Beginning in 2012, the TRIG working group has also incorporated genomics-related survey and knowledge questions on the pathology resident in-service exam (RISE).

Administered by the ASCP to almost all pathology residents in the United States, the RISE offers an opportunity to assess the national status of resident training in genomic pathology. The knowledge questions were initially ungraded but, following several years of a pilot phase, genomic pathology is now an official component of the RISE. We published an initial assessment of this data in the American Journal of Clinical Pathology as well as an update.

Beginning in 2015, genomics survey questions have also been incorporated in the RISE-FIRST examination for pathology residents just starting their pathology residency program. More than 60% of pathology residency programs in the United States participate. Similar to the RISE for pathology residents, the survey responses can be used to determine the status of medical student genomics training. Results from the RISE-FIRST have also been published.

An exam has also been developed to gauge genomic pathology knowledge and ability to utilize online genomics tools. Using Rasch analysis, a psychometric method used in high stakes testing, the exam was demonstrated to have excellent fit and reliability. The exam is available by contacting trig@ascp.org 

At a 2019 TRIG Workshop at the USCAP Annual Meeting, participants were asked to provide two adjectives that best describe the workshop. The size of the font in the word cloud below is proportional to the number of participants providing that adjective.