September 11, 2024
Congratulations to Dr. Jeffrey Myers, A. James French Professor of Diagnostic Pathology and Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs and Quality, on receiving the Ward Burdick Award for Distinguished Service to Pathology from the American Socity for Clinical Pathology at their 2024 Annual Meeting.
Myers is a world-renowned pulmonary pathologist who provides exceptional diagnostic service to our patients and is an incredible mentor for our trainees and his pathology colleagues. Myers is the founder of the department's Patient and Family Advocacy Committee, initiating pathologist interactions with patients to enhance patient education and understanding of their diagnoses. He is committed to quality improvement and advocated for the establishment of the department's Division of Quality and Health Improvement, which supports numerous quality improvement projects across the department. He also brought FiSH! Philosophy to the department to improve the work experience for all our faculty, staff, and trainees. Service to professional organizations, the department, and the institution have been priorities for him, with service to the ASCP a highlight in his career.
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Jeff Myers on this amazing recognition!
The press release from the ASCP appears below.
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For Immediate Release Media Contact: Sue Montgomery
American Society for Clinical Pathology Presents Jeffrey Myers, MD, MASCP,
The Ward Burdick Award for Distinguished Service to Pathology
By Lynn McCain
The A. James French Professor of Diagnostic Pathology and Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs and Quality at Michigan Medicine, in Ann Arbor, honored during ASCP 2024 Annual Meeting
Chicago/September 5, 2024—The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) presented the 2024 ASCP Ward Burdick Award for Distinguished Service to Pathology to Jeffrey Myers, MD, MASCP, during the ASCP 2024 Annual Meeting, held September 3-6, in Chicago.
The Ward Burdick Award for Distinguished Service to Pathology recognizes noteworthy contributions to pathology through sustained service to the profession and ASCP. This prestigious award was established in 1929 to honor Ward Burdick, MD, FASCP, one of the original founders of the ASCP.
Dr. Myers is the A. James French Professor of Diagnostic Pathology and Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs and Quality at Michigan Medicine, in Ann Arbor, MI. His long-standing interests in surgical and thoracic pathology are complemented by a strong commitment to quality, safety, service excellence, and innovation.
His current focus is on understanding the value of working directly with patients and families to transform their experience of care from a platform of laboratory medicine and pathology. At Michigan Medicine, he co-chairs the Department of Pathology’s Patients and Families Advisory Council launched in July 2016.
In service to ASCP, Dr. Myers chairs the Patient Champions Steering Committee, has led the Pathology Clinics Project Team, and is a member of the Commission on Science, Technology, and Public Policy. His awards include the 2004 Mayo Distinguished Clinician Award, the 2010 Michigan Medicine’s Outstanding Clinician Award, and the 2022 ASCP Mastership Award.
“I am deeply honored to be recognized by my peers,” Dr. Myers says. “ASCP is my professional home, and it unites the entire medical laboratory community like no other organization.”
About ASCP
Founded in 1922 in Chicago, ASCP is the world’s largest professional membership organization for pathologists and laboratory professionals. ASCP provides excellence in education, certification, and advocacy on behalf of patients, anatomic and clinical pathologists, and medical laboratory professionals. To learn more, visit http://www.ascp.org. Follow us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/ascp_chicago and connect with us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/ASCP.Chicago.