Empowering Leaders. Elevating Practices
WHAT IS PNPL?
Established in 2021, the Panel of National Pathology Leaders (PNPL)
is a non-profit "think tank" dedicated to:
Advancing innovation in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Creating practical business solutions
Developing innovative, value-based strategies
Sharing real-life stories of successes
Disseminating findings through white papers, webinars, and surveys
Providing targeted Highlights based on the specific interests of each member
Collaborating with a team of national advisors to share insights on best practices
Upcoming Events
PNPL Annual Summit
Monday, April 27, 2026 10am - 5pm CT
New Orleans, LA
Learn more here ↓
who are the panelists?
PNPL's panelists are drawn from multiple stakeholder groups:
Pathologists serving on the Boards of national Pathology organizations
CEOs and COOs of the country's most innovative Pathology practices
Renowned Pathology consultants and attorneys, each with decades of experience
why join pnpl?
Membership offers opportunities for Pathology practices and Laboratories to interactively share and contribute their experiences through focus groups, networking teams, workshops, and surveys.
The benefits for Members include:
- Linking Members, Panelists, and industry Advisors
- Focus Groups on key topics, such as
- Advancing Breast Cancer Diagnosis
- Digital Pathology/AI
- Diagnostic Medicine
- Corporate Social Responsibility/Sustainability
- Networking Teams, including
- Practice Leadership Council
- CFO/RCM Directors
- Compliance Officers
- Pathologists' Assistants
- HR/CPOs
- Laboratory Directors
- Members-only Reference Library containing hundreds of documents with detailed strategies and templates
- PNPL’s new Part A Factbook: A Guide to Hospital Negotiations for Pathology Practice Leaders
- Time-sensitive Micro Highlights
- Medicare database reports customized for each Member
- Annual wRVU Pathologists' Productivity Report
- Original white papers, such as Non-Traditional Roles of Pathologists' Assistants
- Webinar series on current topics
What Makes PNPL Unique?
The only national “think tank” dedicated to Anatomic Pathology.
Access to the nation’s top experts – a group of panelists that includes Pathologists, practice CEOs/COOs, consultants, and attorneys.
Opportunities for Pathology practices to interactively share and contribute their experiences through Focus Groups and Networking Teams.
Extensive Members Reference Library with continuous updates.
Collaboration with professional organizations such as the American Association of Pathologists’ Assistants and Radiology Business Management Association.
Topics that are timely, practicable, and value driven.
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