality (3 CME)
    6. Achieving Regulatory and Accreditation Compliance (2.5 CME)
    7. Successful Laboratory Leadership: Taking Action and Getting Results (3 CME)
    8. Good Laboratory Decisions for Better Patient Care (1.5 CME)
    • Expert-led 1.5 day in-person workshop
    • Total of 31 CME

    Upcoming Live Workshop: May 7 - 8, 2026.

    For detailed information on this program, select the program manual. 

     

    Leadership

     

     

    Want to focus on your leadership skills? Take these courses in communication, teamwork, decision-making and leadership to be a more well-rounded leader.

    Quality Manager

     

     

    As a Quality Manager it’s important to be versed in communication, quality, risk and teamwork. Need to sharpen these skills? This list of courses will help. 

    Save 10% when you purchase four or more courses in the program! CAP Education

    Pathology Business Fundamentals

    The Pathology Business Fundamentals program equips pathologists and practice managers with the essential tools needed to manage business operations.This series allows you to select which topics you want to learn and earn 0.5–0.75 CME credit per course, or 4.5 CME for the entire series. 

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    Save 10% when you purchase the entire series of eight courses!

    Available Courses (Online):

    1. Analysis and Interpretation of Billing Reports (0.75 CME)
    2. Basic Budget Development (0.5 CME)
    3. Basic Contracting and Fee Analysis (0.5 CME)
    4. Basic Practice Cost Analysis (0.5 CME)
    5. Capacity Management and Workflow Planning (0.5 CME)
    6. Fundamentals of Revenue Cycle Management (0.5 CME)
    7. How Pathology Practices Get Paid (0.5 CME)
    8. Relative Value Units: Understanding the Basics (0.5 CME)

    Additional Resources

    Help your practice thrive and grow with the CAP's practice management resources. Topics range from contracting, negotiating, and revenue cycle management to current trends and evolving performance measures.

    Please contact [email protected] with questions.