RebeccaLynnJohnsonMD

Summary

• Dr. Rebecca Johnson is a Governor with the College of American Pathologists (CAP), elected in 2021. She serves as Vice-Chair of the Council on Education and has previously served on many CAP Committees, Councils, and Work Groups. She is the Chief Executive Officer Emeritus of the American Board of Pathology (ABPath), having been CEO for nine years, a Trustee for 11 years and President in 2009. Dr. Johnson was the Chair of Pathology and Clinical Laboratories and Pathology Residency Program Director at Berkshire Health Systems, MA from 1992-2012.
  Dr. Johnson is the Secretary-Treasurer of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Board of Directors (BOD), served on their BOD from 2009-18 and on their Executive Committee from 2014-17. She served on the American Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Pathology Review Committee for six years, including two years as Chair, and nine years as an ex-officio member. She is an active member of many medical organizations, including the AMA, ASCP, CAP, USCAP, the Association of Pathology Chairs (APC), and the Florida Society of Pathologists BOD.
  Dr. Johnson has received numerous awards including the CAP Distinguished Service Award, President’s Honors, Outstanding Communicator Award, and Certificate of Meritorious Achievement. She received the ASCP Award for Distinguished Service to Pathology and its Mastership designation and the APC Distinguished Teaching Award in Graduate Medical Education.
  Dr. Johnson received her medical degree from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and was named its 2010 “Alumna of the Year,”. She completed residency training at Hartford Hospital, CT and Hematology fellowship training at the National Institutes of Health. She is certified by the ABPath in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Hematology, and Immunopathology and is participating in the ABPath Continuing Certification program.