American Society for Clinical Pathology

certification: ASCP Board of Registry

certification:  ASCP Board of Registry
Better job prospects. Higher salaries. The respect of your colleagues. The confidence that comes from knowing you’re fully qualified to be a top-notch laboratory professional. Since 1928, certification by the ASCP Board of Registry has been the industry standard for laboratory professionals. more...

advocacy: Get Involved

advocacy: Get Involved
President Lincoln once said, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” That’s why uniting ASCP’s diverse membership of more than 130,000 pathologists, physicians, technologists, technicians and other laboratory professionals, is such a powerful force for advocacy. more...

outreach: Global Initiatives

outreach: Global Initiatives
ASCP staff Marie Lehner, Alisa Tank and Andrea Bennett represented ASCP Global Outreach and ASCPi from May 26-29 at the Global Health Council 36th Annual Conference, which took place at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington DC. The theme of this year’s conference was “New Technologies + Proven Strategies = Healthy Communities”. more...

members: Profile

members: Profile
Three ASCP leaders are quoted in this Wall Street Journal article reporting on the laboratory workforce shortage and its impact on laboratories’ ability to keep up during the swine flu crisis. more...

education: Home

what's new: Event Calendar

Upcoming ASCP Programs: ASCP Live Events CalendarFor a full list of our live events and educational activities, please visit the ASCP Events Calendar today!

publications: Journals and Books

AJCP and LABMEDICINE now offer several features to improve the viewing of online content and to facilitate finding articles of potential interest. more...

certification: Maintenance

ASCP provides the tools and resources you need to maintain your certification. Laboratory professionals can earn points toward the ASCP Board of Registry Certification Maintenance Program (CMP).

Pathologists can earn credits for the American Board of Pathology’s Maintenance of Certification (MOC) requirements. ASCP offers a number of activities designed to help you meet Part II Self Assessment Modules (SAMs) requirements of the MOC program.

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AJCP highlights HPV Test Utilization Policies
Excessive testing for the human papillomavirus (HPV) may result in over-management and harmful treatment for benign conditions while minimally reducing cancer incidence, according to an article in the June 2009 issue of American Journal of Clinical Pathology (AJCP). more...

ASCP Joins ACLU Lawsuit Opposing Gene Patents
The ASCP has joined the ACLU in a lawsuit challenging the legality of patents on human genes. The New York Times broke the story on May 12 and national news coverage is continuing. more...

Pathology and Lab Medicine News
Get the latest pathology and laboratory medicine news from ASCP's partnership website with Medscape. more...

AJCP Call for Abstracts
The deadline to submit an abstract for the 2009 Annual Meeting has passed. The AJCP Poster Sessions and Resident Research Symposium competition will take place at the 2009 ASCP Annual Meeting in Chicago, October 28-November 1. more...

Go to AJCP
American Journal of Clinical Pathology is the leading clinical-oriented peer-reviewed pathology and laboratory medicine research journal. more...

Go to LABMEDICINE
Laboratory Medicine is our monthly periodical dedicated to providing continuing education, career development and new technologies to the entire laboratory community. more...

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